Posts Tagged ‘serve’
Human
I think much about what it is like to be human. I also don’t give much thought to a parallel universe. I do believe that God created the heavens and the earth, so if there is another planet with life on it, it was created by God. I don’t believe that a big bang happened,…
Read MoreConsistent Obedience
The word consistent is possibly a cousin to the word faithful. Consistent carries with it words like steady, dependable, reliable, expected, same, unfailing – to name a few. It is almost always a positive. People who are consistent and steady are often not full of surprises. I wouldn’t say they are boring, but they are…
Read MoreLarge and In Charge
I’ve been around people who are very impressed with themselves. They think that “they’re all that and a bag of chips”. They act better than everyone else. It’s called pride and arrogance for sure. “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.”(Lord Acton 1834) I’ve met some…
Read MoreArrogant
I’m confident that Arrogance and Pride are close relatives. They are both destructive to human beings, because we were wired to serve others rather than ourselves. Arrogant is feeling superior, self-importance and entitlement. Arrogance and pride make everything all about me. I am the center of my own universe. I am “all that and a…
Read MoreLong Game
I’m not a golfer, but I really enjoy the game of golf. I’m a “hacker”, but the game is enjoyable for sure. There are two major facets of the game of golf – the long game (drives/fairway shots) and there is the short game (chips/putts). I’ve played when both games were off the mark (pretty…
Read MoreObedient
I grew up learning to obey and respect my parents even when I didn’t agree with them. It seems like my Dad reminded me a few times that he couldn’t “make me do something”, but he could “make me wish I had”! I think it’s important for children to learn obedience at an early age,…
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