Where is your Trust?

Proverbs 29:25 KJV — The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.

Is it in the confidence of what man can do to you/for you?

Or is in the goodness and greatness of the Lord who loves you?

God or mammon.

Trust in the Lord or fear of man.

These are the only two places your confidence is able to dwell.

Where is yours right now?

Speed = Distance/time

Proverbs 28:20 KJV — A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

1 page per day. (John Grisham)

20 miles per day. (Roald Amundsen)

1 second per day. (Nick Park)

1 blog post per day. (Seth Godin)

Regardless of what your distance is, keep showing up every day to walk it.

It’s somewhere in your house

Proverbs 27:26-27 KJV — The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.

Wealth and riches are in your house.

That’s the promise of Scripture.

You’ve already got it.

It may be wrapped lamb’s clothing, attached to a dirty, smelly, bleating thing.

But you’ve got it.

Once you understand this, then you’ll start to see it.

And once you see it: act on it.

Use what you have in your house…and don’t live as if you aren’t where you are.

More wood is required

Proverbs 26:20 KJV — Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

If you’re not feeling the passion and heat that you used to, you probably need more wood.

The spark comes from the fact that you still care and have even noticed that things aren’t as they used to be, and it bothers you.

Fuel this spark with the Word. Fuel this spark with things that feed it and make it bigger, rather than things that snuff it out.

Joy and endurance

Hebrews 12:2 KJV — Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Endurance doesn’t happen in a vacuum.

Endurance is a response to the pursuit of joy.

There’s something in front of you that is worth more than the agony it will take to get to it.

Maybe you don’t need more endurance, you just need to amplify and magnify the joy in front of you.

Envy is a choice…

Proverbs 24:1 KJV — Be not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them.

…and you can choose not to subscribe to envy.

Just because a feeling shows up doesn’t mean it has to stay.

He loves me lots

Proverbs 23:17 KJV — Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.

He loves me, He loves me lots. He loves me, He loves me lots. He loves me, He loves me lots…

Every second of each day is a petal on a loves-me-lots flower.

Keep your heart immersed in how much God loves you.

Bank on God

Proverbs 22:19 KJV — That thy trust may be in the LORD, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.

When it comes to where you should deposit your trust, place it in the Lord.

God is a bank you can place all of your Trust in.

No matter the area of your life.

Bank on God coming through for you..because He already has through Jesus.

Bank on God.

It doesn’t matter who you are

Proverbs 21:23 KJV — Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Regardless of who you are or where you’re from, you need to watch your mouth.

If you do this, you’ll keep your soul (mind+will+emotions) from troubles.

If you don’t, then you won’t.

It doesn’t matter who you are, it matters what you say.

Do what needs to be done

Proverbs 20:4 KJV — The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

You might feel like plowing and doing what you know to do.

But regardless of how you feel, make sure you do what needs to be done.

You’re not led by feelings. You walk by faith.

Let your feelings catch up with your faith later.

Right now, regardless of how you (or others) feel…do what needs to be done.