Category Archives: Constructive Thought

Content with Less

Leviticus 23:22 (AMP) When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the edges of your field, nor gather the gleaning of your harvest; you are to leave them for the poor and for the stranger.  … Continue reading

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Give Cheerfully

2 Corinthians 9:7-8 (NIV) Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly.   I give, God blesses. The … Continue reading

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First Fruits or Leftovers?

Deuteronomy 26:2 (ESV) You shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from your land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket, and you … Continue reading

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Pleasing Words

Psalm 19:14 (TLB) May my spoken words and unspoken thoughts be pleasing even to you, O Lord my Rock and my Redeemer. Pleasing words … not only coming out of my mouth but also floating through my mind.   Good … Continue reading

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Misusing My Voice

One of the 10 Commandments is all about our choice of words. Exodus 20:7 (NLT) You must not misuse the name of the Lord your God.   “Oh my God” should be a prayer.  When it’s not, I’m misusing God’s name.   … Continue reading

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Lying Lips

Psalm 120:2 (ESV) Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.   Deliver me from lying lips — my own and those of others.   Good morning, Lord. I don’t like it when people lie to me, and … Continue reading

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A Mouth Full

  Psalm 34:1 (ESV) I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.   What fills my mouth? Junk food Gossip Sarcasm Small talk Praise to God I’m aiming for more of the praise, … Continue reading

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Stumbling Feet

  I stumble when I hurry, when I don’t pay attention, when I’m on uneven ground.    Psalm 17:5 (NIV) My steps have held to your paths; my feet have not stumbled. I want to avoid stumbling — physically and … Continue reading

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Rushing Feet

  Proverbs 6:16, 18 (NIV) … the Lord hates … feet that are quick to rush into evil.   Don’t rush ahead blindly. Stop. Think.   Good morning, Lord. I want to be slow to step into evil, quick to … Continue reading

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Dirty Feet

Psalm 40:2 (ESV) He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.   Slimy pit or solid rock, which to choose? The answer is … Continue reading

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