Elijah & Elisha. 2 Kings 2:2 “Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, please, for the Lord has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you!” So they went down to Bethel.”
Proverbs 3:3-4 “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.”
Proverbs 18:21 teaches us that our words have the power of life and death – meaning, we must be mindful of how our words will impact others. Before we speak, we should ask ourselves, “Will these words build others up, or tear them down?” We should also avoid engaging in gossip, slander, and negative talk…
“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,” James 1:19 NKJV
2 Timothy 3:10-11 (MSG) “You’ve been a good apprentice to me, a part of my teaching, my manner of life, direction, faith, steadiness, love, patience, trouble, suffering – suffering along with me in all my grief I had to put up with in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra. And you also well know that God rescued…
“In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing incorruptness, gravity, sincerity, Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.” Titus 2:7–8 (KJV)
“Two are better than one because they have a more satisfying return for their labor; for if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion” Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 AMP
“And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it” Luke 9:23-24
“For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 3:11 (ESV)
“You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65:11
