A quick-tempered man does foolish things. —Proverbs 14:17 Some beefy athletes are amazingly coolheaded in the game and savagely hotheaded in the home. Do you face major crises calmly? How about minor agitations? Some handle heavyweight disaster serenely but come unhinged if their plane […]
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart. —Proverbs 3:5 Are you uptight? Edgy? Tense? Maybe that’s because you’re trying to run your world on your own. Today get God in the picture. In every situation—every situation—whisper, “I trust you, Lord.” Put all your trust in the
In my Father’s house are many rooms. —John 14:2 “You’re not wanted!” Do you know of a sentence that cuts more deeply? “You’re not wanted in our club.” “You’re not wanted in our restaurant.” “You’re not wanted in our church.” “You’re
If anyone would come after me, he must . . . follow me. —Mark 8:34c Are you going to church on Sundays? Singing the songs? Praying the prayers? Giving the gifts? Is that what Jesus meant when he said if you would be his disciple you must follow him? There’s more to
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If anyone would come after me, he must . . . take up his cross. —Mark 8:34b Are you dealing with a cantankerous spouse? An out-of-control teenager? A co-worker you can’t stand? An out-of-warranty bucket of bolts that refuses to start on cold mornings? “That’s my cross to bear,” you sigh. Is
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If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself. —Mark 8:34a Have you cut back on the Oreos? Trimmed the hours vegetating in front of TV? Is that what Jesus meant when he said if you would be his disciple you must deny yourself? No. He meant you must surrender ownership of yourself
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I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief! —Mark 9:24 Dwight Moody asserted there are three kinds of faith: struggling faith, clinging faith, and resting faith. Struggling faith is when we’re in deep water, struggling to keep from drowning. Clinging faith is when we’re clinging to the side of the boat. Resting faith
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Neither height nor depth, nor anything else . . . will be able to separate us from the love of God. —Romans 8:39 George Matheson was fifteen when he was told he was going blind. By the time he finished university studies, he
Happy Mother’s Day this Sunday Do not forsake your mother’s teaching. —Proverbs 6:20 Your mother was there: when you gulped your first breath, when you shrieked your first cry, when you gurgled your first giggle, when you lisped your first word, when you took your
Some women were watching from a distance. —Mark 15:40 A cadre of devoted women was present when Jesus died: “Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. In Galilee these women had followed
