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Abandonment is Painful

1115) Sometimes I learn more details about the home-life of a student. This knowledge can break my heart. Through the years, I have had kids in my classroom who suffer so much pain because one or both of their parents abandoned them. What must they tell themselves in situations like this? I can assure you,
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Want to Be Happy?

1114) When I think back on my Bible college education, I have many fond memories. As all students do, I remember several of my professors, for various reasons. I remember one who was a no-nonsense sort of man. He not only gave zeros out if you did not turn in work, he gave negative numbers
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What are You Known For?

1113) Reputations are important. If you could gather all the people who know you and ask them what you are known for in their minds, what would they say? Would they say you are kind? Cranky? Generous? Stingy? Whatever they might choose for you, you cannot get away from the fact that, whether good or
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Are there Different Types of Lies?

1112) As a veteran classroom teacher, I have learned long ago the signs that a student is lying to me. Often, they will not look me in the eye; or they may over-explain something or they smile when lying. There are different words people use for lies. They may call them a half-truth, a white
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Slow to Anger

1111) We live in an angry world. We have road rage, riots, and shouting matches. There are more reports of “blackout rage” than ever before. All of these rub off on us. We can say it doesn’t, but at the very least, it can desensitize us from the problem. These things do not affect God,
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Counting is Important

1110) Many of us who grew up in the buckle of the Bible Belt were told continually to count our blessings. It seemed adults used this phrase when they were frustrated with their kids’ ingratitude, but regardless, it’s an excellent motto to live by. What blessings do we have? Let’s think about it. We were
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Unconditional Love

1109) Sometimes, love has very little to do with our relationships. There are marriages, family ties, coworkers, fellow Christians and friendships where love is not even a factor. How is this possible? Anytime we decide to make our agenda the most important, love is not present. Judging and criticizing others is not an act of
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Devine Help

It’s funny how we can sometimes have the idea we need to “help” God out by doing something we think should be done in the way we think we should do it. I wonder what crosses God’s mind when he notices us striving to help him out again. Does he shake his head and say,
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God’s Restoration

1107) As I look back on more years I have lived than I will live in the future, I can see how many of the difficult, horrible or bad things that have happened to me and those I love became something good. How can this be? The simple answer is God promises to take the
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Good versus Very Good

1106)  It’s interesting that things people label as good may not be good to me at all. For example, I would never say liver and onions are good, but my father would. I think going shopping is good, but my husband would rather be in a pit of snakes than go. There are things, however,
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