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What Does the Bible Say About Work-Life Balance?

December 14, 2018 by shane Leave a Comment

n today’s podcast we take a look at hustle culture, success, and wrestle with God’s plan for balancing all the responsibilities we have as Christian entrepreneurs. Does God want us to pursue work-life balance? Let’s open up the Bible and see what God REALLY wants for us and our lives!

Today’s passage: Ecclesiastes 4:4-6.

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7 Habits of Effective People (FROM THE BIBLE)

November 26, 2018 by shane Leave a Comment

“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.”

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

“Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich. “

Proverbs 10:4

“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”

James 1:19

“Don’t agree to guarantee another person’s debt or put up security for someone else.”

Proverbs 22:26

“Do you see any truly competent workers? They will serve kings rather than working for ordinary people.”

Proverbs 22:29

“Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.”

Matthew 5:37

“Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful, in order to fulfill the covenant he confirmed to your ancestors with an oath.”

Deuteronomy 8:18

“Don’t lie to each other, for you have stripped off your old sinful nature and all its wicked deeds. Put on your new nature, and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like him.”

Colossians 3:9-10

“Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.”

Ephesians 4:1

“Do your planning and prepare your fields before building your house. “

Proverbs 24:27

“Send your grain across the seas, and in time, profits will flow back to you. But divide your investments among many places, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead.”

Ecclesiastes 11:1-2

“For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.”

1 Timothy 6:10

“The LORD detests the use of dishonest scales, but he delights in accurate weights.”

Proverbs 11:1

“When you make an agreement with your neighbor to buy or sell property, you must not take advantage of each other.”

Leviticus 25:14

“When you dig a well, you might fall in. When you demolish an old wall, you could be bitten by a snake. When you work in a quarry, stones might fall and crush you. When you chop wood, there is danger with each stroke of your ax.”

Ecclesiastes 10:8-9

“And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation. “

Genesis 2:3

“Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.”

Proverbs 12:24

“A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense. “

Proverbs 12:11

“Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. Do not make your hired workers wait until the next day to receive their pay.”

Leviticus 19:13

For the Scripture says, “You must not muzzle an ox to keep it from eating as it treads out the grain.” And in another place, “Those who work deserve their pay!”

1 Timothy 5:18

“Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly. “

Proverbs 13:22

Philippians 4:11-13

“On the first day of each week, you should each put aside a portion of the money you have earned. Don’t wait until I get there and then try to collect it all at once. “

1 Corinthians 16:2