A Third Nature

2056) What are you good at? How long did it take to get to the higher level of this talent? Remember, even things we’re good at need to be nurtured.   When I was in school, I was very good at basketball. Yes, I had an athletic propensity, but I still had to work hour
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It’s Coming

2055) There are things in life you know are coming, sooner or later. Death, for example.   We know they are coming, but when each day they don’t, we can think, even unconsciously, they will not materialize.   I see this illustrated in the Old Testament and even in the Gospels. God’s people knew and
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What It Doesn’t Say

2054) I had the privilege of growing up in the church and a Christian school. I have a much wider knowledge about what the Bible says.   Because of this, I often look for different ways of thinking about common verses.   For example, Ephesians 4:31 tells us to let all bitterness and wrath and
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An Important Responsibility

2053) I’m amazed at a child’s ability to memorize and learn.     When I was in first grade, we had to memorize the announcement of Jesus’ birth in Luke 2. I can still recite it today.   It’s important that we teach the Bible to children from a young age. 2 Timothy 3:15 confirms
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You First

2052) If you’ve spent any time with tweens, you know they are often occupied with being “first” in the world.   They want to be the first one in line at school. They want whatever they think is trending and they want it now.   They want to be the first one heard. You get
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What You Have

2051) Have you ever noticed how children and even dogs have the propensity to want something they have neglected or overlooked when someone or something else wants it?   We sometimes label this indifference as taking it for granted. A natural shift often occurs because you realize, at least in the moment, you do like,
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I Allow, But

2050) When I observe the pocket of mankind I am exposed to, I find there is a familiar reason (and sometimes excuse) people have for not becoming a child of God.   This line can be slightly different in wording, but in essence it is: How could a good God allow such horrible things on
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Right Fighters

2049) It’s possible to get so caught up in keeping laws and rules that we miss the whole picture. I can sense a collective breath filling the lungs over a statement like this. Let’s think about it.   It’s a temptation to take a rule or command of God and add to it. This is
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Stones of Gratitude

2049) Sometimes it’s easy to draw conclusions about people and why they act and say specific things. The problem with this is we cannot completely see the whole picture of that person. People are so complicated and if we could see the puzzle of someone’s life, we would have more compassion, grace and love for
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Peace

2048) Desiring peace is not the same as wanting happiness and contentment. Peace can inhabit that place within your spirit which longs to understand the things that are often not understandable in this life.   Peace is not something you can buy or even manufacture. It is the result of trusting that even though the
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