How do I make my most insignificant acts beautiful?
How do I make my words beautiful--life affirming, life-changing?
Kindness
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Though you have never seen Him and haven't the slightest idea what He looks like, when you do see Him, face to face, you'll know immediately who He is. What a day of rejoicing that will be!
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The reason I struggle so hard with forgiveness is because it is the essence of Christianity--the expression of the very nature of the God of love. The message of the cross for me who so desperately needed (and needs) forgiveness. There is nothing the devil hates more. And true forgiveness--like His--always "forgets." Why do you think the tempter keeps trying to dredge up the past all the time? Crush him with a forgiving heart. What joy and freedom it gives!!
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"Thy Word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against Thee." Until the Word gets from my head to my heart, it does me little good. How does it get from my head to my heart? A life of obedience. Regardless of the circumstances. "If you love me, . . ."
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You cannot love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength if you do not love your neighbor with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength--if you do not love them as fully as He loves you. And it should be with heartsoulmindstrength. It's one love. All encompassing. Wide, wide, as the ocean, deep as the deepest sea."
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We are so quick to criticize and judge. Take Job's wife for example. She--a loving mother--had just lost all of her children. All of them! She needed the two reminders Her husband used to encourage her. "You are speaking AS IF you are one of the foolish women." "Remember, God is good when He gives blessing, and He is good when He gives adversity." Or as we say today, "God is good. All the time." The gift we give to God in our times of adversity and sorrow is our broken heart. Encourage. Always encourage.
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A heart of gratitude is essential to the victorious Christian walk. "In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus." You cannot murmur and complain and do God's will. It's impossible.
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Endurance and perseverance are the soil in which the love of God grows.
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To be rich and content may be more difficult than to be poor and content. Is there, after all, anything more dangerous to complete dependence on Him than wealth? Be careful what you pray for. Be generous with what you've been given. Godliness with contentment are the only true riches. Neither one of those can be put into your bank account.
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No one can have the peace of God ruling in their heart until he or she has made peace with God as their Redeemer.
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The first thing God reveals to us about Himself is that He loves to create--good things. His creation is glorious beyond words. The new creations He makes out of those who have trusted in His Son are glorious--eternally. And God pity those of His children who try to suppress or minimize the creative gifts God has given His children. Do we dare discourage them from being like their Father?
How do I make my words beautiful--life affirming, life-changing?
Kindness
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Though you have never seen Him and haven't the slightest idea what He looks like, when you do see Him, face to face, you'll know immediately who He is. What a day of rejoicing that will be!
--------------------
The reason I struggle so hard with forgiveness is because it is the essence of Christianity--the expression of the very nature of the God of love. The message of the cross for me who so desperately needed (and needs) forgiveness. There is nothing the devil hates more. And true forgiveness--like His--always "forgets." Why do you think the tempter keeps trying to dredge up the past all the time? Crush him with a forgiving heart. What joy and freedom it gives!!
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"Thy Word have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against Thee." Until the Word gets from my head to my heart, it does me little good. How does it get from my head to my heart? A life of obedience. Regardless of the circumstances. "If you love me, . . ."
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You cannot love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength if you do not love your neighbor with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength--if you do not love them as fully as He loves you. And it should be with heartsoulmindstrength. It's one love. All encompassing. Wide, wide, as the ocean, deep as the deepest sea."
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We are so quick to criticize and judge. Take Job's wife for example. She--a loving mother--had just lost all of her children. All of them! She needed the two reminders Her husband used to encourage her. "You are speaking AS IF you are one of the foolish women." "Remember, God is good when He gives blessing, and He is good when He gives adversity." Or as we say today, "God is good. All the time." The gift we give to God in our times of adversity and sorrow is our broken heart. Encourage. Always encourage.
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A heart of gratitude is essential to the victorious Christian walk. "In everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus." You cannot murmur and complain and do God's will. It's impossible.
--------------------
Endurance and perseverance are the soil in which the love of God grows.
--------------------
To be rich and content may be more difficult than to be poor and content. Is there, after all, anything more dangerous to complete dependence on Him than wealth? Be careful what you pray for. Be generous with what you've been given. Godliness with contentment are the only true riches. Neither one of those can be put into your bank account.
--------------------
No one can have the peace of God ruling in their heart until he or she has made peace with God as their Redeemer.
--------------------
The first thing God reveals to us about Himself is that He loves to create--good things. His creation is glorious beyond words. The new creations He makes out of those who have trusted in His Son are glorious--eternally. And God pity those of His children who try to suppress or minimize the creative gifts God has given His children. Do we dare discourage them from being like their Father?
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