Category Archives: Building character

Good or God?

    What does it take to get on your to-do list?   A good cause Fits my schedule Helps a friend Called by God There are worthy causes, honorable deeds, good works. But not all good works are God … Continue reading

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Don’t Get Too Attached

  “The past is a guidepost, not a hitching post.” Thomas Holdcroft (1745-1809)   Remembrance, yes. Dead weight, no.  

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Wrong and Right

  Ephesians 4:2 (NIV) Be completely humble and gentle.     Humble — there’s a possibility I could be wrong. Gentle — there’s a possibility I could be right, and nobody likes a know-it-all.

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Blessed Are the Meek

Full of yourself? Nothing. Empty of self? Everything.   Matthew 5:5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.     Meek, not weak. Humble, not harsh. Teachable, not proud.

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Don’t Be Stiff-Necked and Stone-Hearted

2 Chronicles 30:8 (NIV) Do not be stiff-necked, as your ancestors were; submit to the LORD. Ezekiel 36:26 I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.   Lord, teach me to bow … Continue reading

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Welcome Wisdom

    Do you have a teachable spirit?   Don’t need teaching, I’m right all the time I accept advice . . . reluctantly I ask for help when I need it Sure, anything to make it better The wise … Continue reading

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Who Turned?

    Do you ever wonder if God’s turned his back on you?   No, I trust God to have my best interests at heart When nothing goes right, I wonder Yes, when I’m in deep trouble Maybe you’re the … Continue reading

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No Good?

  “The cynic puts all human actions into two classes – openly bad and secretly bad.” Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)   What did you expect?    

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Sweet Words

2 Corinthians 2:15 (ESV) For we are the aroma of Christ.   Lord, forgive my nasty, stinky words! Fill my mouth with fragrant phrases.

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True Lesson Learned

  Lesson learned this week: Heavy drinking leads to faulty judgment and fuzzy memories.   Ephesians 5:18 (ERV) Don’t be drunk with wine, which will ruin your life, but be filled with the Spirit.

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