STEPS TO CHANGES:
1. BE COMMITTED.
a. Proverbs 16:3
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
b. Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.
c. Romans 6:13
Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness.
2. BE WISE.
a. Hosea 4:6a
my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge...
b. Proverbs 24:5 (English standard version)
A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
c. James 1:5
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
d. Proverbs 1:5
Let the wise hear and increase in learning,
and the one who understands obtain guidance,
3. LIVE A BALANCED LIFE.
a. Ephesians 5:15
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,
b. 2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.
c. 1 Corinthians 6:12
“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.
d. Ecclesiastes 7:18
It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. Whoever fears God will avoid all extremes.
4. BE CONSISTENT.
a. 2 Timothy 4:7
I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
b. Galatians 6:9
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
c. Luke 9:62
Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
