Marriage
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We often assume subconsciously that life should be easy. This assumption leads us to cave when we come under spiritual or emotional attack. We are tempted to lash out when disappointed or dissatisfied. Or we just cave at the prospect of doing something difficult. If we flipped this assumption on its head, it would be…
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As I get older, I realize that it’s easier to be a bombast… The difficulties that inhere in truly living are instantiated in the exercise of power. To exercise power requires the delicate balance of thinking and bending reality to fit one’s thoughts. Power is not showy. In fact, real power operates in the shadows.…
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A wise man once said that anger is an emotional punishment you give yourself for someone else’s behavior. There is no place for offense in the life of a Christian. How do we know this? Jesus bore on His body the chastisement in exchange for peace. So, be at peace.
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One of the basic requirements of a Christian is an ability to exercise a limitless capacity for taking insults. Jesus said, “turn the other cheek…give your coat also…go the extra mile.” No matter how hurtful people get, remember that Jesus was chastised so that we could have peace within. Don’t waste your peace on staying…
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Generosity is the mother of ingratitude. While generosity is encouraged, it can eventually harm the giver, and often spoil its receiver. How? Why? When? Apparently, once generosity stops being a good servant, it’s metamorphosis into a terrible monster becomes inevitable.
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Tony Robbins rightly said that at the core of everyone is an artist, a manager or an entrepreneur. You do one of these three roles so well that it is your default when things get tough. Do you like to create things? Is managing a process more important to you? Or are you about starting,…
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In every justice system, if you commit a crime, you do the time. The Bible accounts that all have sinned against God…meaning that a death sentence hangs on everyone in this world for the Bible says that the wages of sin is death. And maybe, you don’t believe the God of Bible. It makes no…
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It’s half year and by God, we should all be thankful. However, I will advise two things to do the rest of the year. Have a bias for action and avoid meaningless conversation. Do what you must and by all means, hold your tongue. Have a beautiful rest of the year.
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Very often, Christians don’t know they can teach their social media how to serve them, and because of this, many complain that social media is antagonistic to their faith. The fact is, if you block a few posts of the same nature, maybe content containing immoral messaging, and affirm a particular type of content, the…
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It’s not enough to be born into a family of Christians, grow up in a church, read the Bible as often as possible and call yourself a Christian, no. Jesus almost always says that your identity is only confirmed by hearing and doing God’s will, every single day. This immediately separates Christians by actions and…