The greatest character trait you can provide your spouse and your family is moral and ethical self-control.
From James 21:22-24: “But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like.”
Teach a man a rule and you help him solve a problem; teach a man to walk with God and you help him solve the rest of his life.
From John 13:14-15: “So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.”
No matter how far you travel, you can never get away from yourself.
Anyone who falls in love is searching for the missing pieces of themselves.
A heartless Christian must be a terrible grief to our Lord. Are you in the direct line of intercession of our Lord and the Holy Spirit?
From Romans 8:26-27: “Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”
Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.
From Matthew 5:43-44: “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
As believers, we seldom call ourselves “servants of Christ,” but that is exactly what the Lord tells us to be.
From Matthew 20:26-28: “It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be your slave; just as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.”
All growth that is not toward God is growing toward decay.
From 2 Timothy 2:22: “Shun youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.”
When we take a tumble and cry out to God in our shame and distress, the psalmist says He “inclines his ear” to us. He bends over to listen.
From Psalm 31:1-2: “In you, O Lord, I seek refuge; do not let me ever be put to shame; in your righteousness deliver me. Incline your ear to me; rescue me speedily. Be a rock of refuge for me, a strong fortress to save me.”
In life, every ending is just the start of another story.
You put together two things that have not been put together before. And the world is changed.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.
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