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Synthesize
2Co 9:15 [NLT] Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words!
- AND -
Lk 12:34 [NLT] Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.

The Value of Jesus
Jesus, His person, is the “treasure”! When a person values Him above all else, their heart is with Him always. (ref: Eph 3:14-19; Php 3:7-15)

J. C. Ryle on 1Ti 6:10
Money, in truth is one o the most unsatisfying of possessions. It takes away some cares, no doubt; but it brings with it quite as many cares as it takes away. There is the trouble of the getting it. There is anxiety in the keeping of it. There are temptations in the use of it...

J. C. Ryle on 1Ti 6:10 (cont.)
...There is guilt in the abuse of it. There is sorrow in the losing of it. There is perplexity in the disposing of it. Two-thirds of all the strifes, quarrels, and lawsuits in the world arise from one simple cause - money.

Is 55:11
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth;
it shall not return to me empty,
but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

Gal 6:7
Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.

Be careful what you treasure!

What’s the Message We’re Sending
Blog in Volume 3 of Diary of a Journeyman

Eyes on Self or Jesus?
Do you want someone to be attracted to your beauty or the beauty of Christ in you?

It’s not the blessing, it’s what you think of it.

It’s self-destructive behavior to ignore God’s good counsel.

You Cannot Serve Two Masters
To invest in the world’s economy is to disinvest in God’s. (Mt 6:19-24)

The Double-Minded Man
The double-minded person who lives a double-life will always have "hate" in their life, which is truly cancerous to peace/happiness. This is guaranteed, according to Jesus (Mt 6:24).

The Double-Minded Man
The Bible clearly states that this person is unstable in all his ways. “A two- souled man [is] unstable in all his ways” (Jas 1:8 - Young’s Literal Translation).

Double-Minded Unrest
A true believer will be haunted by their own good conscience until they either change or God decides to remove them from Earth by the sin unto death (1Jn 5:16)!

“sin that leads to death”
We do not know the limits of God’s patience, but we know that some people reach them and are physically removed from the Earth (1Jn 5:16).

Double-Minded Unrest
A true believer will be haunted by their own good conscience until they either change or God decides to remove them from Earth by the sin unto death (1Jn 5:16)!

Jas 4:9 Explained
Let your flippant laughter and joy be turned into mourning and gloom when you realize the source of it is sin. Practically speaking, do not say, “I’m blessed” when you’re living in the world’s economy.

The Double-Minded Man
The Bible clearly states that this person is unstable in all his ways. “A two- souled man [is] unstable in all his ways” (Jas 1:8 - Young’s Literal Translation).

Don’t be a hypocrite.

Rom. 12:9 [NASB]
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good.