07-16-2008, 02:18 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Who am I
Taking care of myself?
I can’t seem to find any Scripture or Biblical principle on taking care of yourself first.
Is there such a thing?
I’m sure there is, but I just can’t seem to find it.
What I’m talking about is… I know we are suppose to put God first, others second and then us, but if we don’t take care of us, how can we take care of others?
That’s what’s going through my mind right now.
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Yes Dean .... I believe God want us to look after ourselves and look after His " Temple ". It's just that we have to put everything in the right perspective and as every one is saying God first , family next and us last. God Bless.
Psalm 95:7
for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture, the flock under his care. Today, if you hear his voice,
Psalm 55:22
Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
Nahum 1:7
The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in him,
Luke 21:34
"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap.
Ephesians 5:15
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise,
Ephesians 5:29
After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church—
1 Corinthians 3:16
Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?
1 Corinthians 6:19
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
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