Buttons

2160) We are living in times when aggressive and unkind behavior happens more frequently than it did 50 years ago.   It seems as though the number of people who are willing to “push the buttons” of others grows.   When I think why people do this, I wonder if it’s because there is some
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Present Tense

2159) Trying to convince tweens that the tense of verbs is important is difficult. They don’t find a reason to listen carefully to the time period a tense of a verb gives.   But tense is important when your goal is to understand the timeframe of the speaker.   In Psalm 62:12, David says God
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Be Aware

2158) Driving in the winter in New England has its share of hazardous driving. In spite of this, you learn what to watch for and under what circumstances.   For example, there’s black ice, the ice you cannot see because it is just a coating on the roads. There are also places on roads where
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All

2157) Love is an amazing thing which holds many things underneath its umbrella.   If you ask a 16-year-old what love is, the answer most likely will be different from the answer of someone in their 70s.   Love, at times, is easy to give and at others, the most difficult thing you will ever
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What I Can Do

2156) There are times when I see or know someone who is in a difficult place. I find myself wishing I could make it better, but I can’t.   There is something I can do, and it is found in 1 Thessalonians 5:1. Here, this verse simply says we can encourage and build one another
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Without Ceasing

2155) There have been times in my life when something or someone weighed so heavily on my mind that I whispered prayers for them continually throughout the day.   When I’d sit up in bed in the morning, their name crossed my tongue as I continued to petition God on their behalf.   It’s in
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Arrows

2154) When I was a kid, I went to summer camp and one of the activities you could sign up for was archery. I never got particularly good at it, but I was able to at least get the arrow near the target.   Psalm 64 refers to two different types of arrows. The first
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Know Your Enemy

2153) Though I believe people’s actions and reactions are a result of choices, I also think these actions and reactions come from the roots we have from God or from Satan.   Jesus said you could tell what kind of tree (meaning good or evil) someone is by examining their fruit. (Matthew 7:16-20)   Paul
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Overcome

2152) I was talking with a friend the other day while going somewhere in a car. There was a driver behind us who was getting quite impatient with the summer traffic where I live.   They quickly passed us and the cars in front of us, displaying his displeasure of being forced to arrive where
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Fear and Love

2151) Love is a wondrous thing. It can bring such joy and it can also break your heart.   Keeping these two things in mind, 1 John 4:18 makes sense. The first part of the verse says there is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear.   This verse stumped me much
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