Hope

Hope 2336) I hope I get the job. I hope the report from the doctor is good. I hope for some peace and quiet. All these things are reasonable wants, and when I read Psalm 130:7 that I must hope in the Lord. For with the Lord is steadfast love, and with him is plentiful
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It’s a Fight

2335) When I taught high school, I was thoroughly shaken each time I witnessed a fight between kids. I hated seeing them; it was often traumatic to me, especially when I knew the kids involved. Some fights were brutal. As I reflect on this, it occurs to me that I have always viewed fights–whether physical
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Encourage

2334) As I make stops in my community, I feel unsettled when I see signs posted that boldly state the company or place will not tolerate rudeness and bullying. My struggle is not in the fact these signs are there, of course; it’s because they are necessary. It seems our culture has defined itself by
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On Guard

2333) People who choose to be lifeguards have my respect. I don’t think I could spend hours watching for a disaster. To be ready at any moment, at any minute, at any second and then, when someone struggles in the water, to leap for action. When Paul tells us in Philippians 4:7 that God’s peace 
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Fear Not

2332) As we look toward a new year, sometimes fear has a way of creeping in. Who will leave me? Who will die? What hurts will be chiseled into my soul? Fear is an emotion that has a way of barging into our lives like a jolt of lightning. We don’t have much control over
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Save and then Hear

2331) Having a classroom of only male young scholars, it’s interesting to focus on the difference between this class and one that holds only females. Though many days I think it’s a tossup, but on average, males speak about 7,000 words a day while females speak around 21,000 words. Even if these numbers miss the
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A Moving Prayer

2330) Growing up in church has many advantages. It also brings back some interesting memories. I can remember when the pastor would offer his morning prayer; it seemed to me like it lasted forever, when it reality; it was only a few minutes. One of the most moving prayers is found in Numbers 6:24-26. It
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Well Done

2329) The words we speak will often be taken seriously depending on the integrity you may or may not hold. For example, hearing “well done” from someone who is addicted to drugs will have a different impact than hearing it from someone who has earned your respect. If you take this thinking further, it’s possible
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Pushed

2328) My young scholars love to play tag during recess and as a teacher on duty, I have to watch over them continually because many of them, in their eagerness to win, will push other kids right over instead of the gentle, tag–you’re it. Kids aren’t the only ones who push or get pushed. Psalm
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A Type of Fishing

2327) My experience with fishing isn’t much. I did some in my childhood and then some since we moved to Maine. I do enjoy it, but it reminds me of an evening, perhaps 20 years ago, when my husband and I drifted in a boat on Grand Lake Stream. That evening, the conditions for fishing
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