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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2562) My maternal grandmother was a very generous woman. If she thought I needed something, she never hesitated to do what she could to help meet that need. It is my grandmother who comes to mind when I read Ephesians 3:20. It reads, now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than
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One Day

2557) I am such a visual person that I sometimes struggle to have a conversation with God. I so desire to see who I am talking to and take in his response by watching his nonverbal communication. Though I yearn for this, I still talk with him, by faith, and I am able to because
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The Long Run

2539) I have a friend who is a runner. I have a lot of respect for her, as this is something I really don’t like doing. I jokingly say to her, the only time I run is if someone is chasing me. The term, the long run, doesn’t typically refer to running. It’s the ability
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Faith Examined

2520) I love to walk in the evenings with my little four-legged companion. One of the reasons is I love the colors of nature due to the sun’s position. Things don’t look washed out because of the over-brightness of sunshine. As I walk, I marvel at the specific types of leaves on display beside the
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Holy

2500) When I was in high school, if a couple were dating, the girl would often wear the boy’s class ring on her finger. This was a statement that she “belonged” to another. For many girls, it felt so good to be wanted and “belonging” to someone else. This was a public statement. In 1
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A Better Solution

2349) I learn a lot from my young scholars. Some lessons come as I observe their words and actions. One such observation is when one of them is sharpening a pencil. They’ll grind it and grind it and grind it and then, almost always on cue, they’ll say, This pencil won’t sharpen. At this point,
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Sacrifice Comes in Different Packages

2240) The historic event recorded in Luke 21:1-4 has always encouraged me. It’s a report of the rich putting their gifts into the offering box that was in the temple.   Matthew 6:2 tells us that the rich in Jesus’ day (including the pharisees) would “sound the trumpet” when giving.   In the temple, there
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Choice not Emotion

2239) As a teen, I can remember reading Philippians 4:1, …for I have learned, in whatever situation I am, to be content. I didn’t understand it because I thought of contentment as an emotion yet, as I have matured, both in my Bible knowledge and circumstantially, I see something different in this verse.   The
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A Good Conscience

2238) There’s a part of the ocean that is the most treacherous area for ships to navigate. It’s the Drake Passage between South America and the Antarctic peninsula.   There are several reasons why it’s so dangerous. For example, the warm and cold currents of two oceans meet, and it causes great instability.   If
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