it is about fulfilling God’s ultimate purpose for
your life, which is to mold you into the image of
His Son, Jesus Christ.
Second, your dreams have been given to you
by God and are realized because of God. Third,
after you have accomplished one dream, you
must remember that God has other dreams for
you to pursue. If you and I forget these truths,
then our dreams can lead to pride. And God’s
Word is clear about the danger of pride: “Pride
goes before destruction and a haughty spirit
before stumbling” (Prov. 16:18).
survival often hinges not so much on
doing everything exactly right but on not
compounding mistakes by making additional
ones. And one of the best ways to mitigate
missteps is learning from the experiences and
examples of the past.
As believers in Jesus Christ, we must be diligent
to develop the survival skill of learning from the
past. Our ability to apply what we have learned
and to avoid others’ mistakes—or our own
past mistakes—can make all the difference in
thriving with our faith intact.
8. Learn from the Past 9. Help Others
Whatever challenging situation you face, When thrown into life-threatening situations,
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