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"Who comforts (consoles and encourages) us in every trouble (calamity and affliction), so that we may also be able to comfort (console and encourage) those who are in any kind of trouble or distress, with the comfort (consolation and encouragement) with which we ourselves are comforted (consoled...
“My son, if sinners entice you, do not consent.
My son, do not walk in the way with them; restrain your foot from their path;”
Proverbs 1:10, 15
We all go through temptations. Anyone who says they are not tempted is in denial. Not everybody has the same temptations. Some are tempted by fear...
"And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint."
Galatians 6:9
This scripture has uplifted me the last couple of weeks. In the last two weeks, my...
There was a time when I didn't think that I was leadership material. Now, after a lot of study and maturity, I realize that we each have a responsibility as a leader. This does not mean everybody will lead thousands, but it does mean that there will be people in our lives that we need to lead...
"As selfishness and complaint pervert the mind, so love with its joy clears and sharpens the vision."
Helen Keller
We all were born selfish and needy. As we get older, we believe these selfish tendencies go away by themselves. Unfortunately, many of us continue our selfish ways, which causes...
"Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess."
Hebrews 4:14
Noah had faith in God when everyone else, outside his immediate family, had no faith. When we talk about faith, we have to...
"For though the mountains should depart and the hills be shaken or removed, yet My love and kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace and completeness be removed, says the Lord, Who has compassion on you."
Isaiah 54:10
There are times when my life seems chaotic and...
There are times in my life when I have struggled with frustration. It is when I feel like nothing in my life is going right. The optimal word is feels. Sometimes, I may feel like everything is going wrong, but it is not as bad as my feelings would have me to believe. These moments are depressive...
Any more, I feel like my life never stops. As a wife and mother of three, I feel like I go from one activity to another. Although I wouldn't want it any other way, I do get tired and worn out from time to time. Each day starts with planning and breakfast, and it usually includes housework...
Big Projects
"That some achieve success, is proof that others can achieve it as well."
Abraham Lincoln
Big projects can be daunting. Sometimes, projects can be abandoned, because they get too overwhelming. There are ways to overcome fear in the midst of big projects and become successful...
"If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away."
Lord Chesterfield
There are times that I get frustrated with my physical appearance. There are times that I don't look good in my clothes, because I have gained extra weight. There are also times when I am...
"Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself."
John Dewey
Education is extremely important to me, now. When I was in my teens and early twenties, I didn't understand the importance of education. As soon as I graduated from high school, I went straight to work. At the age...
"This only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them."
Woodrow Wilson
Like everyone else, I do not care for difficulties. They make me stressed and feel exhausted. It always seems like they go on forever. When...
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Lao-tzu
I believe that each person is faced with many opportunities that are presented to them. Each day we are faced with opportunities to change our life and the lives of the people around us. Both planned and unplanned opportunities...
"Always bear in mind that our own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing."
Abraham Lincoln
Personal development is my passion. Since I graduated from high school, I have worked on my own personal development. Now, I try to take what I am learning and teach others...
"A Person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read."
Mark Twain
"For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life...
We all want to live adventurous purpose filled lives. Prayer is very important in our attempt to lead a purpose filled life. Jesus gave us an example of how to live this kind of life through prayer. If anyone knew how to pray it was Christ. In His life, Christ prayed constant and effective...
Why do you stare from without at the very small particle that is in your brother's eye but do not become aware of and consider the beam of timber that is in your own eye?
Or how can you say to your brother, Let me get the tiny particle out of your eye, when there is the beam of timber in your...
Patience
"So be patient, brethren, [as you wait] till the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits expectantly for the precious harvest from the land. [See how] he keeps up his patient [vigil] over it until it receives the early and late rains."
James 5:7
Patience is the hardest thing...
"Drag your thoughts ways from troubles… by the ears, buy the heals, or any other way you can manage it."
Mark Twain
This blog is not written by a counselor. It is written by someone who has suffered the effects of depression. There was a time in my life that it was a treat to have a...