Debate

  I think “debate” is another form of argument. I don’t remember winning any “debates” with my parents when I was growing up. I knew that “yes” meant Yes and “no” meant No! I do remember thinking I knew way more than my parents from a fairly young age. I remember getting my Grandpa (aka…

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Enemy

  This is a strong word. I started really wrestling with this word during my reading of the Word this morning. I started trying to figure out who my enemies are. I looked up the definition first on dictionary.com. An enemy is “a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in…

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Pushing Back

There are times when someone tells me how things are or how they are going to be and I have to raise my hand and “push back” or speak up. Sometimes people who are being led must push back on the leader to understand how he or she works. I’m not sure I have always…

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Revenge

  This can be one of the most self-destructive behaviors. Revenge comes from a vindictive spirit within and works it way out. I’ve seen people who are bitter and hurt trying to exact revenge on others to feel better. In fact, the opposite is true. Revenge should be in the “bitter family” because people don’t…

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