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Tag Archives: defensive
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: FEBRUARY 6
We shall draw nearer to God, not by trying to avoid the sufferings inherent in all loves, but by accepting them and offering them to Him; throwing away all defensive armour. If our hearts need be broken, and if He … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 4
Restoring Relationships: Defuse Anger with Confession “First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye” (Matthew 7:5 NLT). The fourth biblical step toward restoring … Continue reading
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Tagged actions, anger, attack, bible, blame, blind spots, confess, confession, conflict, daily hope, defensive, excuses, fault, forgiveness, free, free of sin, God, insensitive, Jesus, mistakes, problem, reconciliation, relationships, responsibility, restoring relationships, rick warren, sensitive, sin, unrealistic
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 3
Restoring Relationships: Use Your Ears More Than Your Mouth “A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense” (Proverbs 19:11 NIV). The third biblical step toward restoring a relationship is to sympathize with the other … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, bible, bitter, burden, care, Christ, considerate, daily hope, david, defensive, disagreement, doubts, emotions, facts, fears, feelings, fellowship, focus, foolish, glory, God, hurt, insults, Jesus, logical, offense, opinion, patience, paul, pay attention, perspective, relationships, resentment, restoring relationships, rick warren, sacrifice, Scriptures, solutions, stupid, sympathy, true, value, wisdom, you matter
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DAILY HOPE: FEBRUARY 11
Three Questions to Manage Your Emotions “From now on, then, you must live the rest of your earthly lives controlled by God’s will and not by human desires” (1 Peter 4:2 GNT). The Bible says in 1 Peter 4:2, “From … Continue reading
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Tagged affections, angry, bible, change, Christ follower, daily hope, defensive, discouraged, earthly lives, elijah, emotions, fear, feelings, frustrated, God, God's will, helping, human desires, hurting, irritated, israel, life, nagging, natural, resolved, rick warren, self defeating, served, serving, upset, worry
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DAILY HOPE: JANUARY 3
Tell It Like It Could Be “[God] speaks of future events with as much certainty as though they were already past” (Romans 4:17 TLB). There is enormous power in your words. If you’re going to become a person of faith, … Continue reading
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