Posts Tagged ‘Truth’
The tongue is the place where letters and linguistics form other people’s perception of who you are and what you stand for.
Matthew 12:33-37 Do you expect to harvest apples from a tomato plant? What about peaches from a persimmon tree? One more… What about oranges from an orange tree? Finally. Yes. Why? Because when we look at an orange tree, we expect oranges. Same goes for an apple tree or a tomato plant. So what makes…
Read MoreTime can change many things but the truth is not one of them.
Proverbs 12:19 To me, time is like a Ribeye Steak. There’s never enough of it. And just so I don’t exclude my Vegan friends… Time is like Tofu. Actually, no it isn’t… 🙁 Time tastes better. But enough about food. Let’s talk about time. Most people have a “love/hate” relationship with time. On the one…
Read MoreIt’s nice to share some moments with others but no one owns your moments except you.
Romans 14:11-12 Growing up in the 60’s, there was a very popular TV program called The Ed Sullivan Show that featured a comedian named Flip Wilson. (For those of you who came along later, this is the same TV show that launched The Beatles – so it’s sort of an iconic part of our history.)…
Read MoreWars can be prevented by confronting conflict when it’s merely a discomfort.
Genesis 26:27-29 Have you ever tried to get off an escalator? If so, you know that it’s much easier to do near the bottom than it is the top. The same goes for fighting. Once you start one, it’s hard to stop. In today’s Tiny Words. Big Life. Bible verses, we find the account of…
Read MoreIf you’re able to fool yourself, rest assured that you’re not alone.
Psalm 36:1-4 We all know that a con artist is not interested in painting pictures… Thomas Sowell once said, “Con men have long known… that their job is not to convince skeptics but to enable the gullible to continue to believe what they want to believe.” As it turns out, that second group (the “gullibles”)…
Read MorePerception is not reality but rather the interpretation of reality that’s far too often based on far too little concern for the real reality.
John 8:31-32 “I don’t like that reality. I think I’ll just create my own.” Those words are spoken very often these days… So often, in fact, that it’s become the norm to simply create the truth that suits you best. And… it’s easy to do. And… it works. That’s the reality of the times we…
Read MoreBelievability lies not in one’s ability to perceive and agree but rather to perceive and trust.
Proverbs 11:13 My Papaw used to say, “If I tell you a chicken dips snuff, then you can look under its wing for the can.” Basically, my Papaw was telling me that I could trust him. Not only was I confident in his love for me and through that love, he would always tell me…
Read MoreRegardless of the question, you never have to remember the truthful answer.
1 John 2:3-5 Have you ever felt like Adam or Eve when God came into the Garden of Eden and asked “Where are you?” You know you’ve done something bad and you try to hide – like the thing you’ve done is going to magically go away. It’s like we become a six-year-old that’s been…
Read MoreA life of truth is built by seeking knowledge which brings understanding – which brings perspective – which brings love – which brings truth.
First of all, why would someone want to live a life of “truth”? Although there might seem to be an obvious answer to a very simple question, understand that a life of truth is not easy. Everywhere we go… everywhere we look… the world invites us, if not pushes us, to live a life based…
Read MoreTrust isn’t something to be conjured up and gazed upon but rather to be built and held fast for its strength lies in its fragility.
To be trusted is a good feeling. Actually, I should say that a little differently… To be trusted based on truth is a good feeling. On the other hand, trust gained by lies is not really trust at all. That’s a contrived trust manipulated by deceit. We all know that trust is a fragile thing.…
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