Posts Tagged ‘power’
Boast
This word is a bit repulsive to me, but if I’m not careful, I can boast with the best of them. Boast means to speak with exaggeration and excessive pride. (I would argue that speaking with any pride is spiritually unhealthy.) Boasting is usually drawing attention to me. It can also be called bragging. I…
Read MoreHumble Heart
There are so many times when my pride raises its ugly head and pushes humility out of my heart. I do believe that all sin can be traced back to pride. When I add “contrite” to my humility, then my position to the Lord is crystal clear. I am nothing without Him. I’m lost without…
Read MoreStubborn & Stupid
I represent both of these words way too often. They usually act as cousins and often “play together”. When my kids were growing up we didn’t allow them to use the “s” word – stupid. I’m sure there are other “s” words that we didn’t allow as well. I’ve tried to make it a practice…
Read MoreTired & Worn Out
I once heard a guy say that “if he had known he was going to live this long, he would have taken better care of his body”. He was having a few issues related to his health. This past weekend the time changed to Daylight Savings Time here in the US. I love the longer…
Read MoreWhat? Who?
There are times that I’m sure others don’t understand why I do what I do. I’m sure that I’ve been dismissed by some because of my faith. I don’t think I’ve ever been asked or challenged about my faith or my Counselor – God Himself. I’m fine if people ask. I’m fine if people don’t…
Read MoreCornerstone
We build differently now than in biblical times. They built with stone and rock. We use a manufactured type stone called concrete for foundations. The corners of any building are very important because the walls come together and there is a load on the cornerstone or in our case, the corner plate. I came across…
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