Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. —1 Corinthians 9:25 Self-discipline. Groan. Must I? Only if you want to win. I don’t recall the testimony of any winner who didn’t include self-discipline as an ingredient that helped get them there. No athlete wins without it. No weight-loss program is maintained without […]
Do not dwell on the past. —Isaiah 43:18 Baseball legend Yogi Berra’s Mets were losing big time in 1973 when he said, “It ain’t over till it’s over.” Sure enough, his team won the division title. His similar, “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings,” is probably south of
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Nothing is too hard for you. —Jeremiah 32:17 You believe that God hears and answers prayer because you have measured the problems you’ve had by the prayers you’ve prayed and the answers you have received. So you set prayer over against the troubles you presently have or those you may
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[God] is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. —2 Peter 3:9 Looking back on my life, I am astonished by God’s patience. He has gently waited for me to learn
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How far will they go among so many? —John 6:9 “Hey, lad, whatcha got in the bag?’ “Lunch.” “Will you share it?” “Umm, I guess. It’s just a snack.” Jesus unpacked it: five bite-size biscuits and two sardines. He looked up to
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See what great love the Father has lavished on us. —1 John 3:1 My mother’s love for me was set in stone. Unconditional. Those who know my dark side would say, “I
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I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand. —Colossians 4:18 We had been married two years when an untimely and unexpected death in the family devastated us. A letter from our mailbox began, “My dear children.” It is the
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People thought she was whacko. She claimed that she and God talked one-on-one every night and that he told her about the shenanigans of people who thought their secrets were, well, secret. Someone advised her to validate these alleged conversations by asking her minister if she was really talking with God or hallucinating. Tormented by
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I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. —John 16:12 Jesus didn’t tell his disciples all they wanted to know—only as much as they needed to know and had the capacity to receive at the moment. Neither is he going
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Fools despise wisdom and discipline. —Proverbs 1:7 The Bible records only one instance where God called a man a fool (Lk 12:20). However, there are numerous references to the traits of fools. Some refer to disposition Quarrelsome: “Every fool is quick to quarrel”
