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A SIMPLE, SUCCINCT, STRATEGIC PLAN FOR LIFE
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I am sure that most of us have been angry at some point in our lives? Maybe someone lied to you, or did something to you, or maybe it was something they didn’t do that caused you to "lose your cool." It might interest you to know that the Bible teaches us that it is alright to be angry. There are appropriate times to be angry. like when a drunk driver kills someone. However we are not to commit ‘sin’ in our anger and we are not to let the sun go down on our anger.
I am sure that most of us have been angry at some point in our lives? Maybe someone lied to you, or did something to you, or maybe it was something they didn’t do that caused you to "lose your cool." It might interest you to know that the Bible teaches us that it is alright to be angry. There are appropriate times to be angry. like when a drunk driver kills someone. However we are not to commit ‘sin’ in our anger and we are not to let the sun go down on our anger.
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It was the blazing anger of Wilbur Wilberforce against the slave trade and of Lord Shaftesbury against the deplorable conditions in which men, women, and especially children worked in during the nineteenth century. Such anger is appropriate and easily defended. However, selfish anger is always wrong. Being angry, bad-tempered and irritable for the sake of being so is a position not easily defended. Step one of the simple, succinct plan for life - get rid of anger. And do not misrepresent the truth - no lying. To do so allows the devil to enter into your life and bring pandemonium and chaos. Step 1 - banish anger.
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Also, do an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay and do not steal from your employer. Work in such away that not only will you have money, but you will have enough so as to share with others. Step 2 - be kind and generous.
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When you speak to others, chose your words most carefully. Use only words that build other people up. The words we choose to use, can often cut others to the bone, leaving them scarred for life. Chose your words most carefully, so that they may not only sound graceful, but are full of grace to those to whom you speak them to. Remember, there are no ‘unused" words. Step 3 -Encourage.
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Remember that grudge you have been holding for such a long time. It only serves to make you bitter. It hurts you more that it does the person you are angry with. It only serves to make you bitter and full of wrath. Again the devil is having a field day. It is you who will be filled with the poison of malice and spitefulness. Step 4 - Banish all selfish anger, bitterness, malice and spitefulness from your life today. Do not give the devil even a foothold.
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Practice ‘strategic kindness’ to everyone you meet. Be specific when practicing kindness. Ask God to "tenderize" your heart. Pray that God empowers you with the Holy Spirit to practice forgiveness remembering that God has already forgiven you. Step 5 - be Christ’s minister of reconciliation, not destruction.
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Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Step 6 - as a Christian you are called to live a life of light and love - as an ambassador for Jesus Christ - not as an embarrassment.
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M. EPHESIANS 4: ..........................LIVING AS CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT
T. EPHESIANS 5:1-21 ....................LIVING LIFE AS MATURE CHRISTIANS
W. 2ND CORINTHIANS 5:11-21 ....LIVING AS MINISTERS & AMBASSADORS
T. ROMANS 12:1-16 ........................OFFERING OURSELVES TO GOD.
F. GALATIANS 5;16-26 .................LIVING BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT.
S. COLOSSIANS 3:1-17 ...................TWELVE STEPS TO HOLY LIVING.
It was the blazing anger of Wilbur Wilberforce against the slave trade and of Lord Shaftesbury against the deplorable conditions in which men, women, and especially children worked in during the nineteenth century. Such anger is appropriate and easily defended. However, selfish anger is always wrong. Being angry, bad-tempered and irritable for the sake of being so is a position not easily defended. Step one of the simple, succinct plan for life - get rid of anger. And do not misrepresent the truth - no lying. To do so allows the devil to enter into your life and bring pandemonium and chaos. Step 1 - banish anger.
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Also, do an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay and do not steal from your employer. Work in such away that not only will you have money, but you will have enough so as to share with others. Step 2 - be kind and generous.
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When you speak to others, chose your words most carefully. Use only words that build other people up. The words we choose to use, can often cut others to the bone, leaving them scarred for life. Chose your words most carefully, so that they may not only sound graceful, but are full of grace to those to whom you speak them to. Remember, there are no ‘unused" words. Step 3 -Encourage.
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Remember that grudge you have been holding for such a long time. It only serves to make you bitter. It hurts you more that it does the person you are angry with. It only serves to make you bitter and full of wrath. Again the devil is having a field day. It is you who will be filled with the poison of malice and spitefulness. Step 4 - Banish all selfish anger, bitterness, malice and spitefulness from your life today. Do not give the devil even a foothold.
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Practice ‘strategic kindness’ to everyone you meet. Be specific when practicing kindness. Ask God to "tenderize" your heart. Pray that God empowers you with the Holy Spirit to practice forgiveness remembering that God has already forgiven you. Step 5 - be Christ’s minister of reconciliation, not destruction.
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Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Step 6 - as a Christian you are called to live a life of light and love - as an ambassador for Jesus Christ - not as an embarrassment.
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M. EPHESIANS 4: ..........................LIVING AS CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT
T. EPHESIANS 5:1-21 ....................LIVING LIFE AS MATURE CHRISTIANS
W. 2ND CORINTHIANS 5:11-21 ....LIVING AS MINISTERS & AMBASSADORS
T. ROMANS 12:1-16 ........................OFFERING OURSELVES TO GOD.
F. GALATIANS 5;16-26 .................LIVING BY THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT.
S. COLOSSIANS 3:1-17 ...................TWELVE STEPS TO HOLY LIVING.
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