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The best way to weaken the influence of an attacking troublemaker is almost always by indirect action rather than a loud “Shut up!”
You see, the troublemaker likely won’t shut up and might spew even more poison about you.
You’ve seen this happen at the job or at the school or among extended family or perhaps […]

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Morning Devotion: Cheaters never….

“Cheaters never …..”
You know how the sentence goes since you heard it countless times during your childhood years.
Hopefully, the lesson stuck.
If we’re living the godly life, we’re living the honest life.
Particularly in our business dealings.
God rejoices when we resist cheating in commerce, just as He expects of our behavior in any setting.
“The Lord demands accurate […]

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Sometimes, it’s not enough for us to be satisfied with our integrity.
We need to do what we can to demonstrate that integrity to others.
For there are plenty of people whose personal standards are acceptable to them yet those same standards miss the mark of acceptability in the eyes of others.
Particularly God.
You might work with people […]

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Morning Devotion: Measuring virtue

Virture is a universally appreciated trait.
For the virtuous person is one governed by redeeming principles that produce good in the lives of others, not by coercion but instead by character.
King Solomon, a man whose early reign was characterized by virtue, provides in Proverbs 21:29 a means for measuring virtue.
“The wicked bluff their way through, but […]

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Morning Devotion: Honestly?

It’s not only the unselfish acts of mercy or generosity or personal holiness toward others that please the Lord.
Sometimes, it’s simply the choice to be honest in a business deal or shopping transaction that puts a smile on God’s face.
We all — including God — know that circumstances arise when it would be very easy […]

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