Isaiah 40:8 "The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but THE WORD OF OUR GOD ENDURES FOREVER.”
The BIBLE is:
LIGHT -- Psalm 119:105,
FIRE -- Jeremiah 23:29,
SEED -- Luke 8:11,
BREAD -- Dueteronomy 8:3,
MILK -- 1 Peter 2:2,
HONEY -- Psalms 19:7,
MEAT -- Hebrews 5:14,
GOLD -- Psalm 19:10,
SWORD -- Hebrews 4:12,
HAMMER -- Jeremiah 23:29,
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THINK UPON THE GOOD NEWS!
"The NEWS about Him (Jesus Christ) spread throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all who were ill, those suffering with various diseases and pains, demoniacs, epileptics, paralytics; and He healed them. Matthew 4:24
THINK: have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something.
synonyms:
believe · be of the opinion · have as one's opinion · be of the view · be under the impression · expect · imagine · anticipate · surmise · suppose · conjecture · guess · fancy · conclude · determine · reason · reckon · figure · opine · ween · deem · judge · hold · consider · presume · estimate · regard as · view as
THINK: direct one's mind toward someone or something; use one's mind actively to form connected ideas.
synonyms:
ponder · reflect · deliberate · meditate · contemplate · muse · cogitate · ruminate · be lost in thought · be in a brown study · brood · concentrate · rack one's brains · cudgel one's brains · put on one's thinking cap · sleep on it · cerebrate
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MATURITY is the ability to settle differences without violence or destruction.MATURITY is the patience, the willingness to pass up immediate pleasure in favor of the long term gain.
MATURITY is unselfishness – responding to the needs of others, often at the expense of one's own desires or wishes.
MATURITY is the capacity to fare unpleasantness and frustration, discomfort and defeat, without complaint or collapse.
MATURITY is humility. It is being big enough to say, “I was wrong”. And when right, the mature person need not say, “I told you so”.
MATURITY is the ability to make a decision and stand by it. The immature spend their lives exploring endless possibilities then do nothing.
MATURITY means dependability, keeping one's word, coming thorough in a crisis.
MATURITY is the art of living in peace with that which cannot be changed.
"Do not be children [immature, childlike] in your thinking; be infants in [matters of] evil [completely innocent and inexperienced], but in your minds BE MATURE [adults]."
1 Corinthians 14:20
"Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are MATURE; a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away; but we speak God’s wisdom in A MYSTERY, the hidden wisdom which God predestined before the ages to our glory; the wisdom which none of the rulers of this age has understood; for if they had understood it they would not have crucified the Lord of glory; but just as it is written,
“Things which eye has not seen and ear has not heard,
And which have not entered the heart of man,
All that God has prepared for those who love Him.”
1 Corinthians 2:6
He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the EQUIPPING OF THE SAINTS FOR THE WORK OF SERVICE, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all ATTAIN TO THE UNITY OF FAITH, and of the KNOWLEDGE of the Son of God, TO A MATURE MAN, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ. As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love."
Ephesians 4:9-16
"And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual men, but as to men of flesh, as to infants in Christ. I gave you milk to drink, not solid food; for you were not yet able to receive it. Indeed, even now you are not yet able, for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?"
1 Corinthians 3:1-3
"Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having been firmly rooted and now being built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed, and overflowing with gratitude.
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world, rather than according to Christ. For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form, and in Him you have been made complete, and He is the head over all rule and authority; and in Him you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ; having been buried with Him in baptism, in which you were also raised up with Him through faith in the working of God, who raised Him from the dead. When you were dead in your transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He made you alive together with Him, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities, He made a public display of them, having triumphed over them through Him."
Colossians 2:6-16
"All of us, then, who are MATURE should take such a view of things. And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you. Only let us live up to what we have already attained.
Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do. For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their destiny is destruction, their god is their stomach, and their glory is in their shame. Their mind is set on earthly things. But OUR CITIZENSHIP IS IN HEAVEN. And WE EAGERLY AWAIT A SAVIOR from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body."
Philippians 3:15-21
True mark of MATURITY is when somebody hurts you and you try to understand their situation instead of trying to hurt them back.
I've learned — that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
I've learned — that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.
I've learned — that it takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.
I've learned — that it's not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts.
I've learned — that you can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that, you'd better know something.
I've learned — that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do but to the best you can do.
I've learned — that it's not what happens to people that's important. It's what they do about it.
I've learned — that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.
I've learned — that no matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.
I've learned — that it's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.
I've learned — that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.
I've learned — that you should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.
I've learned — that you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I've learned — that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.
I've learned — that either you control your attitude or it controls you.
I've learned — that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades, and there had better be something else to take its place.
I've learned — that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.
I've learned — that learning to forgive takes practice. Yet it is always worth the work.
I've learned — that there are people who love you dearly, but just don't know how to show it. And, never bother to learn
I've learned — that money is a lousy way of keeping score, and an even poorer way of showing love.
I've learned — that my best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
I've learned — that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.
I've learned — that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
I've learned — that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance... and so does true love.
I've learned — that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
I've learned — that maturity has more to do with the way you handled experiences in life and the lesson you learned from them, and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I've learned _ that you should never tell a child their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it.
I've learned — that family doesn't always mean biological. Sometimes people you aren't related to can care and love you so much they teach you to trust people all over again.
I've learned — that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
I've learned — that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
I've learned — that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I've learned — that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
I've learned — that sometimes when my friends fight, I'm forced to choose sides even when I don't want to.
I've learned — that just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.
I've learned — that sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions.
I've learned — that we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
I've learned — that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.
I've learned — that two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
I've learned — that no matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.
I've learned — that there are many ways of falling and staying in love.
I've learned — that no matter the consequences, those who are honest with themselves get farther in life.
I've learned — that no matter how many friends you have, if you are their pillar you will feel lonely and lost at the times you need them most.
I've learned — that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
I've learned — that even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
I've learned — that writing, as well as talking, can ease emotional pains.
I've learned — that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
I've learned — that the people you care most about in life are taken from you too soon.
I've learned — that although the word "love" can have many different meanings, it loses value when overly used.
I've learned — that it's hard to determine where to draw the line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up for what you believe.
I've learned — the feet you step on today may be attached to the hand you'll be kissing tomorrow.
And..... I'm still learning.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Disclosure: Much of what is in my posts are things I have compiled through the years and I do not know if they have copyrights. What I do know about origin or website I give credit and have tried to always post a link to the origin. I do not market anything in any way on this blog -- I merely hope it will encourage and inspire others. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
