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These Days

1661) It’s interesting how I can wake up one day and feel a slump when nothing has yet caused me to feel this way. Other days, I might wake up, ready and excited about what may happen. When I wake up feeling one way or the other, it’s easy to get “sucked” into feeling and
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Seeing vs. Hearing

1660) Every year in my classroom, there is at least one young scholar who loves to talk. This is not simply the occasional comment or question. Instead, all they do is talk about anything and everything, even if their words have nothing to do with what we are tackling in class. It’s the same with
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Is God Safe?

1659) One of the deepest needs I have is to feel safe. Notice I said “feel” safe. I was particular with my words here because I know there are many things that give me the feeling of safety when circumstances really aren’t. For example, every night we lock our doors. This makes me feel safe
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The Great Giveaway

1658) When I was a child, I won a coloring contest at the local 7 Eleven. I won 25 free Slurpees. For me, that was a prize of great value. Now, there are contests, raffles and giveaways everywhere, though I don’t find I have much luck with them. However, if we just participate, we can
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Dignity and Respect

1657) Throughout the years, many have stated their current generation lacks dignity and respect. The 60s and 70s, for example, had continual strife. Watching news clips from these years seems to parallel the societal behavior of many today. When I observe these things, I sometimes sit back and wonder where dignity and respect have gone.
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Complaining Examined

1656) Have you ever noticed when taking part in small talk with a group of friends how one complaint can lead to another? From time to time, I will and when I’m noticing, I see the conversation lowering beneath the profitable side. These conversations are not helpful. Why? Because when we complain, we are stating
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Timing is Everything

1656) Time is an important thing in our world. We have appointments, dates and schedules that hinge upon the clock, often timed to the minute. Add to this texts and instant messages. We’re used to getting in contact with others and receiving instantaneous answers. The problem is, God rarely works this way. When I read
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Not All Things Are Helpful

1655) There are so many things we have the right to do or say. This can be a good thing. When a wrong has been done, we have the right to speak up. We can intervene when needed. It is within our rights to demand something we are entitled to. Yet, many of these “rights”
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Enough is Enough

1654) Relationships are important. We need to nurture them to be healthy mentally, physically, and spiritually, yet even though this is true, we should not nurture all relationships. Titus 3:10 tells us there are people who spend much of their time trying to stir up trouble. There are many reasons a person may choose to
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Everything I Ever Did

1653) It’s uncanny how you can look at something year after year and see one thing, and then, one day, you can look at it and see something different. What do I mean? I have read John 4:1-30 many times through the years. I feel drawn to the event where Jesus goes to Samaria and
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