Month: February 2012

Disagree or Disagreeable?

“That you may be perfectly united in mind and thought.” 1 Corinthians 1:10 NIV “Value relationships and another person more than you value your opinion.” My thoughts and comments today ask, “disagree or disagreeable?” Agreement is not always easiest, but it is always best. There are people that assume there […]

Continue Reading

Loving Approval

“The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:26 NIV “God is watchful, no mere spectator in the daily drama of your life.” My thoughts and comments today are about “loving approval.” What is it about the gaze of someone that can speak volumes? As a […]

Continue Reading

Keeping Score

“Great is your reward in Heaven.” Luke 6:23 NIV “Every wrong will not be righted nor every right thing rewarded, until eternity.” My thoughts and comments today are about “keeping score.” People have an amazing capacity for keeping score; usually that involves keeping emotional records of anything someone else hasn’t […]

Continue Reading

Do the Right Thing

“This is what [God] requires: to do what is right . . before God.” Micah 6:8 NLT “Doing the right thing now is simpler than undoing the wrong thing later.” My thoughts and comments today are to “do the right thing.” It is not always easy to know the right […]

Continue Reading

Godly Discipline

“The Lord disciplines those He loves.” Hebrews 12:6 NLT “Embrace discipline with assurance of God’s love and sufficient grace.” My thoughts and comments today are about “Godly discipline.” Does anyone really enjoy discipline? None of us likes to be corrected, and especially it seems when we most need to be. […]

Continue Reading