Showing posts with label Feelings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Feelings. Show all posts

Is false hope better than no hope at all?

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This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you;      they fill you with false hopes. T...

Is it okay to wish you weren’t born?

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Why did I ever come out of the womb      to see trouble and sorrow      and to end my days in shame? Jeremiah 20:18             We see s...

Is it okay to be scared?

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“Get yourself ready! Stand up and say to them whatever I command you. Do not be terrified by them, or I will terrify you before them. Today...

Isn’t Ezra’s passionate prayer a little extreme?

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When I heard this, I tore my tunic and cloak, pulled hair from my head and beard and sat down appalled. Ezra 9:3             If someone di...

Why should I be happy that people hate me?

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Blessed are you when people hate you,      when they exclude you and insult you      and reject your name as evil,          because of th...

What does it mean that the people were “satisfied” at the feeding of 5,000?

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They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.   Matthew 14:20     ...

How can you be shrewd as a snake and innocent like a dove?

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“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. ” Matthew 10:16             A sn...

Why is judgment of others wrong?

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“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will b...

Do I really have to love my enemies?

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“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who perse...

How is anger the same as murder?

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  “But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sis...

Should I be happy that I’m being persecuted?

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His speech persuaded them. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and...

Should we look back at the past or forward to the future?

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“Forget the former things;      do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!      Now it springs up; do you not perceive it...

Should I ever be afraid?

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So do not fear, for I am with you;      do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you;      I will uphold...

Why was Phineas declared a hero for killing another Israelite?

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  Then an Israelite man brought into the camp a Midianite woman right before the eyes of Moses and the whole assembly of Israel while they...

Why does God hate grumbling so much?

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Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and certain Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—beca...

How can my trial produce joy?

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Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith pr...

What should I do when faced with a crises?

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            The nation of Judah faced three armies about to attack them.  Let’s follow what the king, Jehoshaphat, did in this crises to u...

Can someone be sincere and wrong?

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“But now, Job, listen to my words;      pay attention to everything I say. I am about to open my mouth;      my words are on the tip ...

Can I complain to God?

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"Even today my complaint is bitter;      his hand is heavy in spite of my groaning. If only I knew where to find him;      if ...

Does God make me detestable to others?

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“God has made me a byword to everyone,     a man in whose face people spit.” Job 17:6 He has blocked my way so I cannot pass;      h...