Key to enjoying life
If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.
1 Peter 3:10
The believers to whom Peter was writing were facing hard times of persecution and difficulty, but his advice to them was based on king David’s song, when he found himself in deep distress and facing life-threatening danger, David started praising God instead of complaining. Both David and Peter encourage a positive attitude towards life – by faith in God Who has promised to be with us always, even when things are difficult – even when we are facing persecution and problems.
To love life in the midst of trials is a deliberate act of the will and is honoring to the Lord, for it expresses an attitude of faith in God – it demonstrates a spirit of trust in Him, that He is in control and will work all things together for the good to those that love Him.
Peter expanded on his advice to love the life that God has graciously given us, and to make the most of the time that we have on earth, by faith with thanksgiving - by commanding us to keep our tongue from speaking evil and our lips from telling lies.
Too often the problems of life makes us have wrong attitude towards our circumstances, and even towards God. And as a result we speak hasty words and complaining speech which the bible calls as evil. We sometimes murmur and dissatisfied with God, which hurts Him. God does not like a murmuring and a complaining tongue, rather a praising and thanksgiving tongue. Today, make it a habit to speak praise and thanksgiving always, and you will enjoy life and filled with happiness no matter how the circumstances are. The joy of the Lord is your strength.
To love life in the midst of trials is a deliberate act of the will and is honoring to the Lord, for it expresses an attitude of faith in God – it demonstrates a spirit of trust in Him, that He is in control and will work all things together for the good to those that love Him.
Peter expanded on his advice to love the life that God has graciously given us, and to make the most of the time that we have on earth, by faith with thanksgiving - by commanding us to keep our tongue from speaking evil and our lips from telling lies.
Too often the problems of life makes us have wrong attitude towards our circumstances, and even towards God. And as a result we speak hasty words and complaining speech which the bible calls as evil. We sometimes murmur and dissatisfied with God, which hurts Him. God does not like a murmuring and a complaining tongue, rather a praising and thanksgiving tongue. Today, make it a habit to speak praise and thanksgiving always, and you will enjoy life and filled with happiness no matter how the circumstances are. The joy of the Lord is your strength.