1. Don’t place too high, unrealistic expectations on people! (Luke 22:31-34)

“And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat: 32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. 33 And he said unto him, Lord, I am ready to go with thee, both into prison, and to death. 34 And he said, I tell thee, Peter, the cock shall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thou knowest me.”

Jesus knew every man’s heart. Therefore, He was not disappointed per se; however, He also knew that Peter would come around, and forgiveness for us is an absolute when we’ve been hurt or disappointed. Are you willing to forgive?

2. Throw your care on the Lord! (1Pet 5:6,7)

“Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: 7 Casting all you
r care upon him; for he careth for you.”

Humbling ourselves before our Lord is crucial, if we do not want to get bitten with bitterness.

3. Set some God – given goals! (Neh 2:4-5)

4 Then the king said unto me, For what dost thou make request? So I prayed to the God of heaven. 5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouldest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my fathers’ sepulchres, that I may build it.”

Please notice that God put it in his heart to do a work!

4. Reject the devil’s lies! (John 8:44)

“44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”

The devil is the arc enemy of every Christian. Jesus said that he is a liar. That should tell us that he will lie to us. Is he insinuating lies to you?