... enemies. I rarely turned the other cheek. I hurt the people closest to me the most. Sometimes I hurt them knowingly. I knew better, but did what I hated anyway. I built bigger barns, I failed to see Lazarus at the gate, or if I did, I ignored him. I deserted you in the garden and denied you by the fire, not once but three times. I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am not worthy to be your child. I give you my word ― painful as it is. But I am not strong enough to dig, I am ...
2327. A Higher Standard of Living
Luke 3:1-20
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Billy D. Strayhorn
There was a man who had been a closet slob his entire life. He just couldn't comprehend the logic of neatness. Why make up a bed if you're going to sleep in it again tonight? Why put the lid on the toothpaste tube if you're going to take it off again in the morning? He admitted to being compulsive about being messy. Then he got married. His wife was patient. She said she didn't mind his habits . . . if he didn't mind sleeping on the couch. Since he did mind, he began to change. He said he enrolled in a 12- ...
Constant prayer quickly straightens out our thoughts.