Discipline
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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…
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Our Words – Ephesians 4:29
The rush of words off our tongues often overflows the riverbanks and gushes in a torrent into the abyss. How many words does the average person speak in a lifetime: ten million, one…
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Anger – Philippians 2:14
Once again, gentleness fled, and I acted like an angry, petulant child. After decades of faith in Christ, when provoked, I struck out. As I sat, dejected, confessing my sin and praying for…
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Downfall – 1 Kings 11:1
From world-renowned wisdom, unmatched wealth, and abiding love for God to abject spiritual and emotional poverty, such was the journey of King Solomon. Where did the young man who loved God and walked…
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Our Sovereign King – I Timothy 6:15b
Our hearts have room for only one King, one Lord, and each day we decide who will sit on the throne as we ask ourselves, “Who will reign today? Will I reign, or…
