Disrespect
I learned early on with my six kids that I had to be humble to make it through their teenage years and still appreciate them. It took humility to have them treat me disrespectfully and not retaliate....
View ArticleTribulation Worketh Patience
Romans 5:3, says, “…but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience.” Glorying in tribulation is a new concept for me. So is the thought that tribulation can develop...
View ArticlePatience is an act of Kindness
Patience is remaining calm and not becoming annoyed when dealing with difficult people. When we do this we are showing true kindness. With each of my teenagers, patience has become my theme song....
View ArticlePatience is Required for Progress
Patience is required for progress. Sometimes life gives us no other choice but to remain calm and not become annoyed when things don’t go our way. Eight weeks ago, I hurt my knee. Soon after that I was...
View ArticleHope Motivates you to Keep Going
How can hope motivate you to keep going? The Merriam-Webster dictionary also defines hope as “to expect with confidence”. When you expect something to happen, then you don’t get discouraged and quit...
View ArticleConquer Discouragement with Hope
How can hope help you conquer discouragement? Especially when hope lost is what creates the void which discouragement fills? Through God discouragement can be conquered by hope. In Romans 15:13 it...
View ArticleThe Faith to Believe God’s Word
Faith knows whose hand created the world. In Hebrews 11:3, it states, “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things...
View ArticleFaith is Developed by Obedience
In 1 Corinthians 13:13, it says, “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.” Faith is to hope for things which are not seen, but which are true and must...
View ArticleDoes Anger Affect your Value?
What does anger have to do with value? When you are caught up with the emotion of anger, you do not perceive the correct value of the person with whom you are angry. Instead you only feel the hurt,...
View ArticleHate and Value
What does the emotion of hate have to do with value? In 1 John 3:15 it says, “Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.” When you hate...
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