Christianity
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When opportunities find you
The more I experience God’s grace and providence, the more I understand that idleness is a sin and its own punishment. To excuse oneself from striving to do the best just because the present conditions do not match one’s desires is like robbing oneself of greater opportunities ahead. So, working hard could also be a Read more
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Imagined difficulties
When you are unwilling to do work, even lifting your hand to feed yourself, your mind can do wonders imagining difficulties that don’t exist. The gravity’s pull feels too strong to get out of bed and do something with your life. Because you’d rather rot doing nothing than exert effort and live as a person Read more
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Hard words break no bones
Even when you scream the most vile thing you can imagine, those words would only harden someone’s heart against you. But to speak kindly breaks bones. Done right, kind words bring you favor. It’s something I learned from: By forbearance a ruler may be persuaded,And a soft tongue breaks the bone.Proverbs 25:15 (NASB1995) Read more
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The influence of prayers
I’ve read about the Prayer of Jabez in High School from a small book, “The Prayer of Jabez: Breaking Through to the Blessed Life” by Bruce H. Wilkinson. It was a short read, but it changed how I see the influence of prayers. The book focused on a passage in 1 Chronicles 4. What started Read more
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How to win an argument with a fool
You may think that you can change the mind of a fool. But you are only fooling yourself. Why? Because a fool only wants to express his opinion and will not make the effort to understand. He is always in the right. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding,but only in expressing his opinion.Proverbs 18:2 ESV So, if you know the person taunting you is a Read more
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