Herbal Blessing: DAILY SURVIVAL KIT

Today is Best Friend's Day! What better way to bless your best friend than with a fun daily survival kit complete with items to remind you of Bible verses for daily living.

DAILY SURVIVAL KIT ITEMS:

Toothpick – To remind you to pick the good qualities in others

Matthew 7:1-2 - "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

Rubberband - To remind you to be flexible

Romans 8:28 – “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

Band Aid - To remind you to be God’s instrument to heal hurt feelings

Colossians 3:12-14 – “ Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

Notepad & Pencil - To remind you to write down your list of blessings

Psalm 103:1-5 – “Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits - who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's.”

Eraser - To remind you that everyone makes mistakes

1 John 1:8-9 – “If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.”

Chewing Gum - To remind you to stick with it, you can accomplish anything

Philippians 4:13 – “I can do everything through him who gives me strength.”

Mint - To remind you that you are worth a mint

John 3:16-17 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.”

Chocolate Kiss - To remind you that everyone needs a kiss or hug everyday

1 John 4:7 – “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”