This Is The Way

Thought provoking messages that will help you deal with events in your daily life.
A person with their head down. The sky is red.
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Cleanliness Is...

What is spiritual cleanliness?
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Green Lights

What can a traffic light teach you about patience?
A young man sitting on a rock looking out over the water.
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Hoarding

Ever notice how we seem to be able to fill any storage place we own?
A hiker with sunrays in front of the person.
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To Err Is Human

We all make mistakes—some make more mistakes than others.
A young man looking down at his smartphone.
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Mind Your Business

It is important to recognize our tendency to meddle in others' affairs.
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Generous in Love

Some languages have a variety of words that express different kinds of love. Romantic, brotherly or godly love are three different kinds of love.
A man writing on the street wearing a backpack.
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Care Deeply

You often hear people pledge help to someone in need.
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Live Simply

Jesus held people spellbound by His wonderfully thoughtful words, recorded in the Sermon on the Mount.
A young man sitting with his back against a wall looking stressed.
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Stop Digging

Common sense is a wonderful thing that grows out of the blood, sweat and tears that life sometimes offers us.
A woman hiking on a rocky path.
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Naivete

Naïveté is an unreservedness of thought or manner. It is the simple acceptance of something without questioning in depth.
A person running through a mud puddle.
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Dirt Sticks

No doubt we all liked playing in the mud when we were children.
A young woman typing on a laptop at a counter of a cafe.
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Speak Kindly and Leave the Rest to God

The second great commandment, which is like the first, is to love your neighbor as yourself (Matthew 22:37-40).
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Love Your Enemies

Jesus sometimes said things that were contrary to the ways in which we have grown up to think and act.
A man wearing glasses looking outside a window.
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Ugly Goes to the Bone

You've heard the old saying, “Beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes right to the bone.” The saying refers to the character of the person.
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Go Around

There are times in life when stubbornness, ego or vanity will push us into forcing an issue or putting great effort into something that only amounts to little.
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Drop the Load

Many people carry loads that are heavy, but invisible.
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Worry Warts

Where did the term “worry warts” come from? Apparently an old cartoonist coined the term to name a character who caused other to worry.
A person wearing boots standing in a puddle.
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Puddles Can Be Good

Most people look for ways that are easy and straight.
A woman looking out over a body of water at sunset.
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Know When to Be Silent

The Bible tells us that there is a time to be silent and a time to speak (Ecclesiastes 3:7). Knowing the difference is important.
A person walking on a beach wearing a hoodie.
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Stop Yelling

Almost no one likes being yelled at. Someone noted that “words that soak into your ears are whispered, not yelled.”