Entries from August 29th, 2008
As a Christian, you need to seek God first; then find what He wants you to do and set your mind to do it. Satan will use whatever or whomever he can to try to defeat you. It takes faith and determination to receive God’s Best, and you won’t get it if you give up [...]
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Tags: Christian·God's Best·never give up·victory
Most of the action movies of today are based around a plot of revenge. One person does something horrible to another, and the rest of the movie is spent plotting how to make them pay for what they have done. We see so much of this in everyday life that most people think revenge is [...]
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Tags: criticism·heart attitude·revenge·sling mud·vengeance
This is another story from Mikey’s Funnies that made a big impression on me. Many times we are so caught up in our anger that we can’t see the long-term effects of it. DR. BOB’S DIAGNOSIS by Michael A. Halleen “Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.” Ephesians 4: 26 [...]
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Tags: anger·forgiveness·God·story
When Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden, they no longer had a way to reach Him as they did before. God communed with them in a very personal way by coming to visit them in the Garden each day. I’m sure they missed that communication terribly when they no longer had [...]
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Tags: Adam and Eve·cross·Garden of Eden·Jesus·salvation
The story below gives a great word picture. Most of the time you can see that others mirror your own expressions and attitudes. I was checking out at a store not long ago, and the cashier did not even speak to me as I put my things to buy on the counter. I was just [...]
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Tags: attitudes mirror·Christ·encouragement·story·word picture
NAIL IN THE FENCE There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the [...]
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Tags: anger·Holy Spirit·nail in the fence·story·temper·word picture
When I look back on things as a child, there were many words and meanings that I got really confused. Sometimes I didn’t know the correct word until I was much older. When you are small, you have a limited vocabulary so you just try to make something fit with a word you already know. [...]
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Tags: Christian·funny story·God·humor·laughter
A week ago my cousin was tragically killed in an automobile accident at the age of 38. Another person ran a stop sign and rammed his truck right where he was sitting. It flipped over at least twice, and was really mangled up. He died a few hours after being taken to the hospital. There [...]
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Tags: athletic director·automobile accident·change·death·football coach·school·true story
I got the following information from the Museum of Science and Industry of Chicago website. It is very fascinating stuff and reminds me of how great God is. He made man in a marvelous way. Our bodies are built so well that they can take abuse sometimes for years before finally giving in to sickness. [...]
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Tags: blood vessels·body facts·brain·God·intestines·nervous system·stomach
The most splendid future will always depend upon the necessity to release the past; You cannot move forward in life unless you learn from your past mistakes and move on. Anonymous Psalm 103: 10 -12 He (God) hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the [...]
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Tags: cleanse·father of lies·forgiveness·God·mistakes·move forward·past·purify·release the past·restore·Satan