Proverbs‬ ‭21‬:‭21‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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"Our ultimate aim in life is not to be healthy, wealthy, prosperous, or problem free. Our ultimate aim in life is to bring glory to God."

Anne Graham Lotz

Proverbs‬ ‭21‬:‭21‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor.

1 Corinthians‬ ‭6‬:‭19‬-‭20‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.

 ‭‭1 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭31‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

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1 Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭11‬-‭12‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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"How you live your life is a testimony to what you believe about God."

Henry Blackaby (1935-2024)

1 Peter‬ ‭2‬:‭11‬-‭12‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbors. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honorable behavior, and they will give honor to God when he judges the world.

Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭23‬-‭24‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

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Proverbs‬ ‭10‬:‭9‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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"Lead your life so you won’t be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip."

Unknown author 

Proverbs‬ ‭10‬:‭9‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) People with integrity walk safely, but those who follow crooked paths will be exposed.

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Proverbs‬ ‭11‬:‭3‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Honesty guides good people; dishonesty destroys treacherous people.

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Proverbs‬ ‭19‬:‭1‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.

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Proverbs‬ ‭28‬:‭6‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and rich.

Psalms‬ ‭19‬:‭14‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

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Luke‬ ‭22:39-40, 45-46‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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“Prayerful waiting is the secret of not succumbing to temptation…But so often we miss the “way out” because we are asleep!”

R. Kent Hughes

Luke‬ ‭22:39-40, 45-46‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives. There he told them, “Pray that you will not give in to temptation.” 

At last he stood up again and returned to the disciples, only to find them asleep, exhausted from grief. “Why are you sleeping?” he asked them. “Get up and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation.”

1 Corinthians‬ ‭10:12-13‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.

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Galatians 6:9 (NLT)

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"Tough people fail, but tough people are not failures. The only failures are those who give up, or give in. Life isn't easy, but you never quit."

ANON

Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.

2 Chronicles‬ ‭15‬:‭7‬ ‭(NLT‬) But as for you, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded.

 Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭10‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.

Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.

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Deuteronomy‬ ‭31‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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"Each of us leaves a heritage behind when we reach the end of our lives. Moses left a glorious heritage: a generation prepared for victory, a Law for Israel to live by, and the memory of the God who keeps His promises."

Lawrence O. Richards (1931-2016)

The 365 Day Devotional Commentary

Deuteronomy‬ ‭31‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) When Moses had finished giving these instructions to all the people of Israel, he said, “I am now 120 years old, and I am no longer able to lead you. The Lord has told me, 'You will not cross the Jordan River.'"

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Proverbs‬ ‭20‬:‭7‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) The godly walk with integrity; blessed are their children who follow them.

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3 John‬ ‭1‬:‭4‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) I could have no greater joy than to hear that my children are following the truth.

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2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭(NLT‬‬)

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“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”

C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)

2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands. We grow weary in our present bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing.

Philippians‬ ‭3‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.

Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬-‭4‬ ‭(NLT‬‬) Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory.

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