| I've caught myself getting really upset with people who gossip about me. I've had to catch myself because I realized that I've been gossiping about them as well. I've realized what a hypocrite I am. I've found that praying for the people I dislike the most and gossip about the most helps me to have a more Christlike spirit towards them. |
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| It's interesting how everyone wants to be unique but no one wants to be different.
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| "Our Lord trusted no man; yet He was never suspicious, never bitter, never in despair about any man, because He put God first in trust; He trusted absolutely in what God's grace could do for any man. If I put my trust in human beings first, I will end in despairing of everyone; I will become bitter, because I have insisted on man being what no man ever can be--absolutely right. Never trust anything but the grace of God in yourself or in anyone else." --Oswald Chambers--
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| This is something I found that I studied back in 2004
1 Corinthians 13:3 - "And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing."
People often think that as long as they're good people they will go to heaven. They do acts of service for people around themselves that may be less fortunate. They may go to great lengths to provide for others. The may even sacrifice all they have for the cause. However, if they don't have love, then it does them no good. It's easy to go through all the motions so other people will look and be impressed (like Ananias and Sapphira), but if love is not the motivator, the heart will not be in it. Caring for people without the love of God is also useless.
Christians have a tendency to think that the ultimate sacrifice is to give your life for a cause. However, it is possible that a life of love is really the greatest sacrifice -- a life of selflessness. How many people commit suicide because they can't handles what life brings them? Many times it's because they can't sacrifice a relationship, a job or position, or pride. If these people had true love, what a difference it would make. They'd be able to face anything, because true love is selfless. This love can only come from above.
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| There's this girl that has absolutely no respect for the fact that DP is my boyfriend.
She always wants to sit next to him and always asking questions and just flirting with him constantly.
Not only does she do all of this, she does it all right smack in front of my face.
At one point, she straight up took my hand out of his so she could hold his hand. I became so angry that I knocked out her two front teeth.
Here is a picture of her.
She is my 7-year-old little sister. By the way, I didn't knock out her two front teeth....they fell out naturally.
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