Kawikaan

Proverbs 14:4 NIV Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest. Who doesn't like a stable that stays clean all the time? But to produce crops, farmers need help of oxen (bulls, cows or carabaos) to tilt the land. Well, we do have motorized tractor now but the same truth remains that acquiring tools for work requires sizeable amount of effort - like cleaning the stable, maintaining the machines in good conditions with routine checkups, or learning how to use a mac/pc to increase productivity. Having an electric oven requires money to purchase and install but without it, I won't be able to learn how to bake muffins. Stretching the application of this verse to relationships, living disconnected from people will remove many problems in your life. However, your life will be dull and meaningless because you don't create value to other people's life if you live alone in an island.

Understand Passionately

More often than not, being hasty never ends good. Passion is great but it must be go hand-in-hand with knowledge. Don't do anything that you don't understand. Never invest in anything, no matter how high the returns, if you don't understand it. And please consult your parents or your spouse before making any major decision in your life - job, marriage, buying a house, etc. On a different note, enthusiams is critical in every success but praying keeps you in sync with God.

Choosing Friends

Proverbs 12:26 NIV The righteous choose their friends carefully, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. Good friends help us become a better and a good person - to always strive to give our best on things that we do and to spend quality time with the persons we love. On the contrary, bad friends pushes us to be selfish and to do whatever it takes just to get what we want even if we hurt someone in the process. Sometimes, bad friends lead us to have bad habits such as addictions (ML, Clash of Clans, drugs, food, liquor, cigarettes, etc) and being lazy. Always remember that a friend who invites you to attend a "Bible Study" is a good friend because that person wanted you to know God. As we all know, only God can give our life directions and purpose. And so, it is wise to choose friends that will lead us closer to God.

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