Tag: heart
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Life Illustrates Values
22Then the men of Israel said to Gideon, “Rule over us, you and your son and your grandson also, for you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” 23Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, and my son will not rule over you; the LORD will rule over you.” 24And Gideon said to them,…
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Gideon’s Fleecing of God
36Then Gideon said to God, “If you will save Israel by my hand, as you have said, 37behold, I am laying a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew on the fleece alone, and it is dry on all the ground, then I shall know that you will save Israel by my…
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The Vicious Cycle
11And the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. 12And they abandoned the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were around them, and bowed down to…
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Simple Perspective
5O simple ones, learn prudence;O fools, learn sense.–Proverbs 8 My thoughts: Four categories here. So the ones who are living the undisciplined life need to live the disciplined life. To do otherwise is to be naive. I am glad in this current season to not be a hypocrite of this. Areas of my life have…
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Heart Influence
24And now, O sons, listen to me,and be attentive to the words of my mouth.25Let not your heart turn aside to her ways;do not stray into her paths…–Proverbs 7 Another sexual chapter. This time the married woman is pursuing the man. Adultery is still wrong. Sin is still sin. And once again, the teachings are…
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Light Wisdom
23For the commandment is a lamp and the teaching a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life…–Proverbs 6 I have journeyed in the Mark Twain caves in Hannibal, MO. I could not even imagine how dark and scary they would be without light tracks running the walls. They were a great…
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Discipline Is For Everyone
15Drink water from your own cistern,flowing water from your own well.–Proverbs 5 My thoughts: Yes, yes, so the context in this chapter is clearly sexual sin. The married man enticed to commit adultery and have sex with a woman not his wife. Now some reading this chapter (especially women) might be tempted to check out…
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7 Symptoms of a Hard Heart
14Blessed is the one who fears the LORD always, but whoever hardens his heart will fall into calamity.—Proverbs 28 Here are 7 times or seasons when my heart was more hard than soft. These are also times of hypocrisy I look back at. 1. When I fooled myself as I FACED temptation that God’s forgiveness…
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Truth Buyers
23Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.–Proverbs 23 This is a hard one for me. It speaks to perspective and goals. It displays how you view yourself and others. TRUTH BUYERS: Learn for the sake of growth. Seek the things they need in order to grow and change. Freely submit…
Joel M Bradshaw 