Synonyms: renounce, relinquish, dispense with, forswear, disclaim, disown, disavow, discard, wash one's hands of, give up, stop, cease, drop, forgo, desist from, have done with, abjure, abstain from, discontinue, break off, refrain from, set/lay aside, desert, leave, leave high and dry, turn one's back on, cast aside, break (up) with, vacate, quit, evacuate, withdraw from, surrender, cede, yield, indulge in, give way to, give oneself up to, yield to, lose oneself to/in, uninhibitedness, recklessness, lack of restraint, lack of inhibition, unruliness, wildness, impulsiveness, impetuosity, immoderation, wantonness
Antonyms: keep, claim, continue, stick by, self-control, power through, achieve, defend, bear, hope, acquire, quick visit, adopt, continue along, adhere, remain, pursue, support, take up, keep up, reuse, advocate, stay, persevere, cherish, keep going, carry on
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King Duncan
... once unthinkable for you have become your new normal. This new goal has become your new identity. (6) The world says that to be a real man or a real woman we must give in to pleasure, but that’s absurd. Any creature can give in to natural impulses. It is the test of our manhood and womanhood that we are able to deny ourselves. Even a self-centered generation knows that self-denial is the path to success. But listen. There is a catch. Self-denial will not bring us fulfillment if we live only for ourselves ...
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Billy D. Strayhorn
... , "I wish . . . " and paused. The man with the car thought he was going to say "I wish I had a car like yours." But, instead, the boy finished his statement, "I wish I could be a brother like that." The young man looked at the boy in astonishment, then impulsively asked, "Would you like to ride in my car?" "Oh, yes! I'd love that!" After a short ride around the block the boy turned, and with his eyes aglow said, "Mister, would you mind driving in front of my house?" The young man smiled a little. He thought ...
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Schuyler Rhodes
... boundaries is ever-present, isn’t it? Sometimes the boundaries we are tempted to cross are minor, and sometimes they are serious with accompanying consequences. And friends, I don’t need to tell you that the world is falling all over its collective commercial impulse to dangle things in front of us; to tempt us into going places we know we shouldn’t go. Everyday there are temptations to cheat, to lie, to seek revenge and to manipulate systems in order get what we think we deserve. It is like ...
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Richard Hasler
... face-to-face encounters; deep feelings; committed to helping others; compassionate; enthusiastic; always searching for meaning, authenticity, and self-identity; natural rescuers.” The final type of prayer is the Franciscan Prayer. This prayer is “free; unconfined; impulsive; dislikes being tied down to rules; loves action; easily bored with the status quo; crisis-oriented; good trouble-shooters; flexible; open-minded; adaptable; willing to change position; tend to live very much in the present; dislikes ...
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April Yamasaki
... reality we live every day can never measure up. Some studies suggest that endlessly scrolling through the idealized versions we see on Facebook and Instagram can even lead to depression. The technology to curate our lives online may be relatively new, but the impulse to re-arrange our lives and show them in the best possible light is an ancient one, dating back to Adam and Eve who dressed themselves in fig leaves to cover up their nakedness. For them too, appearances mattered. But as they discovered ...
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April Yamasaki
... , but for the crowds, not only for the mountaintop experiences of life, but for those times of confusion and desperation that are also part of human life. When Peter later described this mountaintop experience in a church letter, he skipped over his own impulsive contribution to the scene to highlight instead the main elements centered on Jesus. The apostle said, “we had been eye witnesses of his majesty” (2 Peter 1:16). Peter, James, and John had seen Jesus bathed in glorious light, and they had heard ...
507. Don't Be Afraid
Matthew 17:1-9
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Lori Wagner
... and dark. We understand God and our world within shades of meaning and gradual revelations of truth. In our scripture for today, Jesus’ disciples are stunned by a vision of Jesus bathed fully in light. In that moment, they were confused and afraid. Their first impulse was to build Sukkot enclosures for the light to dwell within, so that it wouldn’t overtake them. But God’s light is too big to be captured or controlled. It is an all-encompassing light –the Light that envelopes Jesus is God’s own ...
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William G. Carter
... raise. If you identify an issue to address, work toward a consensus, till some common ground, and find a shared vocabulary, someone will certainly wag a finger and say, “You’re wrong.” Wisdom may tell us that people of good faith often differ, yet a warlike impulse within us will not settle for that. We prefer to choose up sides, draw lines in the sand, and affirm our own correctness. We want to pick up our own swords rather than carry the cross given to us. As a seasoned minister once said, “The ...
509. The Grip
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23
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Lori Wagner
Readiness. This is a word that our culture often has lost sight of. We tend to be a rather impulsive people today. When we want something, we want it now, …or better yet, yesterday. We leap into new ventures without checking them out fully. We rush headlong into situations that may or may not do us harm. We rack up credit by the thousands without a plan to pay it ...
510. Gracious
Matthew 25:31-46
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Lori Wagner
... the day of Pentecost, the disciples, whose souls had been touched and energized by the Holy Spirit’s power, felt a sudden infusion of desire for service and mission, all those who gives their hearts and lives to God also feel that same impulse to give and serve. God’s love and grace is a powerful force, a combustible motivator. Jesus spent his ministry cultivating relationships with everyone he could. He taught by example. That’s what discipleship is. He healed, he forgave, he showed grace, he loved ...
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Ronald Love
... this, we have misinterpreted much of what Paul wrote regarding society. Paul did not oppose marriage, but it was unnecessary for the short time we had left before the return of Christ. Yet, Paul understood, if you could not restrain your sexual impulses then it was acceptable to get married. This is also why Paul encouraged widows not to remarry. Regarding slaves — we never read where Paul condoned slavery, but with the immediate return of Christ it was best if slaves focused in their immediate ...
512.
Psalm 139:1-24
Understanding Series
Craig C. Broyles
... on God’s omniscience (vv. 1–6), omnipresence (vv. 7–12), and omnipotence (vv. 13–15). But the sudden shift from sublime wonder at God’s determined interest in the speaker to a denunciation of “the wicked” (vv. 19–22) sounds like an impulsive change of subject. Why are the wicked brought up in a psalm that to this point has made pleasant reading? Some commentators believe that interpretation of the psalm must begin with these verses. Its occasion would thus lie in the speaker’s conflict ...
One Volume
Gary M. Burge
... ) and who left judgment to God (“The Lord rebuke you!”), these others, lacking the propriety of Michael, are like animals in that they do not understand what they slander. They are also like animals in that they follow their instincts, not realizing that these impulses will in the end destroy them. The reference to the Testament of Moses, then, gives way to the second group of three: Cain, Balaam, and Korah (v. 11). This woe oracle sounds like it was pulled out of Old Testament prophecy. While the first ...
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Lori Wagner
... could create greater goals. They could strategize how to get there. Or they could trust in the power of change and know that when things are less than desirable, “this too shall pass.” Stanford researchers in fact found that the ability to resist impulses and trust in greater rewards resulted in more success throughout life.[1] We as Christians know that when we trust in the power, grace, and promises of God, rather than muddling in our immediate or current difficulties, we feel more peace, joy, and ...
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Lori Wagner
... 300 denarii. Instead, she had broken and dumped the entire jar over Jesus’ feet, so much so, that the entire house was thick with the heavy perfume and would be for weeks or months to come. An “extravagant” cost! And now her “extravagant impulse” had “robbed” their ministry treasury of their ability to “give to the poor”! You can also hear the sarcastic sneer from John as he asserts Judas’ deceit (in parentheses in the midst of this story), making sure we the readers know that Judas ...
516. Faith and Fury
Luke 19:28-40
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Lori Wagner
... react to the demands for him and his disciples to desist. He does not sink into stasis, freeze, or get stuck in lament. He has planned this entry, this journey, this mission, and he fully intends to complete it. To do so, he must put aside his fear and his impulse to control those around him, and he must simply act out his mission the way he knows is true to who he is. True to who God is. In the last weeks of his journey, it’s clear that Jesus knows he cannot save most of the religious elite in ...
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Lori Wagner
... . After years of research, we still no very little about the workings of the human brain. What we do know for sure though is that we human beings are complex individuals –part “wild” and part “civilized.” We can act instinctively and impulsively at times …and we can act with reason and intention in others. Our nature relies on an intricate balance of our emotions and our reason. Even the most happy individual however can go through times of unrest, despair, grief, or emotional debilitation ...
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