11 To make it your ambition and definitely endeavor to live quietly and peacefully, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you, 12 So that you may bear yourselves becomingly and be correct and honorable and command the respect of the outside world, being dependent on nobody [self-supporting] and having need of nothing. – 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12Amplified Bible (AMP) When people consider… Continue reading To command the respect of the outside world…
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Not by man, but by God.
Paul, an apostle—[special messenger appointed and commissioned and sent out] not from [any body of] men nor by or through any man, but by and through Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and God the Father, Who raised Him from among the dead… – Galatians 1:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) When God gives us a call, we don’t need the permission of men to… Continue reading Not by man, but by God.
Are you trapped in a bunny cage?
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. – John 8:32, King James Version (KJV) As I write this, I am sitting in the waiting room of an auto repair shop. When I walked into the waiting room, I was greeted by several floating tufts of what appeared to be… Continue reading Are you trapped in a bunny cage?
Does God really help those who help themselves?
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. – 2 Thessalonians 3:10, KJV For generations people have made this false statement: the Bible says that God will help those who help themselves. Feel free to search for this phrase in the Bible, but… Continue reading Does God really help those who help themselves?
According to your ability…
To one he gave five talents [probably about $5,000], to another two, to another one—to each in proportion to his own personal ability. Then he departed and left the country. – Matthew 25:15, Amplified Bible (AMP) God knows what abilities we have, for He is the one who gave them to us. At different stages… Continue reading According to your ability…
A lesson from Bobby Knight.
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. – Joshua 1:8, KJV Collegiate basketball coach… Continue reading A lesson from Bobby Knight.
Try not to sit too close to the railroad tracks.
But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. – Mark 7:27, KJV When God gives us work to do, one of the greatest impediments to getting the job done is distraction. To illustrate this, consider… Continue reading Try not to sit too close to the railroad tracks.
Getting Things Done
He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. – Proverbs 10:4, KJV Writing for Entrepreneur magazine, Meiko Patton identified 21 Ways to Achieve Wealth and Success that she gleaned from Tom Corley, author of The Daily Success Habits of Wealthy Individuals. Habit number 7 was this:… Continue reading Getting Things Done
BEST OF TQFG: Don’t come down from your great work.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from June 29, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team I am doing a great work and cannot come down. – Nehemiah 6:3, AMP Russ Warner, CEO of ContentWatch, was quoted in a July 2012 Forbes.com article titled Employees Really Do Waste Time at Work. Warner cited a 2012 Salary.com… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Don’t come down from your great work.
BEST OF TQFG: Beware of the microwave mentality.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from April 23, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team There was a long war between the house of Saul and the house of David… – 2 Samuel 3:1, Amplified Bible The microwave oven was invented in 1947 by a man named Percy Spencer, but the countertop microwave… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Beware of the microwave mentality.