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Life Verse

Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

We are told by God to prepare our minds for action so we can control our behavior. You prepare you mind for disappointment by evaluating your expectations and modifying them when you see that they are unrealistic.

If we intentionally take our minds off our problems and focus on God, God becomes bigger and our problems becomes smaller. We no longer try to get a handle on our problems. but trust God to handle them for us.

Life Verse

Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.

Life Verse

See to it that no one comes short of the grace of God; that no root of bitterness springing up causes trouble, and by it many be defiled;

Levels of Expectations:
Wishes - not much of a chance. (i.e. lottery)
Wants - Reasonable to expect & would like it to be
Needs - Vitally important & essential to well being

Spiritual Bootcamp

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

Life Verse

Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil, to take part in wicked deeds.

DON'T RETALIATE!! Speak what is spiritual, wholesome, fitting, kind, sensitive, purposeful, complimentary, gentle, loving, and thoughtful.
Just as salt not only flavors, but prevents corruption; the Christian' speech should act not only as a blessing to others, but as a purifying influence within the decaying society of the world.