And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you. – Ephesians 4:32, Amplified Bible (AMP) When someone wrongs you and he or she repents of the evil, how do you forgive? Do you forgive as the world forgives?… Continue reading Which one will it be? Godly or worldly forgiveness?
Category: Character
Believe it or not, tests are a good thing.
And so, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or approve of Him or consider Him worth the knowing, God gave them over to a base and condemned mind to do things not proper or decent but loathsome, – Romans 1:28, Amplified Bible (AMP) There is a difference between committing sin and being… Continue reading Believe it or not, tests are a good thing.
It’s lonely at the top.
I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. – Numbers 11:14, KJV If you love the Lord, He will someday place you in a position to lead others on His behalf. Maybe He’ll call you to be a pastor. Maybe He’ll call you to be a… Continue reading It’s lonely at the top.
Losing 50% of the time is a real problem.
As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who employ and send him. – Proverbs 10:26, Amplified Bible (AMP) I ran into a fellow the other day that told me a remarkable story about his workplace. The company he works for employs a little more than… Continue reading Losing 50% of the time is a real problem.
Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 2
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. – Galatians 6:9, KJV As mentioned in Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 1, honey badgers have a reputation for being fearless. They also are remarkably, insanely, and stubbornly persistent. Take Stauffel, for instance. Stauffel… Continue reading Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 2
Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 1
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Proverbs 6:6, KJV Proverbs 6:6 challenges us to look to God’s creation for some of life’s lessons, which brings me to this question: Have you ever heard of a honey badger? Neither had I, until recently. Native to areas of Africa and Asia,… Continue reading Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 1
BEST OF TQFG: There is no substitute for hard work.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from February 19, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. – Proverbs 22:29, KJV On at least two occasions in his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin chronicled the down and… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: There is no substitute for hard work.
BEST OF TQFG: Persist, persist, persist. Never quit, never quit, never quit. Get the idea?
We hope you enjoy this re-post from January 16, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might… – Ecclesiastes 9:10(a), Amplified Bible Recently our church was visited by a missionary to Canada. His entire testimony was fascinating, but there was one part of… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Persist, persist, persist. Never quit, never quit, never quit. Get the idea?
Are you “towb” today?
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? – Micah 6:8, KJV According to Revelation 4:11, God created everything for His pleasure. This being the case, the obvious follow up question… Continue reading Are you “towb” today?
Don’t lose sight of your most precious possession.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. – Ecclesiastes 7:14, King James Version (KJV) If you feel like your life is perfect because you have everything you could… Continue reading Don’t lose sight of your most precious possession.