Tag: Words
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Choosing Grace During Holiday Stress
As we navigate the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, encounters with rudeness and impatience may become more frequent. In these moments, we face a crucial choice – to respond with grace, guided by Scripture, or to allow our fleshly instincts to dictate our reactions. Scripture for Reflection: Colossians 4:6 (ESV) – “Let your…
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Defining Ourselves in Six Words
I recently participated in a biblical course where the instructor asked us to define ourselves in six words. Armed with a piece of paper, I wrote down various sets of words until I found the six that felt encapsulated me best. Following this exercise, the instructor encouraged us to do the same for Jesus. Upon…
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Cultivating a Right Heart for Right Words
The power of our words is undeniable. They have the ability to uplift, inspire, and heal, or they can wound, divide, and harm. But to have our words right, we must first have right thoughts, and to have right thoughts, we must possess a heart that is right. In this devotional, we’ll explore the profound…
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Under Attack
Ephesians 6:10–12 While spending a few days at my daughters house to help out after she had surgery my grand daughter ask to sleep with me in the guest room. Of course I quickly agreed. I still find it exciting when any of the g-kids want to hang out with me. As we…
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You Aren’t From Around Here Are You?
Ephesians 4:29 ESV Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. I was watching a show on Amazon Video the other day that was filmed in a small town in Kentucky. In the series,…
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Words Are Powerful
Proverbs 18:21 (NIV) says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue and those who love it will eat its fruit.” Words are extremely powerful. Gossip is destructive and it hurts. Hateful words travel to the heart and pierce the soul. Sometimes it hits the brain like shrapnel and can take a lifetime…
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