Counting the Cost – Article
Luke 14:28 says, “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?”
Luke 14:28 says, “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?”
Luke 16:10 says that, “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, but whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”
Matthew 19:26 says that, “With God all things are possible” One of the saddest things to witness in life is a person who has lost all hope.
Proverbs 21:23 says that, “He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.” The definition of a calamity is something that is a disaster or a great misfortune. I remember a situation one time where I failed to control my words, and the results were not good at all. There was someone […]
Psalm 119:28 says that, “My soul is weary; strengthen me Lord according to Your Word.“ So how do you do on most Monday mornings?
We have all been there. We are in a meeting or conversation with an employee, co-worker, vendor, etc. We have something important we need to say to them, and we don’t know exactly how to deliver the hard truth. We know the conversation will be difficult and perhaps even emotionally upsetting, and we don’t know […]
Proverbs 10:22 says that, “The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.” You see there have been many times in my own business career when I had a great opportunity presented to me- and that if I pursued it, I could make a lot of money.
We must have an eternal perspective when giving/getting biblical advice. All of the truly valuable counsel that we will give or receive must come from the eternal paradigm. The eternal paradigm places the higher value always on things of eternal value. Each of us holds a basic paradigm of life. We either see ourselves primarily […]
In order to Give Godly & Biblical counsel, we need to be in a position to do so- in other words- we must be prepared to do so. We understand the importance of giving Biblical counsel and advice- but far too often we don’t know the Bible well enough to give BIBLICAL advice!!
Our first question is this- Does the Bible tell us to get Godly counsel? What do you think? There are over 20 exhortations to seek godly counsel in the Book of Proverbs alone. Deuteronomy 32:30 SAYS “IF ONE CAN PUT 1,000 TO FLIGHT, TWO CAN PUT 10,000 TO FLIGHT” By working together, giving and receiving […]