Doing the hard thing, the right way, always pays off... (2 Timothy 2:1-13)
The labor of the righteous is a reflection of who they are and what they are chasing...
"God's word answers these things for us. 'The labor of the righteous leads to life, the wages of the wicked lead to sin.' (Proverbs 10:16) Think about it, the labor of the righteous leads to life...because the life of the righteous leads to life. Proverbs 11:19 says, "As righteousness leads to life, so he who pursues evil pursues it to his own death." The labor of the righteous is a reflection of who they are and what they are chasing...and the same applies to those who are not rightly related to God, through Jesus Christ."
Doing the loyal thing is hard. It's hard to not get entangled with the affairs of this life... but the payoff is worth it. (Priorities... payoff)
Doing the legit/right thing, the right way, can be hard... it's harder to win, doing it right, the right way, in a crooked world. It's easier to win by not competing fairly, but the payoff is worth doing it right. (Persistence/properly... payoff)
Doing the labor, the right way, is hard... but the payoff is always worth it. Not enduring unto the end disqualifies us from enjoying the fruit of our labor. (Patience... payoff)
Our work feeds us...
"For you will eat [from] the labor of your hands; you will be blessed, and it will be well with you." (Psalm 128:2)
Keep your eyes on Jesus and run the race He sets before you... the race and the reward is worth it.
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