I say be guided by the Spirit and you won’t carry out your selfish desires. A person’s selfish desires are set against the Spirit, and the Spirit is set against one’s selfish desires. They are opposed to each other, so you shouldn’t do whatever you want to do.” Galatians 5:16-17 CEB https://www.bible.com/37/gal.5.16-17.ceb As my …
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“You husbands must also live in a good way with your wives. Each of you should be kind to his wife and help her. Remember that she is not as strong as you are. Remember that both of you have received true life from God because he is kind. So, respect her. Then God will …
“A good tree cannot make bad fruit. A bad tree cannot make good fruit. A farmer will cut down any tree that does not make good fruit. He will burn it on fire. In the same way, look at the way people live. Then you will know what they are really like.” Matthew 7:18-20 EASY …
What have you done in three years? If you pack in your three best years, what did you achieve? I can tell you my three best years and everything I completed within those years may be remembered for a maximum of 50 years. The reason why I guess that is the few people I have …
One of my (many) faults is that I can be cynical at times. I pray often asking God to start to soften my hardened heart and at least lead me to the facts before I jump to conclusions. I know why I am cynical at times. It all started with my dad who drilled in …
I am now 57 and the thoughts of retirement do enter my mind. Currently, I feel like I am semi-retired as I work in my home supporting three fellows with disabilities. My routines in life have dramatically changed, and in my opinion, for the better. I don’t need to deal with office politics, deal with …
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” Psalms 46:10 NKJV https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.46.10.NKJV Oh, how one learns so much when they spend one on one time with God through prayer! You can better assess your surroundings and reflect on things. Your mind …
“We have heard bad news about what is happening among you. Some of you are having sex in the wrong ways. We have heard that one man is even having sex with his own father’s wife! Even people who do not know God do not do things as bad as that! But, you are still …
““The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.” Jeremiah 17:9-10 NKJV https://bible.com/bible/114/jer.17.9-10.NKJV “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil …
“For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. For no other foundation …
