Psalm 98:1 Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things; His right hand and His holy arm have gained Him victory. (Slept from 8:55-9:05. Then the phone rang [Will] and woke me up; I did not answer it. I was up reading until 11, praying until 11:30 or so, then asleep until 4:20 [when I reset my alarm] and up at 4:53 [before the alarm went off].)
Oh, God, let my life represent all the good that is below and let me shun all the evil that is below. I want to continue learning to be more and more like Christ.
Bless the Lord, O my soul; let all that is within me bless His holy name.
Who I Must Be and What I Must Have (With God's Help)
- a temple of the Spirit
- continuing in the things I have learned and been assured of
- faithful
- following every good work
- gentle
- good
- honest
- joyful
- kind
- knowing what is acceptable to the Lord
- love
- manager of household
- not ashamed
- not conceited
- not slanderous
- obedient
- patient
- peaceable
- ready for every good work
- ready to give an answer for the hope that I have
- reported for good works
- reverent
- self controlled
- showing all humility to all men
- speaking evil of no one
- subject to rulers/authority
- temperate in all things (wineless, alert, watchful, vigilant, clear-headed)
- walking in the Spirit
- walking in wisdom
1 Timothy 3:11
1 Timothy 5:10–14
2 Timothy 3:14
Titus 3:1–2
Galatians 5:22–26
Ephesians 5:10–15
Who and What I Want to Be1 Timothy 5:10–14
2 Timothy 3:14
Titus 3:1–2
Galatians 5:22–26
Ephesians 5:10–15
- Focused on God wholly: running toward Him and seeing who passes me
- Aware: not so smitten that I miss the truth
- A safe haven (Prov. 31:11)
- Supportive (Prov. 31:12)
- Submissive but not stepped on (1 Pet. 3:1; 1 Tim. 2:11; Eph. 5:22)
- Encouraging
- Supportive
- Virtuous (Prov. 31:10-31)
- Loving
- A goal-setter
- Respectful (Eph. 5:33; Col. 3:18)
- Always athletic and competitive, but not so much as to erect a wall (Prov. 31:17, 25)
- Pure: living an uncompromising life (Eph. 5:27; Tit. 2:4-5)
- Open to the truth/opinion of others
- Truthful
- Honest
- Reverent: serious in mind and character; not silly (1 Tim. 3:11)
- Temperate: wineless; alert; vigilant; clear-headed (1 Tim. 3:11)
- Faithful and trustworthy (1 Tim. 3:11)
- Adorned in humility (1 Tim. 2:9)
- A Christ-follower: relationship with Him is top priority
- A one-woman man: sexually pure (1 Tim. 3:2)
- Worthy of respect (although not perfect, because that's impossible)
- Kind and loving, but not fake (Prov. 31:28; 1 Cor. 7:3; Eph. 5:25, 28)
- Athletic, or at least willing to support me, cheer, and attend events
- Pure: living an uncompromising life (1 Tim. 3:7)
- A leader in spiritual walk (1 Tim. 2:8, 3:4; 1 Cor. 11:3)
- A man of valor (Ruth 2:1; Judg. 6:12)
- Courageous
- A goal-setter
- Temperate: wineless, alert, vigilant, clear-headed (1 Tim. 3:2)
- Loving (Col. 3:19)
Proverbs 31:10-31
1 Corinthians 7:3-4
1 Corinthians 11:3, 7-12
Ephesians 5:22-33
Colossians 3:18-19
1 Timothy 3
2 Timothy 2
Titus 2:4-5
1 Peter 3:1-6
Who and What I DO NOT Want to Be
- a backbiter
- a busybody
- a drunkard
- a fornicator
- a gossip, saying things I ought not
- a liar
- a hater of God
- a lover of money
- a lover of pleasure
- a lover of self
- a murderer
- a reviler (destroying others with words)
- a thief
- a whisperer
- a wrongdoer
- adulterous
- alienated from life
- always learning but never able to come to the knowledge of the truth
- an extortioner (stealing indirectly)
- an inventor of evil things
- blasphemous
- blind of heart
- boastful
- brutal
- cheating
- contentious
- covetous
- cowardly
- deceived
- despising good
- disobedient
- disobedient to parents
- filled with all unrighteousness
- foolish
- full of deceit and evil-mindedness
- full of envy, murder, and strife
- given over to lewdness
- hateful toward others
- haughty
- having a form of godliness but denying its power
- having outbursts of wrath
- having selfish ambitions
- headstrong
- heretical
- homosexual
- idle
- idolatrous
- jealous
- led away by lust
- lewd
- living in malice and evil
- loaded down with sins
- loving falsehood
- malicious
- past feeling/apathetic
- practicing falsehood
- practicing magic arts
- proud
- serving lusts and pleasures
- sexually immoral
- slanderous
- traitorous
- unbelieving
- unclean
- undiscerning
- unforgiving
- unholy
- unloving
- unmerciful
- unthankful
- untrustworthy
- vile
- violent
- wandering about from house to house
- weak-willed/gullible
- wicked
- with a darkened understanding of God
- without self-control
- working uncleanness with greediness
Who and What I DO NOT Want
- all of the above plus
- creeping into households
- disapproving concerning the truth
- full of folly
- making captives of gullible women
- of a corrupt mind
- resisting the truth
Romans 1:28–32
1 Corinthians 6:9–10
1 Timothy 5:13
2 Timothy 3:2–9
Titus 3:3
Ephesians 4:17–19
Galatians 5:19–21
Revelation 21:8, 22:15
1 Corinthians 6:9–10
1 Timothy 5:13
2 Timothy 3:2–9
Titus 3:3
Ephesians 4:17–19
Galatians 5:19–21
Revelation 21:8, 22:15
**Originally written 1-11-08; edited 3-15-08**
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