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Tag Archives: wisdom
solemn lessons that lead to joy
“All is shadow here below! The world is a shadow; and it passes away! The creature is a shadow; and the loveliest and the fondest may be the first to die! Health is a shadow; fading, and in a moment … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity
Tagged get a heart of wisdom, joy that lasts, Moses, Octavius Winslow, Psalm 90, wisdom
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spiritual pathways and the call to submission
There’s an uncomfortable situation you’ll have to face when you desire to be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Rom. 12:1-2). When pathways of spiritual change begin to be cut into your being because you’re more and more seeing … Continue reading
God is light.
God is light. He is spiritual perfection, moral excellence, utter transcendence. And because He is, there is light. Light for you to see by. Both in your physical and in your spiritual realm. Because He is, there is also light … Continue reading
the teaching of kindness is on her tongue
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. Proverbs 31:26 The teaching of kindness can happen as much by what a woman doesn’t say as by what she does. For a woman who … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God
Tagged children, Claude Monet, kindness, parenting, Prov. 31, speaking, speech, talk, wisdom, women, words
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When he assigned to the sea its limit
When he established the heavens, I was there; when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, when he assigned to the sea … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God
Tagged God as creator, God delights, God delights in his children, obedience, obey God, oceans, Proverbs 8:27-31, Romans 6:16, seas, wisdom, wisdom in Proverbs
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Does it really matter how I talk? (part 3)
So how do I fight the deadly forms of unwholesome talk that proceed from my mouth? First, I remember that the talk that proceeds from my mouth flows out from what’s hidden inside. Whether I talk in ways that build … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, God
Tagged Ephesians 4:29, grace, Jesus Christ's supremacy, Jesus' love, kindness, Prayer, Proverbs 31:26, repentance, scripture memory, speech, supernatural work, talk, unwholesome talk, wisdom
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sandcastles and houses built on sand
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Faith, Jesus
Tagged Charles Simeon, decisions, eternity, foolishness, foundation, gate, kingdom, Matthew 7, sandcastles, true Christianity, wisdom
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