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Category Archives: Constructive Thought
The Fullness of Time
Galatians 4:4 (ESV) But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son. God’s timing is always just right. It’s no accident that you are living here and now. This is your “fullness of time.” … Continue reading
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Tagged fullness of time, Galatians 4:4, New Year's resolutions
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Bad Attitude: Troublemaker
Beatitude versus bad attitude: Matthew 5:9 (TLB) Happy are those who strive for peace—they shall be called the sons of God. Proverbs 6:16-19 For there are six things the Lord hates—no, seven: haughtiness, lying, murdering, plotting evil, eagerness … Continue reading
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Tagged Matthew 5:9, peacemaker, Proverbs 6:16-19, troublemaker
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Bad Attitude: Critical
It’s a good thing I’ve learned to hold my tongue. If I said out loud what first pops into my mind, I’d be in big trouble. My initial thoughts can be downright mean. Per the Beatitudes, I should aim … Continue reading
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Tagged Beatitudes, critical attitude, Matthew 5:7, merciful
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Bad Attitude: Overbearing
“Gentle.” A word seldom used to describe me. Yup, I can be overbearing. Matthew 5:5 (EXB) They are blessed who are humble [meek; gentle], for the whole earth will be theirs. Blessed are the humble, meek and gentle. … Continue reading
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Tagged blessed are the meek, Matthew 5:3
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Bad Attitude: Know-It-All
Sometimes I think I’m smarter than everyone around me. The Bible has an answer to that bad attitude. Matthew 5:3 (MSG) You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God. … Continue reading
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Bad Attitude or Beatitude?
Let me be honest. There are days when my attitude could use some improvement. And what better place for improvement than the Bible? Antidote for a bad attitude … the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). Beatitude, from the Latin beātitūdō, “a state … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, Beatitudes, Matthew 5:6
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Grateful for My Control
I believe in God, and I believe He has ultimate control. But this belief doesn’t turn me into some sort of puppet, someone with no control. I have free will. The Bible tells me so. Joshua 25:15 (MSG) If you … Continue reading
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Tagged choices, free will, Joshua 25:15
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Grateful for a World Under Control
We say, “The world’s out of control!” Ponder this: the sun still rises and sets, the tides rise and fall, the moon waxes and wanes, the seasons come and go. Seems to me, God still has our little planet under … Continue reading
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Tagged control, gratitude, Psalm 10:4, Thanksgiving
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Victors, Not Victims
Sometimes it feels like we’re losing the battle. We wonder if we’re victims of circumstances beyond our control. Romans 8:37 (ESV) No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. “More than conquerors.” Victors, … Continue reading
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Offense, Not Defense
Ephesians 6:12 (MSG) This is no weekend war that we’ll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels. We’re in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ephesians 6:12, offense and defense, spiritual battle
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