Imagine: You're standing in a field with no grass and no vegetation. For yards around you, all you can see is dust and dirt. It is 106 degrees and there is no shade. Your only hydration is the humidity in the air and the water breaks every 30 minutes. You stand in that field, moving only feet at a time every now and then, for 4 hours. Some insane blond lady keeps yelling at you to do the movements "one more time" (which really means "do it again and again until it's right"). You've done this before but you still think you won't survive another minute if you don't sit down or go do sectionals inside RIGHT NOW.Ahhh, such is the life of a band kid at my school. For two and a half weeks, this shall be the bane of my existence. And so, to prepare, I have compiled a extensive amount of quotes and Bible verses to remind me that while I'm out there dying "one more time," Jesus is with me (:
Paul wrote, "Don't just do the minimum that will get you by. Do your best. Work from the heart for your real Master, for God, confident that you'll get paid in full when you come into your inheritance. Keep in mind always that the Ultimate Master you're serving is Christ. The sullen servant who does shoddy work will be held responsible. Being Christian doesn't cover up bad work."
For God's sake - DO YOUR BEST!
We almost never get to know ahead of time the full significance of what we do or don't do in our work. We are simply told, "Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your might!"
- The Me I Want to Be, Ortberg
"If we were given all we wanted on this world, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next."
- Elisabeth Elliot
Verses:
Oh God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for You, my body longs for You, in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
- Psalm 63:1
First, pay attention to Me, and then relax. Now you can take it easy - you're in good hands.
- Proverbs 1:33
If you don't know what you're doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You'll get His help and won't be condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who "worry their prayers" are like wind-whipped waves. Don't think you're going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping your options open.
- James 1:5-8
Do you think I am trying to make people accept me? No, God is the One I am trying to please. Am I trying to please people? If I still wanted to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.
- Galatians 1:10
Do not worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks.
- Philippians 4:6
So I strive to always to keep my conscience clear before man and God.
- Acts 24:16
My dear brothers and sisters, be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. Your anger can never make things right in God's sight.
- James 1:19-20
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.
- Philippians 2:14-15
I can do all things through Christ, because He gives me strength.
- Philippians 4:13
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These verses and words of wisdom will definitely (hopefully) be on my mind a lot in these coming weeks, and if you have any to add, don't hesitate to tell me! I'll need all the help I can get!
Have a great last month of summer and stay cool & hydrated!
<3 Warrior
