God's Way or My Way?

1 God’s Way or My Way???  “Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good!”   (Rom. 12:21 (NKJV)   Today will I trust in the Lord…and lean not on my own understanding. (Prov. 3:5-6) or will I give in to my own flesh and fight back?

Honor God in your responses!

1.      As the new school year begins make a decision to handle conflict in ways that honor God not in the ways that you may be tempted to respond to others.   Prov. 3:5-6  “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.”

Oh Be Careful Little Hands What You Do..

Ponder This: Don’t do evil! Oh be careful little hands what you do….

Proverbs 4:23–27 (NKJV) 23Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. 24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. 25Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. 26Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. 27Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

When faced with conflict, many will resort to sinful words and actions. This is NOT removing our foot from evil, but instead, sticking it right in!

Focus your direction!

Ponder this: Where are you going? Oh be careful little feet where you go…..

Proverbs 4:23–27 (NKJV) 23Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. 24Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. 25Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. 26Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. 27Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil.

If your ways don’t change what will be the result?  Get back focused on how God wants you to live! What will be the result if you don’t change your ways? NOW is the time to make a change and focus on the way God wants you to live!

Keep the Heart and Control the Mouth!

Keep Your Heart! 

Ponder this: Stop your deceit and cursing! Oh be careful little mouth what you say….

Proverbs 4:23–27 (NKJV) ²³Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life. ²⁴Put away from you a deceitful mouth, And put perverse lips far from you. ²⁵Let your eyes look straight ahead, And your eyelids look right before you. ²⁶Ponder the path of your feet, And let all your ways be established. ²⁷Do not turn to the right or the left; Remove your foot from evil. 

God’s commands for the bullied and the bully.  Our mouths must remain in control!

God's Wisdom or Mine?????

Ponder this: The standard of wisdom: you or God?

Proverbs 3:7–8 (NKJV) 7Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. 8It will be health to your flesh, And strength to your bones.

We often think we have it all figured out. Yet, if we will listen and obey (fear the Lord), God’s principle is that we will have a blessed life. Unfortunately, many in their pride are too wise to listen and obey… and therefore miss His blessings.

Trust God, Not Emotions!

Ponder this: Trust God, not your emotions!

Proverbs 3:5–6 (NKJV) 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.

When it comes to bullying and bully retribution, your emotions tell you to fight back, but that is not what God has told us to do. Trust in Him to the point of obedience. In doing this, you will allow Him to direct your paths through life and avoid many a pitfall.

When we’re hurt, many times our emotions tell us to fight back. However, that is not what God has told us to do in His Word. He tells us to trust Him, which also means obedience to His Word. When we trust God, we’re allowing Him to direct our paths through life and will avoid many a pitfall.