Work and pray
This question James asked in chapter 2, verses 14 of the bible (RSV); "what does it profit, my brethren, if a man says he has faith but has no works? Can his faith save him? Furthermore in verse 17, it says "so faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead…
This also we must consider "prayer" and according to Mathew 26:41
"watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation" even Jesus prayed Mathew 26:39 "he went a little further and fell on his face and prayed and according to Luke 22:44. " and being in agony, he prayed more earnestly and his sweet was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Topic established in the bible, it is important that one or two things be chipped in according to the knowledge granted to me by God.
If we say work and pray, we are not saying they are interchangeable, that is when you work you don't need to pray, no you must do them together.
Paul in 2 Thessalonica 3:10 if any would not work; neither shall he eat, for this you must put to consideration, the need to work.
To emphasis the need to work, you must find an area of specialization, youths in general happen to have an area of calling, (TALENTS), invest your time and money into it, if it be vocational job that you are into, do it well, remember an idle man is the devils workshop-wherever you happen to be at one time or the other take on the habit of always developing your talents/gifts, if you have discovered it, it is this same gift that will make way for you-work while others play.
In your academics don't depend on bonding, that is you know this part, and I know this part, we will teach ourselves, it is dishonest, avoid it, study perfectly, know your environment, know yourself, don't copy others, be yourself with all this, don't leave prayer out, pray without ceasing 1 Thessalonians' 5:17, for soon the reward you will get will glitter as gold, it will beam\m as light and sure bet, it will be real great
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