Tag: heart

Your Thought Life

“If anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things.” Philippians 4:8 NIV. Thoughts have a power to create and color the interpretation of your inner world. My thoughts and comments today are about “your thought life.” More than you imagine, thoughts influence how you feel, what you do, what […]

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Superficiality

“The Lord searches every heart and understands every motive.”  1 Chronicles 28:9 NIV. A superficial life is ultimately unsatisfying. My thoughts and comments today are about “superficiality.” Often, people give much time and attention to outward appearances while sorely neglecting their inner life. Lives are contentedly occupied with shallow acquaintances […]

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Seeking God

Please read the “EDL Update and Email Change” below today’s Devotional ———————————————————————— “O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You; my soul thirsts for you.” Psalm 63:1 NIV A man with time to spare never has enough to do what He would rather not. My thoughts and comments […]

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A Resolute Mind

“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV Your mind is the seedbed for your attitudes, beliefs, and behavior. My thoughts and comments today are about “a resolute mind.” The mind is not an easy thing to control, and never easy to get settled […]

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Realistic Expectations

“Jesus . . knew what was in man.” John 2:25 NIV. One’s better potential is possible; others’ expectations rarely are. Patience is easy to claim until something or someone tests it. Some years ago, I met a person wearing a puzzling lapel button with an unpronounceable mixture of letters – […]

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