Standing Firm

2634) Love is a wonderful thing, but it can be complicated in this life. There are always misunderstandings, bad priorities, changes in perspective and sometimes terrible choices. Yes, love can survive these things, but even the good of love among all members of this life will end in death (unless the Lord comes first). Psalm
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Sharpening vs. Destroying

2616) We humans weren’t meant to live alone; to walk through this life with no other human interaction. When situations happen, such as an extreme one like kidnapping, where someone is left alone, it can bring a difficulty on that person in unimaginable ways. Proverbs 27:17 tells us we were not meant to remain alone;
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Where is God?

2597) One thing I have struggled with throughout my life is the fact that, in this life, we cannot see God. We can’t turn to him in a room, see him and continue a conversation, reading his body language, hearing his tone of voice and, of course, listening to what he says. Yes, I know
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Heart Examination

2596) As a language arts teacher in the second half of my career, I had my young scholars write a 100-200 word journal, with a different prompt each day. The students actually enjoyed this because I tried to come up with unique and interesting prompts. There were prompts that my young scholars consistently found difficult;
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Hit the Trail

2593) In the state of Maine, there are many trails you can hike. That’s nice but some of these trails have a lot of roots and other things coming up through the ground that if you don’t watch out, you can trip and really hurt yourself. Sometimes life reminds me of these rooted trails, and
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Two Words Can Change Your Life

2592) Though there is so much beauty in this world, it can also seem like there’s way too much pain. Some of this pain we inflict upon ourselves. I should have done or said this; but I didn’t. I should not have done or said that; but I did, and more. Satan understands this tendency
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Binding Wounds

2589) I remember a time, long ago, when I deeply cut my hand. My mother quietly cleaned the wound and bound it up with bandages. Although I didn’t relish the cut, of course, I found comfort because someone else looked out for me and tended to me. Psalm 147:3 tells us God does the same
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I Know You

2587) I was watching a video clip the other day, and the scene featured Jesus and Jairus, the man whose daughter dies, and Jesus raised from the dead. The scene had Jesus standing there, and Jairus before him. After Jairus pleads with Jesus to help his daughter, Jesus looks him in the eye and says,
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Right There

2580) There have been times in my life when I’ve needed and asked for someone to show up with me for a difficult situation. These times included a medical procedure, a hard conversation, or a time when I needed to stick up for myself, but I was too timid. This other person rarely spoke to
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Take It or Leave It

2572) Have you ever known someone who really doesn’t care where you go to eat or doesn’t have a preference on which movie to see? It’s nice if you’re the one asking because the other person is basically saying, you decide. The one person I knew who said this regularly became a burden because I
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