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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”

A Tender Heart “The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” Psalm 34:18 NIV “A tender heart is a wakeful, watchful heart. It watches against sin in the soul, sin in the family, sin in the calling, sin in spiritual duties and performances.” John Bunyan “I’ve never metContinue reading “Hearts for Valentine’s Day”

“Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:38 ESV “God will test you because he wants you to grow up. He wants you to mature. HeContinue reading “Measuring, Weighing and Testing”

“An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.” Proverbs 29:22 NLT “Discussions are always better than arguments because an argument is to find out who is right and a discussion is to find out what is right.” Aspiring Quotes Time-out. That’s how I would discipline my son when he wasContinue reading “Arguments vs. Discussions”

Who’s Living Rent-Free in Your Head? “But understand this, that in the last days, there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers ofContinue reading “Who’s Living Rent Free In Your Head?”

But the wisdom from above is first pure [morally and spiritually undefiled], then peace-loving [courteous, considerate], gentle, reasonable [and willing to listen], full of compassion and good fruits. It is unwavering, without [self-righteous] hypocrisy [and self-serving guile]. James 3:17 Amplified Bible “Your smile is your logo, your personality is your business card, how others feelContinue reading “Wisdom From Above”

“And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.” Ezekiel 36:26 NLT (Other translations say the heart of flesh) “To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heartContinue reading “Heart of Stone”

Fullness of God “That according to the riches of his glory, he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have the strength to comprehend with all the saints what isContinue reading “Fullness”

“Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow.” James 1:17 NASB “A blessing is what we get from practicing righteousness and rejecting wickedness.” Inspirational Quotes Have you ever gone on a dinner date and knew thereContinue reading “Blessings”