Tag: goodness and happiness

II Corinthians 9:6 ” Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.”

For most people, when they read this verse, they think it’s all about money or material possessions.  But I would challenge you today to be generous with yourself.  It means blessing others with your smile and giving them the gift of a cheerful heart.  It means seeking out the good in someone, and then of affirming and encouraging that good.  For when you sow generously of yourself…others can not help but see the outer reflection of an inner attitude of Christ’s love.

Ephesians 2:10 ” For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”

God has things for you to be doing.  It says here that with loving forethought, He readied them at the dawn of creation just for you. The Lord created you to fulfill these deeds of good to your fellow man…using the gifts, talents, and passions you possess in a totally unique way only you can.  Even the vilest of us have the capacity to be kind…for we all are made in God’s image and capable of showing consideration towards others.  We love because He first loved us is shown clearly in Titus 2:14, “Jesus gave Himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for Himself a people who are His very own, eager to do what is good.”  Let us be a people who are eager to do what is good.

Isaiah 5:20 ” Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.”

Over the last years,  the world’s  moral pendulum has swung far off-center.   What was once considered wrong, is now accepted as the norm.  What was once thought as unethical, is now touted as chic.  We are constantly being bombarded by commercials and advertisements that tell us how to think and act if we want to be accepted…but they are usually contrary to God’s Word.  Psalm 94:21 tells us that the wicked will band together against the righteous.  The evil world’s way of thinking doesn’t have to seep into your life and mind… for God is greater than any evil that may come your way…offering wisdom and happiness in place of misery and suffering.