Ephesians 5 - GNTD & KIB1967

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God

School can be tough, whether you’re dealing with classes, friends, or figuring yourself out. The Bible offers timeless wisdom that can guide you through these experiences. Here are seven biblical wisdom nuggets, accompanied by scripture, to help you sail smoothly through school.

1. Seek God’s Wisdom First

Proverbs 2:6 (NIV): “For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”

Before diving into your studies, seek God’s wisdom. Acknowledge that true knowledge comes from Him. When you prioritize God’s wisdom, you gain insights that go beyond textbooks, helping you make better decisions in both academic and personal matters.

2. Be Diligent and Hardworking

Proverbs 13:4 (NIV): “A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.”

Success in school requires effort and perseverance. Laziness will lead to unfulfilled goals, but diligence brings rewards. Whether it’s studying for exams or working on projects, approach each task with a mindset of diligence, knowing that hard work pays off.

3. Practice Integrity in All Things

Proverbs 10:9 (NIV): “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked paths will be found out.”

Integrity means being honest and having strong moral principles, even when no one is watching. Cheating on an exam or copying homework may seem like a shortcut, but it ultimately leads to trouble. Uphold integrity in your academic pursuits, and you’ll walk with confidence.

4. Surround Yourself with Wise Friends

Proverbs 13:20 (NIV): “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”

The company you keep influences your behavior and choices. Surround yourself with friends who uplift you, encourage your growth, and share your values. Wise friends will challenge you to be better and help you stay on the right path.

5. Trust in God’s Plan

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV): “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

School can be overwhelming with its uncertainties and pressures. Trust that God has a plan for your life, even when things don’t go as expected. Whether you face disappointments or setbacks, believe that God is guiding you toward a hopeful future.

6. Manage Your Time Wisely

Ephesians 5:15-16 (NIV): “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.”

Time management is crucial for balancing studies, extracurricular activities, and personal time. Use your time wisely, avoiding procrastination. Prioritize tasks and make the most of every opportunity to learn and grow.

7. Pray About Everything

Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV): “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

Prayer is a powerful tool in navigating school life. Whether you’re stressed about an upcoming test or unsure about your future, bring your concerns to God in prayer. Prayer brings peace and clarity, helping you stay focused and calm in all situations.

Conclusion

Applying these biblical wisdom nuggets to your school life can significantly enhance your experience. By seeking God’s wisdom, practicing diligence, maintaining integrity, surrounding yourself with wise friends, trusting in God’s plan, managing your time wisely, and praying about everything, you can navigate the challenges of school with confidence and grace. Remember, God is with you every step of the way, ready to guide and support you.

Navigating the complexities of life can be challenging, especially for young people who are still finding their way. The Bible offers timeless wisdom and guidance that can help shape a fulfilling and purposeful life. Here are some key Biblical tips for young people:

1. Seek Wisdom and Understanding

Proverbs 4:7 – “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.”

The pursuit of wisdom is highly valued in the Bible. Wisdom helps in making informed decisions, understanding the world better, and living a life that is pleasing to God. Young people are encouraged to seek wisdom and understanding, not only through formal education but also through life experiences and learning from others.

2. Honor Your Parents

Ephesians 6:1-3 – “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother’—which is the first commandment with a promise—’so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.'”

Respecting and honoring parents is a fundamental principle in the Bible. It fosters healthy family relationships and sets a foundation for a respectful attitude towards authority and elders.

3. Guard Your Heart

Proverbs 4:23 – “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”

The heart, in Biblical terms, is the center of one’s being, encompassing emotions, desires, and thoughts. Guarding your heart means being mindful of what influences you—your thoughts, feelings, and actions. It involves being cautious about the company you keep, the content you consume, and the activities you engage in.

4. Flee from Temptation

1 Corinthians 10:13 – “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”

Temptations are a part of life, but the Bible reassures that there is always a way to overcome them. Young people are encouraged to recognize their weaknesses, seek God’s strength, and make conscious efforts to avoid situations that might lead to sin.

5. Develop a Prayerful Life

Philippians 4:6 – “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

Prayer is a powerful tool for maintaining a close relationship with God. It helps in finding peace, gaining strength, and seeking guidance. A prayerful life enables young people to stay connected to their faith and find solace in difficult times.

6. Cultivate Good Friendships

Proverbs 13:20 – “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.”

The company you keep significantly influences your character and decisions. The Bible encourages surrounding yourself with wise and good-hearted individuals who uplift and encourage you to grow in faith and virtue.

7. Serve Others

Galatians 5:13 – “You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love.”

Service to others is a core principle in Christianity. It teaches humility, compassion, and selflessness. Young people are encouraged to look beyond their own needs and contribute positively to the lives of others.

Conclusion

The Bible offers invaluable guidance for young people striving to live meaningful and virtuous lives. By seeking wisdom, honoring parents, guarding their hearts, fleeing from temptation, developing a prayerful life, cultivating good friendships, serving others, living with integrity, trusting in God’s plan, and staying humble, young people can navigate the complexities of life with faith and purpose.

Living in the Light

1 Since you are God's dear children, you must try to be like him. 2 Your life must be controlled by love, just as Christ loved us and gave his life for us as a sweet-smelling offering and sacrifice that pleases God.

3 Since you are God's people, it is not right that any matters of sexual immorality or indecency or greed should even be mentioned among you. 4 Nor is it fitting for you to use language which is obscene, profane, or vulgar. Rather you should give thanks to God. 5 You may be sure that no one who is immoral, indecent, or greedy (for greed is a form of idolatry) will ever receive a share in the Kingdom of Christ and of God.

6 Do not let anyone deceive you with foolish words; it is because of these very things that God's anger will come upon those who do not obey him. 7 So have nothing at all to do with such people. 8 You yourselves used to be in the darkness, but since you have become the Lord's people, you are in the light. So you must live like people who belong to the light, 9 for it is the light that brings a rich harvest of every kind of goodness, righteousness, and truth. 10 Try to learn what pleases the Lord. 11 Have nothing to do with the worthless things that people do, things that belong to the darkness. Instead, bring them out to the light. ( 12 It is really too shameful even to talk about the things they do in secret.) 13 And when all things are brought out to the light, then their true nature is clearly revealed; 14 for anything that is clearly revealed becomes light. That is why it is said,

“Wake up, sleeper,

and rise from death,

and Christ will shine on you.”

15 So be careful how you live. Don't live like ignorant people, but like wise people. 16 Make good use of every opportunity you have, because these are evil days. 17 Don't be fools, then, but try to find out what the Lord wants you to do.

18 Do not get drunk with wine, which will only ruin you; instead, be filled with the Spirit. 19 Speak to one another with the words of psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing hymns and psalms to the Lord with praise in your hearts. 20 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, always give thanks for everything to God the Father.

Wives and Husbands

21 Submit yourselves to one another because of your reverence for Christ.

22 Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands as to the Lord. 23 For a husband has authority over his wife just as Christ has authority over the church; and Christ is himself the Savior of the church, his body. 24 And so wives must submit themselves completely to their husbands just as the church submits itself to Christ.

7 Bible Verses about Marriage

There are many kinds of temptations in the world. To be married is to give our love and loyalty to our husband or wife.

25 Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it. 26 He did this to dedicate the church to God by his word, after making it clean by washing it in water, 27 in order to present the church to himself in all its beauty—pure and faultless, without spot or wrinkle or any other imperfection. 28 Men ought to love their wives just as they love their own bodies. A man who loves his wife loves himself. ( 29 None of us ever hate our own bodies. Instead, we feed them, and take care of them, just as Christ does the church; 30 for we are members of his body.) 31 As the scripture says, “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and unite with his wife, and the two will become one.” 32 There is a deep secret truth revealed in this scripture, which I understand as applying to Christ and the church. 33 But it also applies to you: every husband must love his wife as himself, and every wife must respect her husband.

aza 5

1 ŋwu ṯaŋwu, eti deŋtini eḏaɽani Allah, kaka nyor nyeṯuŋw zi amɽi. 2 na eti dirnaṯi ki tamɽa-na, amɽa ŋazi gwu Kwruztu, nuŋw ma ṯiŋaci ŋaŋwuzi rɔgwɽɔ lu ruŋun, nuŋw ta orɔ karama keṯi tiŋaci Allah wəŋ lu wami.

3 etere andazi ŋiɽaŋali lu ŋeḏi ŋijin ḏuṯ na ŋere ŋiti nofḏana mac, na ṯimiidaḏa tɔk mac, ezi ere mumri la mac, kaka ur ŋa gwu leni lirlinelu ter eḏi Kwruztu-na. 4 etere emni daŋgal-na ŋiɽaŋali ŋiti ŋizaw mac, ya ŋir ŋiḏyaki, ya ŋir zurgwa domony, kaka enir gwu ŋiti ŋofḏana mac; lakin, ki lobi leḏi ŋiɽaŋal ŋir kaka ŋu, eḏir eca Allah zukran. 5 etizelŋece ŋu rac eḏaruŋw, kwijin kwiti kwere mac, ya kwizi kweṯuri yey lu, ya ŋgwa kweri miidaḏa kwɔmne, —kwunderṯa kweṯi kwɔkwoce kwɔmne lu,— ŋwu ere afi ŋoru ŋere mac ki ŋeleny-na ŋeḏi Kwruztu-ŋa Allah yi. 6 etere efrici kwere mac eḏi kekeɽinji ŋaŋwuzi lu ŋiɽaŋal ŋi ŋir kenjer domony, kaka ur ṯa ŋiɽaŋal ŋu ŋeṯafa ŋirŋaza ŋeḏi Allah ki lizi-na kla lir lidurlaḏu. 7 ṯaŋwu, eṯi li ere irerelu mac. 8 kaka eni ŋa gwu kerreny kirim, lakin kire-kirem ŋgwu, a limorɔ fori eḏi Kweleny-na; eṯi dirnaṯi kaka nyor nyeḏi fori 9 (kaka ur gwu nyor nyeḏi fori kwɔmne tatap kwir kwizana na kwirlalu na kwir rerem tɔk.) 10 deŋṯineri eḏelŋe kwɔmne eḏi gi əmi Kwelenyi-na. 11 ruceri ŋɔḏɽor-na ŋeṯirzerri ŋir kaka kirim, ŋiti ŋetafa ṯortaḏa tere mac, na eti zi ruwezelu. 12 kaka eṯir gwu orɔ feḏiya keni eḏi zi andazi ŋeḏi kwɔmne ŋgwa kweṯir erri ŋejmeti. 13 lakin ma kwɔmne ruwene lu fori gi, eṯuŋw ijini, na fori eḏi ŋuma keni eḏerṯe kwɔmne nana mindaŋ muŋw iiḏi fori gi tɔk. 14 ŋwu taŋwu, ner aruŋw:

kiɽṯi, ŋa, ŋgwa kwinḏiri,

a diɽa ki ŋiɽany-na,

mindaŋ a ŋa Kwruztu tiŋaḏa fori nana.

15 izar pa ami eleŋw ŋama-ŋamaŋ kaka lizi lifirli ki, liti liḏiki mac. 16 aŋricar ŋwomuri eḏi ŋi erri ŋizaw, kaka eni gwu ŋwamin ŋwu ŋwiki. 17 ŋwu ṯaŋwu, etere eni liḏiki mac, lakin eṯi deŋṯini eḏizelŋe ŋeḏi tugwor ṯeḏi Allah ŋorti ḏa. 18 na etere urleli kiɽca gi mac, kaka eṯuŋw gwu mulṯaḏa lizi ki ŋiɽaŋal-na ŋiki, lakin eṯefrinji Ṯigɽima ṯirlinelu ter eḏureni rugwori ralu dedep; 19 mindaŋ ma andindazi daŋgal-na limazmur li, rilŋa ri tɔk, eḏi iɽezi Kwelenyi rilŋa ri kru rami, rugwor ri ralu minmin. 20 eṯeca Allah zukran ŋwamin rac, na kwɔmne gi tatap, yiriny yi yeḏi Kweleny kweri kweni Yecu Kwruztu.

ŋeḏre ŋeḏi duənu kweḏi likwruztyan

21 eti zi ami ketize yeyŋw ŋeḏi liḏaḏu daŋgal-na, eḏi ŋi iɽi Kwruztuŋw-na. 22 ŋaŋa lir law, eti ketice lileluŋwuzi ŋiɽaŋali yey, kaka ŋeḏi Kweleny. 23 kaka ur gwu kwor nda leḏi kwaw kwuŋwun, kaka ur gwu ṯa Kwruztu nda leḏi kaniiza, kir aŋna wuŋwun, nuŋw orɔ ki rɔgwɽɔ ruŋwun wuɽe-wuɽeny Kwigileḏa kwuŋwun. 24 kaka eṯi gwu kaniiza inyica Kwruztuŋw nana, ner ṯa orɔ ŋwu tɔk ŋeḏi law eḏinyici loru leŋen nana ki ŋiɽaŋal-na tatap. 25 lor, amɽari layu lalu kaka amɽa gwu Kwruztu kaniiza, tiŋacaŋw gwu rɔgwɽɔ lu, 26 mindaŋ muŋw ṯa irli kaniiza lu ter, zuɽaŋw gwu ṯuzuɽu ṯi-na ṯeḏi ŋaw, na ṯeḏi ŋiɽaŋal ŋuŋun, 27 mindaŋ muŋw kiṯani kaniiza ki rɔgwɽɔ ruŋwun ŋiniṯ ŋi, eḏorɔ kuŋwun, kiti keḏi tɔmne nana tere tir lufru mac, ya ŋwuɽuṯ nana tɔk mac, lakin kirlinelu ter, kiira loma-na lere. 28 ṯaŋwu, ner ofḏani eḏi lor amindindi layu leŋen kaka ṯa eṯir gwu amindi yaŋna yeŋen. ŋgwa kweṯamɽi kwayu kwuŋwun, kweṯi ṯa amɽi rɔgwɽɔ ruŋwun. 29 kwizi kwiti kwere mac kweri firazi aŋna wuŋwun; eṯuŋw ɽuni na eṯuŋw aŋraci tɔk ŋama-ŋamaŋ; ṯaŋwu eṯi Kwruztu ɽuni kaniiza, na eṯuŋw aŋraci tɔk, 30 kaka urir gwu nyiŋa kwɔmne kwir-na ter ter kweḏi aŋna wuŋwun. 31 ŋiɽaŋal ŋi ṯa ŋu, kaka luḏinar gwu, ŋaruŋw: a kwor duŋgweci ṯernyin ŋwuzi lenyin gi eḏoɽmaṯi kwaw gi kwuŋwun, na lir-na nden er orɔ aŋna-na wutuput. 32 ŋizanyji ŋeni ŋupa ŋulucina ki ŋiɽaŋal-na ŋu, ŋeni Kwruztu-na kaniiza gi, 33 lakin ŋeni ŋalu tɔk; eḏi lor daŋgal-na lere lere amindi layu leŋen, enir gwu kaka rɔgwɽɔ rutuput, na eḏi law aŋrani eḏi iɽi loru-na leŋen.