Be Sure – 2 Pet 1:10 of your calling

Be Holy – 1 Pet 1:15-16

Be Kind – Eph 4:32; Lk 6:35

Be Grateful – 1 Thes 5:18– to God and to men – write thank you notes

Be Content – Phil 4:11; 1 Tim 6:6

Be Spirit-filled – Eph 5:18; Acts 4:31

Be Knowledgeable – Prov 19:2 – study, 2 Tim 2:15

Be Candid – Prov 27:5 open rebuke; Rom 12:17 honest; 2 Cor 11:6 rude; Col 4:6 grace w/ salt

Be Bold – Acts 4:31; Eph 6:19-20

Be Faithful – 1 Cor 4:2, 4:17

Be Strong – Eph6:10; 1 Cor 16:13

Be Wise – Matt 10:16, Acts 20:28-31

Be Gentle – 1 Thes 2:7; 2 Tim 2:24

Be Patient – 2 Tim 2:24

Be Longsuffering –Col 3:12-13

Be Humble – 1 Tim 3:6; 1 Cor 15:9

Be Disciplined – 1 Cor 9:25-27 – up early [reading and praying] – good diet – moderate exercise – lots of work [Paul labored more abundantly than them all]

Don’t worry about:

Your Popularity – Matt 5:11-12; Luke 6:26 speak well of you

Your Enemies – Rom 12:18-21 – draw nigh to God – seek his refuge – seek his holiness

Your Results – leave those to God – Zech 4:10