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Inspiration
Improvements are only temporary until they become part of who you are. James Clear As we start the new year we may introduce some new habits and resolutions, but if they are not part of our identity, they will not… Continue Reading →
You have power over your mind, not external circumstances. Realize this and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius We bring frustration upon ourselves when we attempt to control things beyond our control. Are you facing difficult circumstances? Why are you… Continue Reading →
Where do you turn when you’re facing a difficult situation? The Apostle Peter wrote a letter to Christians who were living in a culture in which they were facing difficulties and persecution. You may feel like you’re in a situation… Continue Reading →
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope. Martin Luther King, Jr. We have a tendency to focus on the negative. When we take a step back and learn how to detach emotionally, then we can start to… Continue Reading →
An informal survey shows that what most people want for Christmas is two more weeks to prepare for it. Bob Stanley We know Christmas is on the calendar, but there is often a last minute rush to get ready. Christmas… Continue Reading →
Have you considered the fact that gratitude is a choice? Matthew Henry was an eighteenth-century Puritan preacher who was accosted by robbers. A typical response would be anger and frustration. This was Matthew Henry’s response: Let me be thankful, first,… Continue Reading →
Our danger is to water down God’s word to suit ourselves. God never fits His word to suit me; He fits me to suit His word. Oswald Chambers Obedience to God’s word may seem difficult at times – God sets… Continue Reading →
The early Christians did not say in dismay, “Look what the world has come to,” but in delight, “Look what has come to the world!” Carl F. H. Henry It can be easy for us to dwell upon the negative… Continue Reading →
Talent develops in solitude, character develops in the stream of life. Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Goethe points out that we not only need times of stillness and solitude to hone and develop our craft, but we also need to be… Continue Reading →
Love God and do as you please. Augustine It may be helpful to understand that Augustine was not advocating license to do whatever we want. Perhaps he was reflecting upon the words of Jesus: If you love Me, you will… Continue Reading →
There are two ways to be fooled. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true. Søren Kierkegaard There are times in which it can be difficult to discern the truth. Every… Continue Reading →
Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius. Edward Gibbon Gibbon recognized our need for discussion, but also our need for solitude. If solitude is the school of genius, then what are the deleterious effects of our… Continue Reading →
To err is human, to forgive is divine. Alexander Pope Alexander Pope revealed the challenge it can be to forgive another person. An aspect of being human is that we will err, but we need divine help to offer forgiveness…. Continue Reading →
Grace is given not because we have done good works, but in order that we may be able to do them. St. Augustine We tend to have a one-sided view of the concept of grace. We appreciate grace when we’ve… Continue Reading →
He is no fool to lose what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose. Jim Elliot Jim Elliot was a missionary to the Auca Indians in Ecuador. Jim was martyred alongside four other missionaries as they were attempting… Continue Reading →
