Definition of 'Courage' — n. [Fr. from cœur, L. cor, the heart;] Bravery; intrepidity; that quality of mind which enables men to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear or depression of spirits; valor; boldness; resolution.
"Be strong, and of good courage." (Deuteronomy 31)
"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."
Paul of Tarsus
Friday, December 21, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Foolish Mothers
“Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands” (Proverbs 14:1).
As homeschooling mothers, we hold within our hands the power to create a wonderful school day or a horrible one. Our attitude can dictate a day filled with joy or one filled with tense anxiety. In Proverbs 6:19, the Lord says that strife is one of the seven things He hates. Strife can develop from many situations, including heated debates and unresolved arguments with your husband. Left unchecked, marital strife can cause you to be abrupt and short with your children, and if you aren't careful, seeds of anger, bitterness, and hate could be planted in your children and ultimately destroy your home.
God’s answer to our selfish, “I’m not wrong, so I don’t need to say I’m sorry” attitude is found in Ephesians 4:26-27: “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.” God has more than one reason for you not to be at odds with your husband. Your relationship to God Himself will be broken, your relationship to your husband will be hindered, and your relationship to your children will be damaged.
Is there strife in your home today? Are you the one allowing it to perpetuate? Don’t give place to the devil whose goal is to destroy your homeschool and your family. Be reconciled before the sun goes down tonight and seek forgiveness from the Lord and your mate. Don’t be like the woman who tears down her own house!
Lord, forgive me for allowing bad feelings to continue between my husband and me. I know You hate strife, and only in Your strength can I forgive. I want to start again today to build our home Your way. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
~Alpha Omega Publications
As homeschooling mothers, we hold within our hands the power to create a wonderful school day or a horrible one. Our attitude can dictate a day filled with joy or one filled with tense anxiety. In Proverbs 6:19, the Lord says that strife is one of the seven things He hates. Strife can develop from many situations, including heated debates and unresolved arguments with your husband. Left unchecked, marital strife can cause you to be abrupt and short with your children, and if you aren't careful, seeds of anger, bitterness, and hate could be planted in your children and ultimately destroy your home.
God’s answer to our selfish, “I’m not wrong, so I don’t need to say I’m sorry” attitude is found in Ephesians 4:26-27: “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.” God has more than one reason for you not to be at odds with your husband. Your relationship to God Himself will be broken, your relationship to your husband will be hindered, and your relationship to your children will be damaged.
Is there strife in your home today? Are you the one allowing it to perpetuate? Don’t give place to the devil whose goal is to destroy your homeschool and your family. Be reconciled before the sun goes down tonight and seek forgiveness from the Lord and your mate. Don’t be like the woman who tears down her own house!
Lord, forgive me for allowing bad feelings to continue between my husband and me. I know You hate strife, and only in Your strength can I forgive. I want to start again today to build our home Your way. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
~Alpha Omega Publications
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Friday, November 5, 2010
Factors Producing Anger
1. Pride – Pride is usurping authority that does not belong to us. Usurping God's authority, because He is the only One Who has the right to go beyond the initial response of anger.
2. Personal faults – When we fail in specific areas, we tend to be very alert to other people who fail in the same areas. The frustration we have towards ourselves is often redirected to others through harsh judgment. Also, when someone hurts or offends us, it may be partially justified. This produces a destructive combination of guilt and bitterness.
3. Generalizations – If we are hurt by someone who represents another group or race, we will tend to project the misbehavior of one onto the entire group and develop a general animosity toward them all.
4. Expectations – When people make promises and fail to keep them, we tend to hold that against them and become resentful of their failure to fulfill our expectations. This same resentment can occur even without unfulfilled promises, when we expect certain behavior or benefits from those who are closest to us.
5. Envy and jealousy – Envy is desiring what somebody else has or is given. Solomon warned that envy is the rottenness of the bones. “A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.” (Proverbs 14:30) Jealousy is a fear of being displaced by another person.
6. Taking up offenses – One of the most entangling causes of bitterness occurs when one person who has not been offended takes up an offense for somebody else who has been offended. This kind of bitterness is deep-seated and often lasts even after the one who was offended forgives the offender.
2. Personal faults – When we fail in specific areas, we tend to be very alert to other people who fail in the same areas. The frustration we have towards ourselves is often redirected to others through harsh judgment. Also, when someone hurts or offends us, it may be partially justified. This produces a destructive combination of guilt and bitterness.
3. Generalizations – If we are hurt by someone who represents another group or race, we will tend to project the misbehavior of one onto the entire group and develop a general animosity toward them all.
4. Expectations – When people make promises and fail to keep them, we tend to hold that against them and become resentful of their failure to fulfill our expectations. This same resentment can occur even without unfulfilled promises, when we expect certain behavior or benefits from those who are closest to us.
5. Envy and jealousy – Envy is desiring what somebody else has or is given. Solomon warned that envy is the rottenness of the bones. “A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.” (Proverbs 14:30) Jealousy is a fear of being displaced by another person.
6. Taking up offenses – One of the most entangling causes of bitterness occurs when one person who has not been offended takes up an offense for somebody else who has been offended. This kind of bitterness is deep-seated and often lasts even after the one who was offended forgives the offender.
Sunday, July 18, 2010
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