"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not put out the Spirit's fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil."
I like these staccato bursts of information! Let's look at them!
"Be joyful always"
This one is self-explanatory! ALWAYS - not just when things are the way you like.
"pray continually"
Don't stop praying while you're flitting about daily life! And if you need to remember to pray right now, it's Jared M, Jordan B, and Eliza S's birthday today! Hence, it's their pray-day on my calendar:)
"give thanks in all circumstances"
We don't like to remember THAT one, do we?
"Do not put out the Spirit's fire"
Whoa. Do not put it out? How would we put it out? This one made me think - how often do you feel like the Spirit's fire is just not in you? Are you the one that put it out? Don't discourage or grieve the Spirit!
"Do not treat prophecies with contempt"
They've all come true so far! Sometimes I despair that Jesus will ever come back for us - I mean, if not now WHEN???
"Test everything"
Don't assume anything is prolly right because it sounds good - weigh it against the Bible!
"Hold on to the good"
Even when things or people circumstances are bad, think about the good of it. It makes things feel better too.
"Avoid every kind of evil"
But it's ok to dabble in a LITTLE bit right? If you see something that you're doing that leads to evil, stop doing it. And there's no "just a little bit bad" - it's evil or it's not.
These little paragraphs are fun to dissect! Think about them today and pray happy birthdays!:P
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