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Why my wife deserves a getaway weekend
This essay was entered for a chance to win a getaway weekend for my wife. Sorry to say it didn’t win, however, she is still deserving.
Susie is a home maker and a loving super-mom of four children aged 3, 5, 7, and 8. She is always on the go and puts her husband (me) to shame. Susie is active in her church, teaching pre-schoolers Sunday school class and every Monday she hosts a women’s group. She is always on the look out for items to send for missionaries and relief in Africa. Family is most important to her and she makes time to make the children happy and have fun by picking them up from school some days so they don’t have to take the bus home and taking them for ice cream or just to come home and have more time with them. Even though her husband works until after 6 pm, she would rather wait for him and have dinner as a family, than to eat earlier. After a long day and often an achy back, Susie likes to enjoy a long walk in the evening to clear her head and meditate on the days happenings. She is my best friend and she needs this getaway weekend with whom she would like to take her mother, her sister and her sister-in-law.
How to Live Your Life
One day at a time.
Some Characteristics of a Man of God
By L. LaRose
Please note that it’s not a gifted person who criticizes or finds fault in someone, but…
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…it takes a spiritual person in the spirit of meekness to restore a brother or sister over taken in a fault.
Gal. 6:1-10
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…it takes a gracious person to be kind and tenderhearted, forgiving others.
Eph. 4:29-32
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…it takes a Godly person with contentment to give themselves to wholesome words and the doctrine according to godliness.
I Tim. 6:3-6
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…it takes a workman of God to be gentle to all, patient, meek, sanctified, and useful for the Master’s work.
II Tim. 2:14-26
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…it takes an innocent heart not hardened by time to lay aside malice, guile, hypocrisies, envies, and evil speaking.
I Pet. 2:1-3
Did you ever notice how young children don’t criticize, judge or talk bad about others? they just accept them for who they are. They may ask questions, but they are like this passage “like new born babes”, innocent children without malice, not hypocritical, not envious, or full of evil speaking. These traits come with the hardening of the heart.
Finally, Mat 12:34-37, Jesus said…
For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things. I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.
What is in your heart? Are you on the giving end of criticism? Remember that you will be held accountable for every idle word.
Fail Forward!
What does the term “Fail Forward” mean. I saw it on the bottom of a document as the sign off, so I decided to look it up on the internet. Here is what I came up with:
Gerry Riskin writes in his blog “The idea is to “fail forward” in such a way that, even when what you try doesn’t work, it puts you in a better position after your move than before it.” (http://www.gerryriskin.com/strategy-16-fail-forward.html)
John Beck, in his blog writes this “… a lack of experience will cause you to make a mistake. If that happens to you, remember to “fail forward.” Don’t beat yourself with the ugly stick and give up. Instead look to the future, learn from the mistake and make your dreams come true.” (http://johnbeck.tv/Articles/failforward.html)
It’s use seems to be in the secular realm of achieving your dreams and desires. How can we apply this to the Christian World View?
Remember in the bible, how that after Peter denied knowing Jesus three times. After His resurrection, Jesus told him to “Feed my sheep.” God doesn’t want us to “throw in the towel” as it were and give up.
So the next time you make a mistake, don’t fear. Learn from it and use it to learn from and keep going. The apostle Paul wrote “I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 3:14)
Don’t give up!
Keep going!
Just do it!
For God!
For His Glory.
“Fail Forward”