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Proverbs 14:15-16
More wise words from Proverbs.
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Hello New Year
Welcome to a new year! Yeah, I know it’s almost March, but it takes awhile to break all those New Years resolutions. (Actually, I didn’t make any – just a waste of time) But it is a new year, a new beginning. But wait, each new day is a new beginning, and oh, each new minute is a new beginning, ummm, well, isn’t each new breath a new beginning? Yes it is!! Let us make sure we spend it wisely. Concentrate on relationships, firming them up with a constant refreshing; with each other and with our God. All else is second fiddle. Last year disappeared in a flash. So can we, so let’s be sure we have our relationships firmed up. God first, family second, then everyone else.
“But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, …. Matthew 6:33 NIV
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An Obama Nation?
In a few
days the content of this article will not matter anymore. As we go to the
polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, we could see our lives change immensely should
we not make the right choices. Voting is an obligation for us as
concerned citizens. I found a recent "letter" written in the
year 2012 after 4 years of this nation being subjected to the presidency of
President Obama. Your vote is your choice and I offer this letter for
your consideration when making that choice. You can click here to read
the letter.
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Forgiveness
Through forgiveness the arms of Jesus lift you, His blood cleanses you, and His love changes you. It is His free gift to you. Turn your heart toward Jesus. Pray to receive Him and His forgiveness by faith today. He will come into your heart and make all things new.
--from Masterpeace Collection, a Division of
Dayspring Cards
Do you know the joy of being forgiven?
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“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
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Bible Finance
> “Before David and Maura Reza handout the $5 weekly allowance to their children, David reads a Scripture from the Bible about money.”
> “The important thing to remember is that all of this said David Reza, opening his arms wide gesturing to everything in their house, belongs to God.”
> “How we manage our money says a lot about how we feel about God, said Mark Eshoff, executive minister at Fremont Presbyterian Church…” (in
> “Money is mentioned more than 2,300 times in the Bible, more than any other topic, including the oft-cited Proverbs 22:7, The rich rules over the poor and the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.” (Quoted by Pamela Christensen of Crown Financial Ministries.)
The article centers on financial education being taught in a lot of churches. One course being taught is the Dave Ramsey approach to finance. Ramsey is a radio talk show host who tells listeners they should be debt-free.
An opposing view was presented as follows: “Dave Ramsey creates this Mayberry world, but this is a much more sophisticated society, said Robert Manning, professor of consumer finance at Rochester Institute of Technology and author of “Credit Card Nation: The Consequences of America’s Addiction to Credit”. Manning praised churches for promoting financial education but cautioned that religious groups also are acting out of self-interest. If these people are in debt, they can’t tithe, and that means the church feels it, he said. These programs teach that you should tithe first.”
I have not read Mr. Manning’s book, but from his quote, he obviously is not knowledgeable about Biblical teachings. The programs teach that you should tithe first because that is what the Bible says to do, no matter how large or small your tithe is based upon your income.
Overall, the article was pretty positive, refreshing in the normal flooding of negativity usually found in our daily newspapers. What do you think?
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Proverbs 27:19
Let us keep our hearts pure and not polluted.
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Me Worry!
"Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" Matthew 6:27 NIV
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Ecclesiastes 5:10
Yeah, I know, not a Proverb, but filled with wisdom all the same. Let us keep our priorities in the correct order. A worthy prayer is for wisdom to manage our money properly and not let it become our god.
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Bucket Filling
I recently was intrigued by
an article in the Daily Times edition of Sunday, March 2nd. “Five steps to loving your job” was the
title. It was inspired by a book that I
had received as a Christmas gift by Tom Rath entitled “How Full Is Your Bucket?” The five steps as mentioned in the Daily
Times article were: (1) Prevent Bucket Dipping, (2) Shine A Light On What Is
Right, (3) Make Best Friends, (4) Give Unexpectedly, and (5) Reverse The Golden
Rule. The theory behind the five steps
is that each of us has our own invisible bucket that is constantly being
emptied or filled, depending on what others say or do to us. When our bucket is full, we feel great. When it’s empty, we feel awful. We face choices every moment of every day; we
can fill one another’s buckets with our invisible “dipper” by extending
compliments, gratitude, and other rewards, or we can dip from each other’s
bucket by extending negative or hurtful comments.
1. To prevent bucket dipping, examine comments
we are going to make to someone and measure their worth. Are they positive or negative? Refrain from “dipping” with negative
comments.
2. Look for positive things out of every
interaction. Shine a light on what is
right, not dwell on the negative.
3. Make a “best friend” at work. Studies show that people with best friends at
work have better safety records, receive higher customer satisfaction scores,
and increase work-place productivity. The
book suggests making several or many best friends at work.
4. Give little unexpected gifts to one
another. The element of receiving
surprises never fades. Some examples
are, funny little trinkets, hugs (sometime little gifts that cost nothing are
worth the most), offering to grab a cup of coffee, or sometimes just an
unexpected smile.
5. The Golden Rule is the
Golden Rule, and really what the book is suggesting is just a word variation
that has a very similar meaning. Instead
of “do unto others as you would have them do unto you”; the revision is ‘do
unto others as they would have you do unto them.” Bucket filling is most meaningful when it is
individualized. Know what people want
and do your best to surprise them with it.
Although the emphasis of the Times article was on work, as I read the book, I understood the principle is for our “non-work” times as well; home, church, shopping, anytime; all time. How full is your bucket? How full is the bucket of those you love and care for? Let’s fill ‘em up!
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Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your
own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him.”
A tough thing to do!
Most of us want to “reason out” everything. Faith in God however, encourages us to forgo
our own reasoning and place our trust, or”faith”, in Him. We must have faith in God in order to please
Him.
Dad