Monthly Archives: June 2013

Love is Humble

Posted on June 28, 2013 by familyencouragement

Have you ever reacted to a preacher during a sermon?     I have heard messages and found myself rejecting what is being said, or better said, the person that is saying it.   Why is that? Sometimes it is just the fact … Continue reading →

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Love is Quiet When Success Comes

Posted on June 26, 2013 by familyencouragement

Love restrains from pronouncing personal achievements.   It doesn’t trumpet accomplishments.    Rather love directs attention away from one’s self and focuses on edifying others. Love is not envious (wanting what others have so bad they wish they didn’t have it) nor … Continue reading →

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Love is Quiet When Done Wrong

Posted on June 24, 2013 by familyencouragement

Our first response when we have been done wrong or falsely accused is to fight back, defend ourselves and to attack the accuser.     Even in marriage, the closest human relationship, when we have been misunderstood or hurt we want to … Continue reading →

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Love is Quiet When not Given Credit

Posted on June 21, 2013 by familyencouragement

Love is able to be quiet when credit is not given for something you have worked on even to the point of sacrifice.     Pride reacts when not given credit it thinks it deserves. Love doesn’t verbally protest to let others … Continue reading →

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Love is Quiet

Posted on June 19, 2013 by familyencouragement

When Paula and I were first married I would often hear couples that had been married for a long time say that they were just beginning to learn what it meant to really love each other.   Some even said that … Continue reading →

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Envy and Authenticity

Posted on June 18, 2013 by familyencouragement

I love to be around people that are authentic and real.    Nothing artificial; what you see is what you get.   However, sometimes that is not always easy. I don’t mean to be cynical about people, it’s just a fact of … Continue reading →

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Envy and Happiness

Posted on June 15, 2013 by familyencouragement

There is a major contrast between envy and love in terms of your personal happiness.  Those that are consumed with envy are not happy, but disgruntled.    Those that love are not consumed with receiving, but with giving and being grateful … Continue reading →

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Envy and Relationships

Posted on June 14, 2013 by familyencouragement

There is a significant contrast in the way love and envy impact your relationships.   Love will deepen your relationships, but envy will destroy them. “Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous, but who is able to stand before envy?”   (Proverbs … Continue reading →

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Envy and Your Health

Posted on June 11, 2013 by familyencouragement

The Bible has much to say about our health, but it has more to say about the effects of sin on us than our diet.    Envy will destroy your health. The Bible says, “A sound heart is the life of … Continue reading →

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Love and Envy

Posted on June 7, 2013 by familyencouragement

Envy is characteristic of our corrupt nature.    Our normal tendency, apart from God’s grace and help, is to be jealous and envious. The Bible states that before our becoming believers that we “were…living in malice and envy, and hating one … Continue reading →

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