Proverbs

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A boundary around your actions.

The final boundary that you need to set is concerning what you do to others – a boundary around your actions.
You have heard the old saying that actions speak louder than words; nevertheless, there must be a boundary around what you say. Continue reading →

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Boundaries

When you arrive in the land the Lord your God is giving you as your special possession, you must never steal anyone’s land by moving the boundary markers your ancestors set up to mark their property. Deut 19:14
Do you have a yard fence?
If you do, that is a boundary that says, “Hey, this is my property!” Continue reading →

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An only (but not lonely) child

I am an only child!
I have no brothers and no sisters but I do have many cousins and there is one in particular that I saw quite often as I was growing up, her name is Donna.
At times we were inseparable as we played or got in trouble. She was just about the closest thing to a big sister that I’ve ever had and perhaps I was a little brother to her because she, too, is an only child. Continue reading →

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Better Definition of Hypocrite

I may have to backtrack on one of my statements from yesterday. I said, “Evidently a hypocrite is someone that calls lots of attention to themselves.”
While that may be true from the scripture out of Matthew chapter 6, it is not true from Matt 7:3-5 Continue reading →

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Hatfield’s and McCoy’s – Anger and Hatred

This was not the biggest feud in American history; nor the bloodiest or longest running feud, but it is the one with the most notoriety.
It is the one feud that most everyone has heard about, if in no other way, by name – the Hatfield’s and McCoy’s. Continue reading →

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The Control of Anger

People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord. Prov 19:3
Last night Linda read me a really ignorant Facebook status comparing religion to something that utterly made no sense.
The person that made the comparison is angry at God about the things that have happened in their life. Continue reading →

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The Immoral Woman

For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey and her mouth is smoother than oil;
But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.
Her feet go down to death, her steps lay hold of hell.
Lest you ponder her path of life — Her ways are unstable; you do not know them. Prov 5:3-6
I read this and it stuck in my mind. Continue reading →