The only person that can keep you from becoming who you were created to be is the person you choose to be instead.
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Thought for the Day – Person to Person
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged who you were created to be on April 24, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Thought for the Day – The Big “If”
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged bitterness, bored, despair, offense on April 23, 2019| Leave a Comment »
If we could esteem other people’s needs above our own (Phil 2:3), we’d probably be too busy to be bored. If we would fill our minds with things that are noble, just, pure, and lovely (Phil 4:8), we’d likely be too encouraged to fall into bitterness or offense. If we could fix our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Finisher of our faith, (Heb 12:2), we might become too hopeful to fall into despair.
Thought for the Day – Self Pity
Posted in Commentaries, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged self pity on April 22, 2019| Leave a Comment »
When we praise the Lord, we are acknowledging what He has done in the past, what He is doing today, and what He’s going to do in the future, We are recognizing His influence on our lives, bowing to His will, and submitting to His authority. There can be great power in those times, and a tangible sense of connection between the spiritual and natural realms. Unfortunately, when we indulge in self-pity, we are doing the exact same thing for our adversary. In such moments our struggles are magnified beyond reality, and our view of God’s provision becomes eclipsed.
Thought for the Day – Parents
Posted in Parenting / Family, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged parenting, parents on April 15, 2019| Leave a Comment »
As parents, we can push our kids toward who we want them to be, or we can help them to discover who they were created to be.
Thought for the Day – Worship
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged praise, worship on April 15, 2019| Leave a Comment »
There are many I could praise, but only One I can worship.
Thought for the Day – Smiling Faces Sometimes
Posted in Commentaries, Opinions, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged beware, scapegoat, smiling faces, sympathetic, the undisputed truth, victim on April 4, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Back in the early 1970s, Motown artists, “The Undisputed Truth” had a big hit with their song, “Smiling Faces Sometimes”. I appreciated the “Sometimes” in the title, because more often than not I believe there is something genuine behind a smile, but not always. Aside from being a great record to listen to, the song’s lyrics contained a warning that is still worth remembering today. They said:
Smiling faces sometimes pretend to be your friend
Smiling faces show no traces of the evil that lurks within
Smiling faces, smiling faces sometimes they don’t tell the truth
Smiling faces, smiling faces tell lies and I got proof
later it adds
Beware of the handshake
that hides the snake
I’m telling you beware of the pat on the back,
it just might hold you back
The fact that people can be deceptive isn’t exactly breaking news, but within our current cultural climate I’m sensing a growing level of susceptibility toward soothing and sympathetic voices. Given the terse rhetoric that dominates our societal landscape, it’s not hard to understand the desire for a friendlier, more welcoming tone, but like the song says, appearances can be deceiving.
Beware of the sympathetic voice that encourages you to see yourself as a victim, it may be the thing that keeps you from overcoming the past
Beware of the compassionate voice that tells you that you can’t help being addicted, it may just want to be your new drug (e.g. Suboxone, Methadone…) supplier
Beware of the benevolent politician who offers to take care of you, they may well be working on their own private pension plan
Beware of the zealot who offers you a scapegoat for all your troubles, they may be distracting you from the real enemy
Remember that not everyone who agrees with you is for you, and not everyone who disagrees with you is against you.
Thought for the Day – Intuition
Posted in Commentaries, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged imagination, intuition on May 6, 2019| Leave a Comment »
It’s a dangerous thing to mistake imagination for intuition.
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