Don’t live for other people’s applause live for God’s applause. Stay focused on what you’re called to do. Your income may increase, but your value is not going to increase.ĭon’t get baited into being competitive, trying to outperform, thinking that’s going to give you more worth. Accomplishing more is nice, but it’s not going to make you more valuable. What people think about you doesn’t determine your destiny. Bible scripture reading, Bible study and. Saul groaned to his armor bearer, Take your sword and kill me before these pagan Philistines come to run me through and taunt and torture me.

Today’s Scripture: 1 Samuel 31 (NLT), The Death of Saul. Come out from under the pressure of striving and working. Christian Morning Devotion for September 16, 2023. How much time and energy are you spending trying to feel good enough, talented enough, smart enough, worthy enough? It’s not worth it. Trust in the Lord with all your heart do not depend on your own understanding. His favor upon us is not so we can prove that we’re talented or as good as someone else. When our motive in trying to impress someone is to feed our ego, to pay them back, to show them how great we are, or to make up for our lack of self-worth, that’s a dead-end street. Yes, it’s good to have goals, it’s good to have people who challenge us and inspire us to go further, but we’re not going to be blessed if our motives are not pure. Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that. Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

We’re competing with someone who doesn’t even know we’re competing. Matthew 6:1-4 ESV / 131 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. We’re trying to impress people who don’t even care. I wonder how many times we’re trying to prove something to someone and the person isn’t even paying attention. All that time he was driving by, proving his point, she wasn’t even there. Everyday an inspiring Bible verse Shows the daily Bible verse. The app also features a social feed for the Christian community, daily Bible reading. Reading the Bible Verse of the Day provides daily encouragement from the light of Gods Word. What’s funny is that he found out later she had moved across town years earlier. Daily Bible Verse & Motivation is a Christian app that provides users with daily Bible verses, inspirational and motivational quotes, positive affirmations, good deeds, prayers, and more to facilitate their daily devotional and bring them closer to Jesus. I always drive by to make sure she sees what she’s missed out on.” They had been broken up for almost ten years, but every chance he got, he still went out of his way to prove that she was missing out, to prove that he was successful, to prove that he was happy without her. He said, “My ex-girlfriend lives on this street. He could have saved a few miles taking the direct route. As we were driving to his house, I noticed he was taking the long way. Years ago, a friend invited me to come to his house after we played basketball at the gym, so I jumped in the car with him.

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