God gives us instructions to achieve certain outcomes.
Many times we are looking for that perfect book of advice on the shelf at B&N or Amazon that will solve all of our problems.
But the PERFECT instruction manual for life is the Word of God... We just need to open the pages and dig in
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Psalm 1: 1-3 from The Amplified.
Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example], Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of scoffers (ridiculers). But his delight is in the law of the Lord, And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night. And [then]he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season; Its leaf does not wither; And [then] in whatever he does, he PROSPERS [and comes to maturity].
Here is The Message version... this one gets down to it!
How well God must like you— you don’t hang out at Sin Saloon, you don’t slink along Dead-End Road, you don’t go to Smart-Mouth College. Instead you thrill to God’s Word, you chew on Scripture day and night. You’re a tree replanted in Eden, bearing fresh fruit every month, Never dropping a leaf, always in blossom. ~God's Healing Power Radio Ministry
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