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Isaiah 26.3 (NIV)
You will keep in perfect peace
him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.
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Trust starts with prayer.* |
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Only those who fix their eyes on God can effectively negotiate the right pace of life.* |
God's Word speaks to us at various depths. Waist-deep water is shallow enough for wading but deep enough for swimming. And from here, we can launch out into ever deeper waters.
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Isaiah 26.3 (NIV)
You will keep in perfect peace
him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.
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Trust starts with prayer.* |
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Only those who fix their eyes on God can effectively negotiate the right pace of life.* |
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Isaiah 25.4 (NIV)
You have been a refuge for the
poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a
shade from the heat.
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When all hell breaks loose, all heaven draws near.* |
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God comforts us not to make us comfortable but to make us comforters.* |
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Song of Solomon 8.7 (NIV)
Many waters cannot
quench love; rivers cannot wash it away.
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Romance was so complicated that it must take a genius to figure it out.* |
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The world regards love as an involuntary emotion – something we fall into (like we fall into a ditch) or out of (like falling out of a tree).* |
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Human nature easily deceives itself into thinking it has gotten away with something.* |
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Man’s enjoyment of life as God’s gift does not excuse him from obedience or exempt him from judgment.* |
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Ecclesiastes 7.21, 22 (NIV)
Do not pay attention
to every word people say or you may hear your servant cursing you – for you
know in your heart that many times you yourself have cursed others.
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God is helping me develop a thick skin while maintaining a soft heart.* |
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One knows how little meaning attaches to many of one's own idle words, and should not therefore pay any attention to the idle words of others.* |
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Ecclesiastes 7.14 (NIV)
When times are good, be
happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the
other.
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Difficult times are an opportunity for people of faith to shine.* |
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If a person believes God’s goal is to make him happy rather than holy, it is understandable that he would be disappointed and irritated when things do not go his way.* |
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Ecclesiastes 7.13 (NIV)
Consider what God has
done: Who can straighten what he has made crooked?
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The only thing you know is that God knows what He is doing.* |
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Man is not capable of arranging the events and circumstances of life in such a way as to satisfy his own ends.* |
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Ecclesiastes 5.10 (NIV)
Whoever loves money never
has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income.
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When we make something other than God an absolute priority – even something good – we have made an idol.* |
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Our use of material resources will reflect our commitment to God, and the extent to which our hearts are set on HIS kingdom and righteousness.* |
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Ecclesiastes
5.6 (NIV) Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. |
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The sensual nature of man is stimulated by the sins of the tongue.* |
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Thoughts are words to God.* |
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Ecclesiastes 5.5 (NIV)
It is better not to
vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
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A person is always building trust or breaking it.* |
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If broken promises were lumber, we could build a subdivision.* |