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In God’s Sight

  Josiah did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight and followed the example of his ancestor David. He did not turn away from doing what was right. 2 Kings 22:2 Josiah was one of the few kings in the Bible who did everything right in God’s sight—both in his secret heart and his outer life. Everything starts in your imagination. …

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  The paralyzing fear that keeps us from making an important decision goes away when we meet someone who has succeeded in reaching the other side of that decision. Unknown

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The Muckraker

  Between the city walls, you build a reservoir for water from the old pool. But you never ask for help from the One who did all this. You never considered the One who planned this long ago. Isaiah 22: 11 Here’s a man going through life, looking down at his ambitions and problems, wearing himself ragged day and night. …

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  Lesson from Jesus’s suffering: If I follow Him through my pain, on the other side of the pain is greater love for the people who hurt me. Phillip

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Since Jesus Grew, So Can I

  Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people. Luke 2:52 New thought: Jesus, the creator of wisdom, grew in wisdom. I can follow his example. Once I have wisdom, I can continue growing in it. Like a tree. An evil person grows into an evil tree. A fool grows into a …

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Hey you! Yes, you…

  And who was it who rebelled against God, even though they heard his voice? Wasn’t it the people Moses led out of Egypt? And who made God angry for forty years? Wasn’t it the people who sinned, whose corpses lay in the wilderness?  And to whom was God speaking when he took an oath that they would never enter his …

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  Christ’s love in our relationships is rarely symmetrical. Usually one side is giving more than the other. Be okay with that. Phillip

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  Godly empathy doesn’t just walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. It knows what it’s like to walk in their feet. Erwin McManus

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God’s Grip

  That’s right. Because I, your God, have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go. I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic. I’m right here to help you.’ Isaiah 41:13   This is one of my go-to versus when I am in the trenches battling through adversity. It gives me strength and settles me down. My instincts are to panic, …

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  When people disappoint you, it’s not due to their actions. It’s because their actions fell short of your expectations. Adam Grant

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Energy Management

  From Ephesians 4 So, stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body. We’re moving through life inside our bodies and spirits. I can’t be you and you can’t be me. Our spirits connect through words, what we tell each other. When we tell each other truth, we have …