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Tag Archives: influence
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: DECEMBER 3
Screwtape shows Wormwood how to transform a minor trespass into a major sin: Success here depends on confusing him. If you try to make him explicitly and professedly proud of being a Christian, you will probably fail; the Enemy’s warnings … Continue reading
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 26
The Key to a Balanced Life: Jesus “Seek first God’s kingdom and what God wants. Then all your other needs will be met as well” (Matthew 6:33 NCV). If you want to live a truly balanced life, you can only … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, balanced, balanced life, bible, career, center of your life, control, daily hope, direct, empower, family, goals, God, God's kingdom, influence, Jesus, Jesus first, kingdom of God, life, needs, power, priority, relationships, rick warren, seek first the kingdom of God, solid center, solid life, stability, weak life
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 18
Can You Really Count on God? “Trust the LORD with all your heart, and don’t depend on your own understanding. Remember the LORD in all you do, and he will give you success” (Proverbs 3:5-6 NCV). For most of us, … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, character of God, count on God, Creator of the universe, daily hope, desire, God, help, influence, life, lord, misconceptions, popular culture, power, remember, rick warren, success, suceed, sustain, trust, trust God, trust the Lord, truth, understanding, universe, worthy
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 15
Why We Should Respond with Grace “A fool expresses all his emotions, but a wise person controls them” (Proverbs 29:11 GW). You can’t control much of what happens to you in life. Like I mentioned a few days ago in … Continue reading
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Tagged act, angry, bible, calmness, choice, daily hope, depression, emotions, fool, forgiveness, get even, God, grace, gracefully, influence, irresponsible, life, live responsibly, love, mistreated, pain, rick warren, stressed out, think, trust God, truth, wise
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DAILY HOPE: JUNE 13
You’re Responsible for What You Allow in Your Mind ““A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash” (Proverbs 15:14 NLT). Our minds control everything else about us. Our thoughts influence our feelings. Our feelings impact … Continue reading
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Tagged accountable, actions, behavior, beliefs, comedy, control your thoughts, cross, daily hope, deviant behavior, entertainment, feelings, followers of Jesus, fool, garbage, God, guilt, influence, Jesus, knowledge, martin luther, mind, minds, responsible, rick warren, satan, scientists, sin, sinful, sinful lifestyles, stray thoughts, think, thoughts, trash, wise
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DAILY HOPE: MAY 31
You Are Accepted By God “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light” (1 Peter 2:9 … Continue reading
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Tagged abandoned, acceptance, accepted, accepted by God, chosen, chosen people, Christ, daily hope, darkness, God, God's family, holy nation, influence, Jesus, light, rick warren, royal priesthood, self esteem, special possession, tragedy
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DAILY HOPE: MARCH 19
God Says You Are Accepted “Therefore, accept each other in the same way that Christ accepted you. He did this to bring glory to God” (Romans 15:7 GW). Most of us spend our entire lives trying to earn acceptance. We … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, accepted, approval, Christ, daily hope, envy, glory to God, God, good, good news, in crowd, influence, Jesus, Jesus Christ, parents, partners, peers, people, performance, please God, prove yourself, respect, rick warren, safety, self esteem
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DAILY HOPE: FEBRUARY 6
Get the Best Information to Live Your Best Life “People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4 NLT). If you want to have a healthy mind, you must … Continue reading
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Tagged bad calories, best life, bible, daily hope, decision, energy, God, God's best, good calories, good food, good leaders, healthier, healthy mind, influence, information, junk food, leaders, life, nutrition, oxford analytica, oxford university, poison, rick warren, stronger, thought life, truth, Word of God
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MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: AUGUST 21
The Ministry of the Unnoticed Blessed are the poor in spirit… —Matthew 5:3 The New Testament notices things that do not seem worthy of notice by our standards. “Blessed are the poor in spirit….” This literally means, “Blessed are the … Continue reading
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