Complaining Examined

1656) Have you ever noticed when taking part in small talk with a group of friends how one complaint can lead to another? From time to time, I will and when I’m noticing, I see the conversation lowering beneath the profitable side. These conversations are not helpful. Why? Because when we complain, we are stating
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Timing is Everything

1656) Time is an important thing in our world. We have appointments, dates and schedules that hinge upon the clock, often timed to the minute. Add to this texts and instant messages. We’re used to getting in contact with others and receiving instantaneous answers. The problem is, God rarely works this way. When I read
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Enough is Enough

1654) Relationships are important. We need to nurture them to be healthy mentally, physically, and spiritually, yet even though this is true, we should not nurture all relationships. Titus 3:10 tells us there are people who spend much of their time trying to stir up trouble. There are many reasons a person may choose to
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Internal Fight

1652) In my opinion, God’s children are instructed to do two of the most difficult things in Luke 6:28. The verse tells us to Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. Let’s dig a little deeper. The word bless used here in the Greek means to speak well of. This is
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He Made Me so Mad

1652) My young scholars frequently act on impulse. It goes with the territory. I’ll have two kids bickering and I know it can quickly escalate. If I were to ask one kid why they said or did something in retaliation, I’ll often hear: “He/she made me so mad.” Now, you and I know that even
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But ….

1651) One thing that is hard for me to understand in the Bible is found in Daniel 9:9. The verse reminds us that God is merciful and full of forgiveness. Why is this hard? Because something within me believes if mercy (grace) and forgiveness is freely given, what would stop people from taking advantage? The
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A Person of Your Word

1650) Many of us are familiar with James 5:12. Here the verse admonishes us to let our “yes” be yes and our “no” be no. In other words, be a person of your word. But have you considered what our words tell others about ourselves? If we spend much of our time talking about others
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Feelings Examined

1648) For many years I believed feelings are a moral choice. I don’t think that now. My thinking before was, if I feel irritated, discouraged, angry, depressed, they result from a lack of faith on my part, but are they? Verses like Galatians 6:9 seemed to back up my former thought. It says to not
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Limited Eyesight

1647) All the teachers at my school have duties besides what takes place in our classrooms. Some have lunch duty; you get to eat lunch with 10-year-old boys (along with their classmates). I know, right! If you want to lose a bit of weight, watch boys this age eat. Sometimes, when we’re on our way
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Put it On

1646) One of my young scholars recently came to school with her shirt on inside out. There was no one in the room yet, so I quietly suggested she visit the restroom and turn it inside out. She shot out of the room like a flash and returned a few minutes later, dressed correctly for
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