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Looking for Contentment…Day 9:Things that Steal our Joy (part 1)
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” THING 1 – WE CREATE OUR OWN CONFUSION It’s hard to admit when we are wrong. Blaming other people, other things or circumstances for our problems takes “the heat” off of us and let’s us be a victim instead of…
Looking for Contentment…Day 8: Reasons to Rejoice
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” I HAVE JOY BECAUSE I HAVE GOD’S LOVE I cannot think of a more comforting thought than to know someone loves me and would do anything for me. You should rejoice daily that the awesome creator of this world loves…
Looking for Contentment…Day 7: Reasons to Rejoice
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” JOY IN SPITE OF CORRECTION I can rejoice because I have a heavenly Father who cares enough to correct me! Have you ever seen an undisciplined child? One who is allowed to be selfish and rude, one who is never…
New post in the Contentment series
I’ve posted a new study in the Contentment series. Day 6: Reasons to Rejoice
Looking for Contentment…Day 6: Reasons to Rejoice
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” The scriptures are full of reasons to rejoice. The ironic thing is that they do not all seem positive. Rejoicing because we suffer? Rejoicing when we are being “corrected” and “disciplined”? Huh? Those do not sound very pleasant! Let’s look…
GOD: Learning from the Perfect Parent
(from Debbie Kea’s Strategies for Raising Spiritually Healthy Children) It has been seven years since I retired from teaching high school English. My doctor told me after a yearthat my blood pressure was normal, and I could get off my medication! That gives you an idea about thestress I was under as I attempted to…
New posts
I have been adding to the Contentment study series, but for some reason, they are not being sent to you when I post them. Please check out the Contentment Study series. Also, the article I posted earlier called “Majoring in Majors” was not written by me, but by Debbie Kea, it is an excerpt from…
Looking for Contentment…Day 5: Where does Joy come from?
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” Friends Proverbs 27:9-10 What gives delight? Hi-Lite What is a good friend like? What is the command in verse 10? The word forsake means to leave for good. I think this applies to our Christian family, they would be our…
MAJORING IN THE MAJORS
(excerpt from Strategies for Raising Spiritually Healthy Children by Debbie Kea) Does your family have a motto? I have a friend who is not a Christian, but she is a serious parent, and if you ask her what her family’s motto is, she would say, “You can’t be mean or ignorant.” Being a good student…
Looking for Contentment…Day 4: Where does Joy come from?
Daily Bible study excerpts from my book: “Looking for Contentment in All the Wrong Places” Finding Joy in Family Relationships – Children Genesis 33:5 Psalm 127:3-5 Circle the key word “Children” in verses 3 and 4 Hi-lite Solomon’s description of children. How do children make a parent feel? Put a box around “happy” in verse…