Proverbs 3:5

Faith in the Ordinary

How does diligence honor God in ordinary work?

2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 NASB
10 For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either. 11 For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies. 12 Now we command and exhort such persons in the Lord Jesus Christ to work peacefully and eat their own bread.

Faith in the Ordinary

How does integrity shape daily faithfulness?

Micah 6:8 NASB
8 He has told you, mortal one, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?

Faith in the Ordinary

What does childlike trust look like in everyday life?

Mark 10:13-16 NASB
13 And they were bringing children to Him so that He would touch them; but the disciples rebuked them. 14 But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and said to them, “Allow the children to come to Me; do not forbid them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. 15 Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.” 16 And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them.

Faith in the Ordinary

How does patience shape faithful obedience over time?

Galatians 6:9 NASB
9 Let us not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary.

Faith in the Ordinary

How does contentment grow in everyday faithfulness?

Philippians 4:11-13 NASB
11 Not that I speak from need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. 12 I know how to get along with little, and I also know how to live in prosperity; in any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of being filled and going hungry, both of having abundance and suffering need. 13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.

Faith in the Ordinary

What does faithfulness look like in routine responsibilities?

Luke 16:10-12 NASB
10 “The one who is faithful in a very little thing is also faithful in much; and the one who is unrighteous in a very little thing is also unrighteous in much. 11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the use of unrighteous wealth, who will entrust the true wealth to you? 12 And if you have not been faithful in the use of that which is another’s, who will give you that which is your own?

Faith in the Ordinary

How does God meet me in daily dependence?

Psalm 37:23-24 NASB
23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.
24 When he falls, he will not be hurled down,
Because the Lord is the One who holds his hand.

Faith in the Ordinary

How does trusting God change the way I plan my days?

James 4:13-15 NASB
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend a year there and engage in business and make a profit.” 14 Yet you do not know what your life will be like tomorrow. For you are just a vapor that appears for a little while, and then vanishes away. 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and also do this or that.”

Faith in the Ordinary

Psalm 90:17  NASB
17 May the kindness of the Lord our God be upon us;
And confirm for us the work of our hands;
Yes, confirm the work of our hands.

Faith in the Ordinary

Why does faithfulness in small things matter to God?

Psalm 127  NASB
1 Unless the Lord builds a house,
They who build it labor in vain;
Unless the Lord guards a city,
The watchman stays awake in vain.
2 It is futile for you to rise up early,
To stay up late,
To eat the bread of painful labor;
This is how He gives to His beloved sleep.

3 Behold, children are a gift of the Lord,
The fruit of the womb is a reward.
4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior,
So are the children of one’s youth.
5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them;
They will not be ashamed
When they speak with their enemies in the gate.

Faith in the Ordinary

How can I acknowledge God in the ordinary tasks of today?

Colossians 3:17  NASB
17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

How has God been teaching me to rest this month?

Psalm 34:18 NASB

18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.