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Tag Archives: encouragement
When life gets stale
When your life gets stale, set your sail to catch an encouraging fresh wind. Love unexpressed gets stale & molds. Give out some kindness today! Think refreshing thoughts; reject depressing ones. Make hope your heartbeat! Negativity will give your heart … Continue reading
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Tagged encouragement, faith, heart-felt gratitude, hope, life is beautiful, optimism, thanksgiving
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What’s it all about? Life’s meaning . . .
If the universe was meaningless, nothing would mean anything. There would be nothing of meaning for our mind to apprehend. However, without a sense of God’s presence, life can feel like meaningless existence. Drunkenness celebrates life as meaningless. Faith in … Continue reading
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Tagged encouragement, hope, meaning, meaning of life, mental health, mission, perspective, poem, purpose of life, What is the meaning of life
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Logical thoughts about mental health
Mental malware makes maintaining mental health difficult. Don’t just protect your devices from malware. Also protect your mind. Some thoughts produce inner peace; other thoughts wreck mental health. It’s important to notice the difference. Medication can numb tormenting thoughts but … Continue reading
Posted in attributes of mental health, depression, inner peace, logic, logical thinking, mental health, mental health note, overcoming depression, peace, peace of God, peace of mind, peace with God, prescription medication advertisemets
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At the intersection of hope & despair
At the intersection of hope and despair, take the uphill road to hope, not the downhill road to despair. You’re alive; be delighted. Let God shine in and delight up the darkness in your heart. I’m not interested in apathy. I … Continue reading
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Tagged apathy, Christianity, conscience, depression, encouragement, hope, mental health
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Need a life reboot?
When you’re continually bombarded by destructive words and images, refuse to be swept up in their raging current! Toxic people use toxic words. Hopeful people use hopeful words. When there is a system error in your heart, don’t shift into denial … Continue reading
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Tagged church, cloud storage, encouragement, heart care, hope, meditation, reboot, wisdom
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Influence others to hope or be influenced by them toward despair
Seek out people who will influence you to aspire & work to be the best you can. Saturate yourself with positive, upbeat, encouraging, wholesome, & hopeful influences. Negative influences are bold, seductive, and pushy. It takes great courage & effort not … Continue reading
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Hope that will heal your hurting heart . . .
Hope healed my hurting heart My heart was filled With stinging things Thorns and thistles, Entangling vines, Biting bugs, snakes and rats, Gnawing on my soul With torment and trauma And inner drama Day and night. And then one day … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, encouragement, hope, poetry, salvation, spiritual formation, testimony
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What Involves Various People Speaking But Only 1 Person Talking?
What involves several people speaking but only one Person talking? A Spirit-led, participatory church meeting. It is truly amazing. Various people spontaneously (as led by the Spirit) share words of encouragement, insights, testimonies, Scriptures, prayer requests, spiritual gifts, prayers, and … Continue reading
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Finding Nashville’s Most Unique Church With Your GPS
–Get out your GPS (God’s Positioning System)– Enter that you are looking for a church where: * People are more important than programs; * Encouragement is more important than entertainment * Love is more important than liturgy: * Faith is … Continue reading
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