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Tag Archives: happiness
Sleep; June 11, 2021
Psalm 4:4, 8 In your anger do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety. In my … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, faith, forgiving, happiness, insomnia, pain, peace, rest, sleep, trusting God, worry
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Forgiveness; June 9, 2021
Job 42:10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before. We are often very slow to realize that blessing others results in our blessing. Here, … Continue reading
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Tagged altruism, being self-centered, blessing, blessing others, forgiveness, grace, happiness, marriage, offence, repentance, restoration, wounds
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Values; June 7, 2021
Job 21:16 But their prosperity is not in their own hands, so I stand aloof from the counsel of the wicked. Job here touches on an issue that comes up in the Bible many times and is still common all … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplishment, envy, finances, God's grace, happiness, having it easy, luxury, prosperity, temporal vs. eternal, values, wealth, work
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Abounding Grace; March 18, 2021
2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. In reading this verse the first … Continue reading
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Tagged entitlement, expressing thanks, gifts, God's grace, gratitude, happiness, responding to God
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Generosity; February 1, 2021
Proverbs 11:25 A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed. It’s interesting how many people seem quite unable to grasp this principle. It applies in so many areas that you couldn’t really list them all. … Continue reading
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Tagged basic principle, channels of blessing, generosity, giving, God our Source, happiness, humility, marriage, selfishness
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Goals; December 14, 2020
1 Timothy 6:11 But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. After talking about false teachers and the love of money, Paul gets to the things that he desires for … Continue reading
Gratitude; September 28, 2020
Psalm 103:2 Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. This Psalm is a litany of the benefits of following God. I like the way the Japanese puts it here: “Don’t forget a single one of … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, appreciation, benefits, blessings, gratitude, happiness, ingratitude, MKs, parenting, TCK
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Marriage; July 27, 2020
Matthew 19:4-6 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two … Continue reading
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Tagged divorce, God's design, God's rules, happiness, love, marriage, one flesh, self-centeredness, sharia law, unity
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Talking about God; June 30, 2020
Jeremiah 51:10 “The Lord has vindicated us; come, let us tell in Zion what the Lord our God has done.” It is always a good idea to talk about what God has done. It doesn’t have to be something as … Continue reading
