“I’m not telling you this because I’m in need, for I have learned to be satisfied in any circumstance. I know what it means to lack, and I know what it means to experience overwhelming abundance. For I’m trained in the secret of overcoming all things, whether in fullness or in hunger. And I find […]
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I have to want to change more than I want to stay the same. This goes through my mind constantly with all the things in my life that need improvement! But it’s so easy to rationalize why what’s familiar is ok and so hard to get moving out of my comfort zone to make that
As a kid, I loved to play hopscotch. Depending on the day, I could hit all the squares with one foot. Other days, I had to take a minute to set my feet on solid ground before moving forward or jumping to the left or to the right. As an adult, I find myself playing
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“So don’t lose a minute in building on what you’ve been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness, and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your
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“The unfolding of your word gives light; so even the simple can understand.” Psalm 119:130 I always loved playing connect the dots. For some reason the curiosity and mystery of the hidden picture intrigued me. The ones that guided me number by number of course, were easy. But as I grew older, the discovery of
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“For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure. A craving for everything we see and pride in our achievements. But the world is fading away. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever”. I John 2:16-17 To do or not to do. That’s a decision we make every minute of every
My husband and I have spent a week working to get a huge dead limb out of the top of our tree. It’s been hanging around for a while and has been an eyesore to us, but today, when we finally got it down, the rest of the tree seemed to cry out in praise.
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Excuses are so easy to justify. Just one more bite. Just one more hour of sleep. Just one more little lie. Just one more time to gossip. Just one more (insert behavior here). And some behaviors have little consequences, but some have big! Some only affect us and our well-being, but many affect others as well.
Fruit that hangs on a tree does nothing for the tree. But when it is mature and ripe it brings pleasure to others.
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