15 Important Life Lessons I’ve Learned (Add Yours)
Here are some of the best wisdom, lessons and principles I’ve received from life. I’m not saying I live by these always, just that I’ve lived long enough to know they are true. I’d love for this to be a continuing dialogue, so please read mine and add your own.
1. Above all else guard your heart, for it is the well spring of life. Proverbs 4:23
(The heart of the matter really is most important.)
2. God cares more about His character will for your life than He does many of the individual decisions we make, but if we are not careful we will spend more of our prayer time focusing on them. (i.e. Being a good father is more important than buying the best house in town.)
3. You’ve got to know when to fold them; know when to walk away; and know when to run. (There are times to fight and times you know you can’t win and times when you shouldn’t be fighting anyway. Learning the difference is huge.)
4. If you can’t say nothin’ nice, don’t say nothin’ at all.
(Thumper knew a truth that Scripture plays out over and over again. There are times when we need to “shut up” and say (or email) nothing.)
5. Once it is said, it’s much harder to take back.
(Thumper didn’t say this one, but maybe the warning should have come after it, because we usually don’t listen to the first suggestion.)
6. It takes time to mend a broken heart.
(As believers we don’t grieve like a world without hope, but we still hurt. Healing wounds take time, prayer, and truth. Some marriages need to know this principle.)
7. Letting people get credit for something I did is okay if the organization is moving forward.
(In the end, if I’m leading, I’ll get all the credit I deserve and more.)
8. Jesus came full of grace AND truth.
(We tend to err in one direction or the other.)
9. More of the same will not produce change.
(You can’t keep doing the same things and expect to get different results.)
10. Sometimes the greatest fear we have is the greatest opportunity God has to use us for His glory.
(God seems to always call us to that which seems bigger than we are. That causes us to rely on Him more.)
11. God is faithful; you can trust Him.
(This one comes with test after test, but He has proven Himself every time.)
12. We tend to end in the direction we are headed.
(We shouldn’t be surprised if we end up in a bad situation if that’s the direction we were headed.)
13. You get more bees with honey than vinegar.
(Being nice to people usually gets better results than beating them into submission. Bible truth: It’s the kindness of God that leads to repentance. )
14. People are different from me.
(I tend to want people to respond to life and me as I respond to life and others. They don’t.)
15. Every life experience can be used of God for something that gives Him glory.
(Everything! Maybe even reading this post!)
Now yours:
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