2 Chronicles 26:16 But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. With pride, there are many curses. With humility, there come many blessings. Ezra Taft Benson Pride is to...
Category: Spiritual Motivation
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15 December 2022 – Emotional Stability – Part 5
Luke 12:25-26 25 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life? Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest? Did you know that the origin of the word ‘worry’ meant ‘to strangle’ in Old English? Some other derivative in the earliest versions for worry was to twist, wring,...
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14 December 2022 – Emotional Stability – Part 4
Number 20:11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also. Anger doesn’t solve anything. It builds nothing, but it can destroy everything. – Thomas S. Monson Regret cannot recover what anger has destroyed. Anger...
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13 December 2022 – Emotional Stability – Part 3
Genesis 30:1 Rachel noticed that she was not bearing children for Jacob, so because she envied her sister Leah, she told Jacob, “If you don’t give me sons, I’m going to die! Waiting makes the heart grow faint and frustration fades away our faith. Psychologist Sarah Schnitker, in her research on ‘waiting’ states that there...
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12 December 2022 – Emotional Stability – Part 2
1 Thessalonians 5:18 “In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” The key to mental health and happiness is giving thanks in everything. Stephanie Pappas, a freelance science journalist in her article in the Washington Post articulated some practical tips to mental health. Some of her quick...
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11 December 2022 – Emotional Stability – Part 1
Joshua 2:11 And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you: for Jehovah your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath. ‘Emotional stability’ is a fundamental personality trait to be level-headed even during stressful circumstances....
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10 December 2022 – Smart Casuals – Part 7
Genesis 37:3 And Jacob loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was to him the son of old age; and he made for him a coat of many colours. Joseph’s father Jacob gifted him a multi-colour coat. No doubt the coat was expensive. Most clothing in the ancient times was of one colour....
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09 December 2022 – Smart Casuals – Part 6
Esther 5:1 On the third day Esther put on her royal robes and stood in the inner court of the palace, in front of the king’s hall. The most expensive royal dress of all times was worn by Queen Letizia of Spain. Her 6 million dollars worth of wedding silk gown was seamlessly sewed and...
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08 December 2022 – Smart Casuals – Part 5
Ephesians 4:31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Smart casual is a dress code that will fit into both formal as well as informal settings. While casual outfits can be worn only for informal occasions, smart-casual can be worn for both formal...
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07 December 2022 – Smart Casuals – Part 4
Zachariah 3:4 The angel said to those who were standing before him, “Take off his filthy clothes.” Then he said to Joshua, “See, I have taken away your sin, and I will put fine garments on you.” The Old Testament gives us a detailed account of the priestly garments. The priests wore a purple-blue skillfully...