Let It Go - If you Can

Let it Go - If You Can

Philippians 4:1-6

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

-Prov 19:11                                                                                                                                                    Proverbs 19:11

Be  At  Peace  With  Everyone 

      Overlook  minor  offenses

            Proverbs 17:14; 1 Peter 4:8;  Ephesians 4:2; Colossians 3:13

        Count the cost 

             If I get my rights will it . . .

                        a.     honor God              

                        b.     Advance God’s kingdom

                        c.     benefit others

                        d.     be essential for my own well-being

Be Careful what you dwell   on  - Phil 4:1-9

             Rejoice in the   lord    

· salvation, goodness of god in so many other areas, god’s            sovereignty               

             Let your  gentleness  be evident

·        opposite of irritability, abrasiveness, bull-headed, rudeness

             Replace  anxiety with prayer

·        focus on god’s faithfulness in past & promises to work in the present & future

             Guard your   thought life    

· avoid tendency to focus on the negatives of others, exaggerating faults  & overlooking their virtures

             Practice  godly  behavior

                        Look  to the appropriate examples

pastor joel richards

4/6/08                                                                                                                                                                                                                         April 6, 2008