Category: Like Jesus Does
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WWJD: Kindness
Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. Proverbs 3:3, NLT Kindness. What do we often think of when we think of random acts of kindness? Pretty words? Random gifts? The second portion of 1 Corinthians 13:4 states that LOVE is kind. But think…
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For those who seek Him
Stories. We all use stories to make a point. Stories are a more interesting way to get a message across to people. A way to help others understand a concept that may be a little hard for others to grasp. Stories keep audiences engaged. Everyone loves a good story. Well, most everyone. “Why do you…
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A living example?
Something I’ve been pondering lately: Can empathy be taught? As I talk and talk, and guide and guide; even pray for others to make wise choices. To think of another’s perspective, I often wonder if being intentional and considering the hearts of others is a skill that can be learned. Some days it seems downright…
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Love that “sticks”
Love never gives up. Love cares more for others than for self. Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have. Love doesn’t strut, doesn’t have a swelled head, doesn’t force itself on others, isn’t always “me first,” doesn’t fly off the handle. Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others. Doesn’t revel when others grovel. Takes…
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Fear not
I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. Psalm 23:4 “I’m not sending the kids up, since you are asleep.” This is what my husband had declared to me as he got the kids off to school. Part of the morning routine he has handled…
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I need what He’s got
Crowds. I never much liked them. As a kid, teen, and a young adult I always remember struggling to figure out my place in the crowd. Where exactly I fit in. It gave me anxiety. Made me nervous. Made me wonder who exactly I was. I would either be the loudest in the room. Or…
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When loving others makes you “Crazy”
Ever been called crazy? Reckless? Dangerous? Ever wondered why others don’t fight the way you do? Think the way you do? Feel the same anger at the same injustices you do? Even look at the “others” with the same love you do? Ever had something really important you know had to be said, only to feel…
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Your “good” name
A good name is to be chosen over great wealth. Proverbs 22:1 “Oh, you’re January!” This could be a statement that fills you with a sense of dread. Hmmm…what did they mean by that? Thankfully this time, the comment was made in the local Starbucks that I frequently visit many mornings. The one that knows…
Grace 'n Grounds 