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Category Archives: Constructive Thought
Balanced Thought
Matthew 22:37 (NIV) Love the Lord your God … with all your mind. Matthew’s “with all you mind” uses the Greek word dianoia—diá, from side to side, and noiéō, to use the mind. It represents balanced thought. God … Continue reading
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Giving Is Good for Me
God doesn’t need my offering. Psalm 50:9-10 (NLT) But I do not need the bulls from your barns or the goats from your pens. For all the animals of the forest are mine, and I own the cattle on a … Continue reading
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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
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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