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Morning Devotion: Prosperous love

“Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.” (Proverbs 17:9)
Want a better marriage or parent-child relationship? Be more forgiving.
For our relationships, grace is a vitamin and a grudge is poison.
Proverbs 19:11 says we gain respect of others when we display with willingness to not retaliate for an offense.
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Morning Devotion: What the godly do

If our love for another is contingent upon what they first do for us, then we have a vocabulary problem.
You see, we’re not showing “love” to the person.
Instead, we’re making a deal with the person.
“You do for me and then I will do for you.”
This attitude shows love alright, but it is […]

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There are so many ways that our Christian faith can be displayed to the world around us.
Sometimes, though, we Christians mess up and seemingly beat people over the head with the fact of their sins, missing the opportunity to graciously point them toward a better way.
It’s not about ignoring the reality of unrighteous behavior and […]

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Morning Devotion: Love isn’t a paycheck

There are some things we do because we want some form of compensation in return.
Like going to a job in order to get a paycheck.
Or going to the gym in order to grow stronger or slimmer, or both.
But when it comes to loving others, our motive should not be that of somebody in a contract.
If […]

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Morning Devotion: KISS love

I’m glad that God puts so many core truths of scripture on the bottom shelf for us.
I’m talking about “Keep It Short and Sweet” biblical principles that make for a successful life of faith and are described simply so that our clogged minds can attain/retain the kind of life that God wants and people need.
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