Saturday, June 9, 2012

Tired.

Tired of being told to expect the worst.
Tired of being told happiness = the amount of money you make.
Tired of hearing, "You'll never be able to...."
Tired of worrying what others think of me.
Tired of trying to live up to expectations.
Tired of trying to please others. 
Tired of being told, "well, you're young, when you're my age you'll know what I'm talking about."
Tired of mine and others' complaining.
Tired of attitudes of entitlement. 
Tired of fighting the same battles every day.

Can someone please tell me:
"Consider it joy when you experience trials of many kinds." James 1:2
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal." Matthew 6:19 
Also
"Why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. If that is how God  clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you, you of little faith?" Matthew 6:28, 30
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Phil 4:13
"Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets" Luke 6:22
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all things submit to Him and He will make your paths straight." Prov. 3:5-6
Also
"My soul, wait in silence for God only, for my hope is from Him." Psalm 62:5
"If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a follower of Christ." Gal 1:10
"Don't let others look down on you because you are young, but set an example for all the believers in faith, in life, in love and in purity." 1 Timothy 4:12
"Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe." Phil 2:12-15
"For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. " Matt 16:25
Also
"But God demonstrates His love for us in this: While we were still sinners Christ died for us." Romans 5:8
"It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." Gal 5:1

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