If love is not proud & does not boast; if it does not envy & keeps no record, then it also has no basis on which to ever be competitive
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Thought for the Day – Competitive Edge
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged boast, competitive, envy, love, proud on May 19, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Thought for the Day – Accept No Substitute
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged Jesus, life, truth, way on May 14, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Jesus didn’t just come to teach us truth. He is the truth! Jesus didn’t just come to point us to the way. He is the way! Jesus didn’t just come to lead us to life. He is the life! (John 14:6) Jesus didn’t just come to give us the Word. He is the Word! (John 1:1 & 14) God is not simply loving. He is love! (1 John 4:8) We were meant to access all these things through our direct connection to Him. (John 15:5) Without a genuine bond with the person of God, truth is reduced to a pile of arbitrary facts; the way becomes little more than a methodical process for gaining our desired outcome; the Word is devalued into just another ancient philosophy book; and we become a people who have a form of godliness while denying the true power thereof (2 Tim 3:5).
Thought for the Day – Passionate/Compassionate
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged compassion, compassionate, passion, passionate on May 13, 2020| Leave a Comment »
It’s a lot easier to be passionate than it is to be compassionate.
Thought for the Day – Threads
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged deception, despair, division, hate, hope, love, truth, unity on April 15, 2020| 1 Comment »
Every Minute
of
Every Day
We have the choice
Love or Hate
Fear or Faith
Hope or Despair
Teardown or Buildup
Unity or Division
Self or Others
Compassion or Apathy
Criticism or Encouragement
Persevere or Quit
Deception or Truth
Life or Death
These threads weave together to form the fabric of our existence
Thought for the Day – Praying for Serenity
Posted in Free Verse / Poetry, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged complacency, denial, desperation, fear, imagination, panic, wisdom on March 16, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Denial refuses to acknowledge that there is a problem
Wisdom endeavors to see a problem for what it is
Fear magnifies and exaggerates a problem
Denial rationalizes inaction
Wisdom pursues prudent action
Fear produces over-reaction
Denial breeds apathy
Wisdom breeds contemplation
Fear breeds panic
Denial fights to maintain the status quo
Wisdom seeks a measured response
Fear makes a bad situation worse
Denial is emboldened by a stubborn will
Wisdom is empowered by a peaceful mind
Fear is fueled by a fruitful imagination
Denial results in complacency
Wisdom looks toward hope
Fear leads to desperation
God grant us the strength & wisdom to grab ahold
of the things you’ve placed in our hands
And grant us the faith & hope to trust You
for the things that are beyond our reach
And Lord, please give us the discernment to
recognize the difference between the two
Thought for the Day – Provoked
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged provoke on February 10, 2020| Leave a Comment »
When we allow someone to provoke us to say or do something we wouldn’t normally, we unwittingly place them in a position of leadership, and submit ourselves to their authority.
Thought for the Day – Symphony
Posted in Commentaries, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged cooperation, increased dialogue, unity on February 18, 2020| 2 Comments »
The members of an orchestra don’t come together by taking their cues from each other, they do so by fixing their eyes on a singular person and responding to the promptings of that Conductor. And so it is with the Body of Christ. We will not achieve genuine unity through increased dialogue or simple cooperation. It will only happen when we collectively succumb to the guidance of the One, who is the Author and Finisher of our faith.
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