Giving Up When It Gets Tough–Character Needed “For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.” 2 Peter 1:5-7 ESV “Character is revealed when pressureContinue reading “Character Revealed”
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Small Parts
There Are No Small Parts “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can moveContinue reading “Small Parts”
Doubt
Giving Up When It Gets Tough–Doubts “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” Romans 8:18 NASB “Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.” Marilyn vos Savant “I can’t doContinue reading “Doubt”
Harassed and Helpless
“When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.” Matthew 9:36 ESV (Emphasis mine) “You are the only Bible some unbelievers will ever read.” – John MacArthur Harassed and helpless like sheep. While working for my local police department several years ago, aContinue reading “Harassed and Helpless”
Is Prayer Just Another Resource?
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16 NIV “As we pray, we can feel a change in our spiritual life. We are closer to God because we continuously communicate. Through prayer, we acknowledge that His love for us is infinite,Continue reading “Is Prayer Just Another Resource?”
Angry!
“Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly. A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones. Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.” Proverbs 14:29-33 ESV “Angry people want you to see how powerful they are.Continue reading “Angry!”
The Little Things
“For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.” 2 Peter 1:5-7 ESV “Sometimes the little opportunities that fly at us each day can haveContinue reading “The Little Things”
Getting Even
“Dear friends, never take revenge. Leave that to the righteous anger of God. For the Scriptures say, ‘I will take revenge; I will pay them back,’ says the LORD.” Romans 12:19 “The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.” John E. Southland How do we notContinue reading “Getting Even”
A Valentine For You
Love is a Person “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.” 1st John 4:16 “The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, orContinue reading “A Valentine For You”
Another Heart For Valentine’s Day
A Forgiving Heart “Lord, if you kept a record of our sins, who, O Lord, could ever survive?But you offer forgiveness, that we might learn to fear you.” Psalm 130:3-4 NLT “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” Lewis B. Smedes Forgiveness does not mean reconciliation. It may butContinue reading “Another Heart For Valentine’s Day”
Prayers and Musings of a Black Sheep 