If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride because it shows you trust in your own power. Your self-sufficiency, your selfishness and your intellectual pride will inhibit His coming to live in your heart because God cannot fill […]
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These are the words of the Teacher, King Davidʼs son, who ruled in Jerusalem. ~ Ecclesiastes 1:1 (NLT) Solomon, the Teacher? son of David, Jerusalem’s ruler, or son of son of Solomon son of David of some generation? Odd statement […]
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There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven — A time to give birth and a time to die; A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted. […]
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Through our commitment to anonymity we can put aside what we are and begin to know who we are. ~ Family Groups, Al-Anon. Courage to Change—One Day at a Time in Al‑Anon II (Kindle Locations 290-292). Al-Anon Family Groups. Kindle Edition. I was my parents’ daughter, […]
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If your telephone doesn’t ring, pick it up and call someone. ~ L., Elisabeth. Inner Harvest: Daily Meditations for Recovery from Eating Disorders (Hazelden Meditations) (p. 57). Hazelden Publishing. Kindle Edition. I get lonely sitting day after day with two of […]
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