Discipline
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Remnants of Sin – Romans 7:24
Though I long for a pure and tender heart, my old nature continues to show itself in untoward ways. How I long for a gentleness that would have cheerfully allowed the diminutive foreign…
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Listening – Job 21:2
In our folly and to our shame, "wisdom" sometimes rushes forth from our lips before we have even heard what another has to say. Our intentions may be good, but the result may…
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Turning From Sin – Isaiah 59:8
None of us would serve our families spoiled food. If we learned of some contaminant in our home, we would tear through our cabinets, clearing our shelves of groceries we suspected might be…
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Pride Goes Before Destruction – Proverbs 16:18
When we allow ourselves to believe we have reached laudable heights and accomplished extraordinary things by intellect, talent, business acumen, or finesse, we are destined to fall. For dishonor and destruction follow on…
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Gossip – Proverbs 11:12-13
Do you want a challenge? When you learn something humiliating and personally agonizing about someone who has done you immeasurable harm, repeat it to no one. Do not spread it as gossip; do…
