Some of the
document titles are:
- How to do a
Quick Book entry;
- How to get
rid of millipedes;
- How to give
a wedding toast;
- How to make
a Facebook banner;
- How to make
a good tradeshow display;
- How to make
an adult bib;
- How to
mentor;
- How to
potty train a toddler;
- How to resize
images;
- How to
write a book.
But, what
if we had a Biblical “HOW-TO” folder? Well, we do. It is the Bible. It is in
this book that we can find stories, encouragement, and important words from God
on how to live our lives according to His purpose. All through the Bible,
people spoke or pondered the HOW-TO’s of life just like we do today.
[Jeremiah] Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, I do not know how to speak,
for I am only a youth.”
Jeremiah 1:6
[Ezekiel] Show them how to distinguish
between the unclean and the clean.
Ezekiel 44:23b
[Job] For I do
not know how to flatter, else my Maker would soon take me away.
Job 32:22
In this blog,
I want to just take a minut portion of some of the HOW TO questions that
people ask God about and give a short answer through the Word of God. It is my
prayer that maybe one or more of these alphabetically listed HOW TO questions will
speak to you today.
A – How to
deal with ANGER
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
James 1:19-20
B – How to be your BEST for God
Do your best to present yourself to God as one
approved, a worker who
has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.2 Timothy 2:15
C – How to
accept CHRIST
Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For
with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses
and is saved.Romans 10:9-10
D – How to view DEATH
But our
citizenship is in heaven, and from
it we await a Savior, the Lord
Jesus Christ.Philippians 3:20
E – How to handle EVIL
Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable
in the sight of all. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.Romans 12:17, 21
F
– How to understand your FUTURE
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not
for evil, to give you a future and a hope.Jeremiah 29:11
G – How to deal with GREED
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on
your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the
abundance of his possessions.”Luke 12:15
H
– How to understand HOLINESS
For I am
the Lord your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. You shall not defile yourselves with any swarming thing that
crawls on the ground. For
I am the Lord who brought you up out of the land of Egypt to be your God. You shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.”Leviticus 11:44-45
I – How to be an INTERCESSOR
Praying at
all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To
that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints.Ephesians 6:18
J – How to
deal with JEALOUSY
Do nothing
from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let
each of you look
not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.Philippians 2:3-4
K
– How to become KIND
For
this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with
knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with
steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with
brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.2 Peter 1:5-7
L – How to handle
LONELINESS
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you,
and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my
yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”Matthew 11:28-30
M – How to
view MONEY
Keep your life free
from love of money, and be
content with what you have, for he has said, “I
will never leave you nor forsake you.”Hebrews 13:5
N – How to love your NEIGHBOR
If you really fulfill the royal law according to
the Scripture, “You shall love
your neighbor as yourself,” you are doing well.James 2:8
O – How to
be OBEDIENT
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving
yourselves. For if
anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks
intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away
and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who
forgets but a doer who acts, he
will be blessed in his doing.James 1:22-25
P – How to PRAY
But when you pray, go into your room and shut
the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in
secret will reward you. “And when
you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they
will be heard for their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask
him.Matthew 6:6-8
Q – How to
live a QUIET life
First of
all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings
be made for all people, for
kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet
life, godly and dignified
in every way.1Timothy 2:1-2
R – How to
deal with RESENTMENT
Strive for
peace with everyone, and for the holiness without
which no one will see the Lord. See
to it that no one fails
to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes
trouble, and by it many become defiled.Hebrews 12:14-15
S – How to
understand SUFFERING
Count it
all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. Blessed
is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he
will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who
love him.James 1:2-3, 12
T – How to resist TEMPTATION
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee
from you.James 4:7
U – How to
UNDERSTAND God
Trust in
the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Be not
wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.Proverbs 3:5-7
V – How to handle VOWS
It is better that you should not vow than that
you should vow and not pay.Ecclesiastes 5:5
W – How to deal with WORRY
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and
supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known to God.Philippians 4:6
X – How to
be an EXAMPLE to others
Shepherd
the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you;
not for shameful gain, but eagerly; not domineering
over those in your charge, but being
examples to the flock.1 Peter 5:2-3
Y – How should we view YEARS from God’s
perspective
But do not overlook this one fact, beloved, that
with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.2 Peter 3:8
Z – How to
be ZEALOUS for God
For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce
ungodliness and worldly
passions, and to
live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave
himself for us to redeem
us from all lawlessness and to
purify for himself a
people for his own possession who are zealous for good works.Titus 2:11-14
Bible
Verses: Above
Prayer:
My
heavenly Father, I love you. Let me seek you for all the questions I have in
life. Assure me that you know what is best for me at all times and in all circumstances.
Let your Holy Word be my guide and comfort every day of my life. In Jesus’
Name. Amen.
May
the Lord our God bless you as you walk with Him. Have a great weekend!
Patti
Books by Patti Londa Greene: Awaken
Me: a devotional prayer journal and God, and God, It’s Me: 181 Days for
Young Adults to Become Passionate about Prayer and Bible Study
