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Ephesians 2:10

¹⁰For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

Ephesians 1:11-12

¹¹In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: ¹²That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.

Matthew 6:33

³³But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Proverbs 19:21

²¹There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Romans 12:1-2

¹I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. ²And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

The world says

You are an accident of chemistry with no purpose but the one you invent; your mind is only your brain.

— From Life's Big Questions · What is the meaning of life?

God says

You were made on purpose, in the image of God, male or female, a living soul, for works He prepared beforehand.

Ephesians 2:10

Straight Path · a mentoring walk

Putting God first

Pitfall: Selfishness and idolatry · Matthew 6:33

Money, fun, being liked, doing it my way: underneath them all is one idol, me.

This walk is about another statement, and touches this one.

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Life's Big Questions · a mentoring walk

What is the meaning of life?

Ephesians 2:10

Whether your life has a purpose that was there before you were, or only the one you make up; and whether you are more than your brain.

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Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

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1 Thessalonians 5:18

¹⁸In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Psalm 100:3-4

³Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. ⁴Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Colossians 3:15-17

¹⁵And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. ¹⁶Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. ¹⁷And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

James 1:17

¹⁷Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Psalm 103:1-5

¹Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. ²Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: ³Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; ⁴Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; ⁵Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

Ephesians 5:20

²⁰Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;

Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

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Psalms 4:8

⁸I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.

Hebrews 10:23

²³Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

Joshua 1:9

⁹Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Philippians 4:19

¹⁹But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:28

²⁸And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:15-17

¹⁵For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. ¹⁶The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: ¹⁷And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

Romans 8:31-39

³¹What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? ³²He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? ³³Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. ³⁴Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. ³⁵Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ³⁶As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. ³⁷Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. ³⁸For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, ³⁹Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

John 10:28-29

²⁸And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. ²⁹My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

1 John 5:13

¹³These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

Straight Path · a mentoring walk

Faith and hope

Pitfall: Worry and despair · Romans 15:13

Not whether you feel it. Whether you carry it alone, and let it run your days.

This walk is about another statement, and touches this one.

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Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

Assurance 49 The Faithfulness of God 30 also Trust of Saints Is 22 Trust 20 Protection of God Is 11 also All Things are Possible 10 Being Lonely 10 Deliverance 10 Discouragement 10 Encouragement 10 also Financial Problems 10 also Finding a Job 10 Finding Strength 10 God Provides 10 also God's Faithfulness 10 also God's Help 10 God's Promises 10 also God's Protection 10 God's Provision 10 also God's Strength 10 Greatness 10 I Can Do All Things 10 Loneliness 10 Need 10 Needing God 10 Overcoming Insecurity 10 Overcoming Rejection 10 Physical Healing 10 Plans to Prosper 10 also Protection 10 Rely on God 10 Safety 10 Self Confidence 10 Self Doubt 10 Staying Strong 10 Terminal Illness 10 Tough Decisions 10 Trusting God 10 Trusting in God 10 Abandonment 9 Being Overwhelmed 9 Needs 9 Not Good Enough 9 Relying on God 9 Stillness 9 Thoughts of Suicide 9 also Ability 8 More Than Conquerors 8 Sick Children 8 Behold I Am with You 7 Being Afraid 7 also Financial Hardship 7 Prospering 7 also My Future 6 also Being Insecure 5 Dealing with Lifes Crisis 5 Promises of Housing 5 Being Confident 4 Financial Recovery 4 Risk 4 Being Left Out 3 Solving Problems 3 Praise is Due to God on Account of Protection 2 also Trust of Saints 2 Praise is Due to God on Account of Fulfilling of his Promises 1 also Praise is Due to God on Account of Spiritual Health 1 also Protection is Afforded to The Perfect in Heart 1

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1 Corinthians 9:24-27

²⁴Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. ²⁵And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. ²⁶I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I, not as one that beateth the air: ²⁷But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.

1 Timothy 4:8

⁸For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

Proverbs 3:7-8

⁷Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil. ⁸It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy bones.

Romans 12:1

¹I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

The world says

Neglecting your health. Sleep, food, moving. The choices nobody notices until the bill arrives.

— From Straight Path · Strong to serve

God says

Strong to serve (1 Corinthians 6:20).

1 Corinthians 6:20

Straight Path · a mentoring walk

Strong to serve

Pitfall: Neglecting your health · 1 Corinthians 6:20

Sleep, food, moving. The choices nobody notices until the bill arrives.

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Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

Gluttony 18 also Diet and Nutrition 10 Drinking and Smoking 10 Exercise 10 Good Health 10 Healing the Body 10 Health 10 Health Care 10 Healthy Eating 10 Nutrition 10 Overeating 10 also Physical Exercise 10 Physical Fitness 10 Physical Health 10 Prayer for Healing 10 also Sports 10 Taking Care of your Body 10 Taking Care of Yourself 10 Vaccinations 10 Tobacco Use 9 Doing Drugs 8 also Personal Hygiene 8 Healthy Lifestyle 7 Keeping Healthy 7 Obesity 7 also Take Care of Yourself 7 Being Overweight 6 Harming your Body 6 Health and Fitness 6 Living Healthy 6 What we Should Eat 6 What we Should Not Eat 6 Working Out 6 Alcohol and Drugs 5 also Healthy Living 5 The Human Body 5 also Abstaining from Drugs 4 Athletes 4 Being Healthy 4 Diet 4 Tobacco 4 Athletics 3 also Fitness 3 Loving your Body 3 also Staying Healthy 3 Steroids 3 Being Fit 2 Health Education 2 Taking Time for Yourself 2 also

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2 Peter 3:11

¹¹Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

1 Timothy 6:6

⁶But godliness with contentment is great gain.

Isaiah 26:3

³Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

Philippians 4:11-13

¹¹Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. ¹²I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need. ¹³I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Proverbs 11:25

²⁵The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Philippians 4:6-7

⁶Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. ⁷And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

1 Peter 5:7

⁷Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Galatians 6:2

²Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

The world says

You are the authority on you; find yourself; the answer is inside. Worldly psychology, not the Bible, is where mental health comes from.

God says

The heart is deceitful above all things. Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Counsel is measured by Scripture, whoever gives it.

Jeremiah 17:9, 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 1:1-2, Proverbs 11:14

The world says

Worry and despair. Not whether you feel it. Whether you carry it alone, and let it run your days.

— From Straight Path · Faith and hope

God says

Faith and hope (Romans 15:13).

Romans 15:13

Straight Path · a mentoring walk

Faith and hope

Pitfall: Worry and despair · Romans 15:13

Not whether you feel it. Whether you carry it alone, and let it run your days.

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Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

Peace 61 also Consolation Under Affliction 53 Envy 30 Contentment 23 Anxiety 10 Anxiety and Depression 10 Attitude 10 also Balance in Life 10 Be Still 10 also Being Alone 10 also Being Content 10 Being Happy 10 also Being Weary 10 also Being Worried 10 Cast your Cares 10 Complaining 10 Difficult Times 10 Discontent 10 Emotional Healing 10 Emotions 10 also Feeling Alone 10 Feeling Sad 10 Frustration 10 God's Peace 10 Guarding your Heart 10 also Helping Those Who Hurt 10 Hopelessness 10 also Humor and Laughter 10 Losing a Loved One 10 also Losing Friends 10 Loss of a Child 10 also Low Self Esteem 10 also Material Things 10 also Mental Health 10 Mental Illness 10 Missing Someone 10 Money Problems 10 also Negative Thinking 10 Nervousness 10 OCD 10 Our Weakness 10 Overcoming Disappointment 10 Overflow 10 Panic Attacks 10 also Peace of Mind 10 Positive Thinking 10 Problem Solving 10 Refreshing 10 Satisfaction 10 Satisfaction in God 10 Tomorrow 10 Uncertainty 10 Unemployment 10 Unhappiness 10 Being Sick 9 Calm 9 Coping 9 Positive Attitude 9 Tiredness 9 Turning it over to God 9 Bipolar Disorder 8 Having a Bad Day 8 Overcoming Stress 8 Problems 8 Rejoicing 8 Being Anxious 7 Being Depressed 7 Delight 7 Disappointment 7 Emptiness 7 Loss 7 Vulnerability 7 Weakness 7 Being Envious 6 Burdens 6 Cheerful 6 Homesickness 6 Relaxing 6 Being Sad 5 Happiness of Saints in This Life 5 also Serenity 5 Sick People 5 Spiritual Depression 5 Adaptability 4 also Encouraging 4 also Encouragment 4 Feeling Lonely 4 Working Overtime 4 also Being Busy 3 Emotion 3 also Rejuvenation 3 Helping Those in Pain 2 Praise is Due to God on Account of His Consolation 2 also

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1 Corinthians 12:12-27

¹²For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. ¹³For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. ¹⁴For the body is not one member, but many. ¹⁵If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? ¹⁶And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? ¹⁷If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? ¹⁸But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. ¹⁹And if they were all one member, where were the body? ²⁰But now are they many members, yet but one body. ²¹And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. ²²Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: ²³And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. ²⁴For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked. ²⁵That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. ²⁶And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. ²⁷Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

⁹Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. ¹⁰For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. ¹¹Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? ¹²And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

Hebrews 10:24-25

²⁴And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: ²⁵Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.

Proverbs 27:17

¹⁷Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

Fellowship 113 also Friendship 24 also Companionship 10 Gathering Together 10 also Making Friends 10 Togetherness 10 also Working Together 10 Good Friends 6 Cooperation 5 Iron Sharpens Iron 3

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Philippians 2:3-4

³Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. ⁴Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

1 Corinthians 10:24

²⁴Let no man seek his own, but every man another's wealth.

1 Corinthians 13:4-5

⁴Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, ⁵Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

Luke 6:35

³⁵But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

Proverbs 19:17

¹⁷He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Micah 6:8

⁸He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

The world says

Selfishness and idolatry. Money, fun, being liked, doing it my way: underneath them all is one idol, me.

— From Straight Path · Putting God first

God says

Putting God first (Matthew 6:33).

Matthew 6:33

Straight Path · a mentoring walk

Putting God first

Pitfall: Selfishness and idolatry · Matthew 6:33

Money, fun, being liked, doing it my way: underneath them all is one idol, me.

Walk it with a young person

Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

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2 Corinthians 6:14-18

¹⁴Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? ¹⁵And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? ¹⁶And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. ¹⁷Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you. ¹⁸And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Romans 12:2

²And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Titus 2:11-12

¹¹For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, ¹²Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

John 17:15-16

¹⁵I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. ¹⁶They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.

John 15:19

¹⁹If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.

1 Peter 2:9

⁹But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;

Leviticus 20:26

²⁶And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the LORD am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.

Ephesians 5:11

¹¹And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

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Ephesians 5:15-16

¹⁵See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, ¹⁶Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Psalm 90:12

¹²So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Colossians 4:5

⁵Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

1 Corinthians 6:12

¹²All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.

Romans 13:11

¹¹And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.

The world says

Screens and social media. Not whether. How much, when, and who decides. You, or the app.

— From Straight Path · Redeeming the time

God says

Redeeming the time (Ephesians 5:15-16).

Ephesians 5:15-16

Straight Path · a mentoring walk

Redeeming the time

Pitfall: Screens and social media · Ephesians 5:15-16

Not whether. How much, when, and who decides. You, or the app.

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Topics in the Bible reader’s index that teach this statement. Open one to read its verses.

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