Managing your life!

"In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from every believer who is idle and disruptive and does not live according to the teaching you received from us. For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you, nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate. For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: "The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat." We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat. And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good. Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed. Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer."

‭‭2 Thessalonians‬ ‭3:6-15‬ ‭NIV‬‬

http://bible.com/111/2th.3.6-15.niv

"Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers."

‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭4:16‬ ‭NIV‬‬

http://bible.com/111/1ti.4.16.niv

"Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.

He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God's church?)

He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil's trap.

A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well."

‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭3:1, 4-5, 7, 12‬ ‭NIV‬‬

http://bible.com/111/1ti.3.1,4-5,7,12.niv

"Give the people these instructions, so that no one may be open to blame. Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander."

‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭5:7-8, 14‬ ‭NIV‬‬

http://bible.com/111/1ti.5.7-8,14.niv

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