Day 159 Meekness

Day 159 Meekness

Love Beyond Words

Thought for the day. Jesus while teaching what is called the Beatitudes, said, “Blessed (happy, blithesome, joyous, spiritually prosperous– with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the meek (the mild,...
Day 158 Anger

Day 158 Anger

Love Beyond Words

Thought for the day. Proverbs 19:19 NIV[19] A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again. When’s the last time you were angry, and how did you respond? We all get agitated at one point or another and even God Himself feels...
Day 157 Gentleness

Day 157 Gentleness

Love Beyond Words

Thought for the day. In order to be gentle, we must not view ourselves as better than someone else. Rather than asserting superiority, someone who is gentle wants to help others, even when they have been done wrong.Here are six benefits to being gentle:1. Gentleness...
Day 156 Prayer Builds Relationship

Day 156 Prayer Builds Relationship

Love Beyond Words

Thought for the day.  Prayer is a conversation, not a monologue. When we pray it is important that we don’t do all the talking.We can’t build a friendship with God if we don’t let Him talk to us.How do we let God talk to us? The most important way that God will talk...
Day 155 Physical Appearance

Day 155 Physical Appearance

Love Beyond Words

Thought for the day. I’m sure God doesn’t want us to neglect the way we look or pretend that our physical appearance doesn’t matter because it does. Our outer appearance often reflects what we’re like on the inside; for example, a slovenly, unkempt person is usually...
Day 154 Victim Mentality

Day 154 Victim Mentality

Love Beyond Words

Thought for the day. We need to stop thinking of ourself as a victim. Generally, if we are angry with someone, it is because we feel that they have committed a serious wrong against us. Whether this feeling is real or perceived, we still feel that an injustice has...
Day 153 Communication

Day 153 Communication

Love Beyond Words

  Thought for the day Here are just a few points to help us to be more effective communicators and as a result better witnesses for Jesus Christ:1. We need to listen to what others are actually saying and not what we expect them to say.2. We need to be humble,...
Day 152 Goodness of God

Day 152 Goodness of God

Love Beyond Words

  Thought for the day Here are 10 ways to recognise the goodness of God daily: 1. Recognise God’s goodness in nature. (Genesis 1:34)2. Recognise God’s goodness in people. (Romans 8:28)3. Recognise God’s goodness in answered prayer. (Psalm...
Day 151 Hope

Day 151 Hope

Love Beyond Words

  Thought for the day Hope looks to the future. Throughout the Bible, hope is defined as confident expectation. To expect, means to look forward to:“And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with...