Month: February 2010

Valuable Life-lessons

“Happy is the man who gains understanding.” Proverbs 3:13 NKJV “Experience is a great teacher, a path to understanding for those who learn its lessons.” My thoughts today are about “valuable life-lessons.” You are not born with knowledge and understanding. You came into the world with a blank slate – […]

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Where Life Works Best

“Make sure you understand what the Master wants.” Ephesians 5:17 The Message “Learn to live where life works best.” My thoughts today are about “where life works best.” Even sincere and well-intended advice can sometimes be wrong. Sometimes a person is told, “You can be anything that you want to […]

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Overcoming Temptation

“Submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee.” James 4:7 NKJV “You govern the gate to your soul; govern it well.” My thoughts today are about “overcoming temptation.” Temptation seems to come with the territory. If you are human, you will be tempted. The question is not whether […]

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Without Excuse

“The woman You gave me gave me the fruit, and I ate it.” Genesis 3:12-13 CEV “The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of character and maturity.” My thoughts today are about being “without excuse.” Excuses. Everybody, young and old, has a heart full of them. The youngest child […]

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Poison of Bitterness

“Looking diligently . . lest any root of bitterness spring up.” Hebrews 12:15 NKJV “Be quick to bring every hurt and disappointment to God’s healing hands.” My thoughts today are about the “poison of bitterness.” There are things that may not seem very big at the time, but later can […]

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