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Suffering

1592) When I’m going through a period of suffering, I rarely want someone to say, I know what it feels like. To me, this statement is like a slap in the face. Why? Because no person knows exactly what I feel like. Their life histories are not identical. Their sensitivities differ. They lack knowledge of
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Justice Requires Patience

1591) I know this may be hard to believe, but I really don’t wish any punishments to come toward anyone who has treated me poorly. That sounds admirable, but maybe not. When I see someone upset and hear them tell me they are sorry (which they may be yet may not be), I am quick
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Gentle Power

1590) We all have preconceived ideas of what God is like. We develop these ideas from our upbringing, the way authority figures treat us, and our observations of those who claim to be God’s children. What is God like? I don’t think there are any words that would even come close to describing him. Therefore,
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That’s Enough

1589) I am a worrier, therefore, I’m a planner. I guess in my mind, if I can think of anything that may go wrong, I can plan what I will do, and then I’ll be prepared. The problem with this thinking is much of the time, what I worried about, didn’t happen. I could have
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The Way We See Things

1588) There are days when I sit in front of my computer, preparing to write another “minute” devotion and I find I have nothing. The difficulties of life strike and when they do, I feel I have nothing to give. It is in times like these when I need to read Revelation 21:4. Let’s remind
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The Frog in the Kettle

1588) I would imagine many of us know about the phenomena that if you place a frog in a pan of water and start heating it, as the temperature rises to boiling, the frog won’t jump out because the change was so gradual, it didn’t notice it. I think this same thing can happen to
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Within Your Power

1587) There are so many things in this life that are out of our control. We cannot control the weather, the price of gasoline, disease, and the actions of others. If we focus on all the things we cannot do, we can miss out on those in which we can. Proverbs 3:27 tells us to
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The Evolution of Honesty

1586) Honesty doesn’t seem to mean the same as it did when I was growing up. In those days, it was simple, at least in my child’s mind; honesty is telling the truth. Today, honesty has evolved into many things. First, honesty means we tell the truth as we see it. It is often blunt
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A Christmas Minute

1585)  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son so whosoever believes in his name will not be separated from God eternally but will instead receive everlasting life with him.        What a gift!  John 3:16
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Waiting Is So Difficult

1584) As I think back to Christmas Eves of my childhood, I remember how difficult it was to wait for Christmas morning. Going to sleep was hard but when we woke up the next morning, it was worth it. In Psalm 130:5, we also see something that’s difficult to wait for and that is waiting
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