Category Archives: Patience

We NEED the bad with the good.

July 9, 2014   No comments

In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider that God has made the one side by side with the other, so that man may not find out anything that shall be after him. –

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What does Kaka have to say about the World Cup?

June 30, 2014   No comments

The Lord has made everything [to accommodate itself and contribute] to its own end and His own purpose… – Proverbs 16:4a, Amplified Bible (AMP) From the Web site, I Am Second: He helped lead the Brazilian National Football (Soccer) team to the

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Even the events that seem accidental are ordered by God.

June 14, 2014   No comments

The lot is cast into the lap, but the decision is wholly of the Lord [even the events that seem accidental are really ordered by Him]. – Proverbs 16:33, Amplified Bible (AMP) We were at a friend’s house when we

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When God throws you a curveball, keep on swinging.

June 13, 2014   No comments

A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure. – Proverbs 16:9, Amplified Bible (AMP) The Stroups* had a plan: Leave the United States of America behind, Settle in Cambodia, Build an orphanage,

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Be careful not to throw hot coals into the woods.

June 12, 2014   No comments

And the Lord said to Moses, How long will this people provoke (spurn, despise) Me? And how long will it be before they believe Me [trusting in, relying on, clinging to Me], for all the signs which I have performed

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Good health comes from this.

June 9, 2014   No comments

A calm and undisturbed mind and heart are the life and health of the body, but envy, jealousy, and wrath are like rottenness of the bones. – Proverbs 14:30, Amplified Bible (AMP) Every now and then, various news outlets run

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The sweet promise of Proverbs 3.

June 6, 2014   No comments

When you lie down, you shall not be afraid; yes, you shall lie down, and your sleep shall be sweet. – Proverbs 3:24, Amplified Bible (AMP) In a world filled with things to fear, every Christian has the chance to

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Our parents were smarter than we once thought.

May 31, 2014   No comments

I will praise and give thanks to You with uprightness of heart when I learn [by sanctified experiences] Your righteous judgments [Your decisions against and punishments for particular lines of thought and conduct]. – Psalm 119:7, Amplified Bible (AMP) For

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Don’t be afraid of the circus.

May 25, 2014   2 Comments

He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. – Revelation

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Lower than a snake’s belly in a wagon rut.

May 17, 2014   No comments

My heart is grievously pained… – Psalm 55:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) Psalm 55 chronicles some of the deepest sorrow that David ever experienced. Filled with words like “distraught, “oppression,” “pain,” “terror,” “horror,” and “trembling,” David exquisitely described what it is

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