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Spirituality

The Temple

Solomon built a temple in Jerusalem as a place where people could worship God. It’s sometimes called the first temple. The structure Solomon had built was made from the finest stone and wood. The interior was inlaid with solid gold. It must have been quite a sight.

The Bible tells us that our bodies are temples. This is not a casual observation. It is intended as a reminder of the goodness of God who gave us our bodies to live in. But it’s the whole structure: our minds, heart, lungs, kidneys…everything. We must take care of it.

Solomon never lost sight of his why in this world. He asked God for wisdom, not money or power. All those things followed because Solomon ruled fairly and with the greatest wisdom that ever existed.

Take care of yourself mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Your body is a temple…

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Spirituality

Doing The Impossible

Have you ever tried to move a mountain? It’s possible.

How we see things will determine whether or not we will overcome them. Forgiveness is hard. Some people have hurt you, really hurt you. You hold onto the pain because you aren’t sure you can release it. Once you start to believe you can heal, the process of forgiveness has begun.

Jesus told us that “With God, all things are possible.” He didn’t say some things, or even most things. All things are possible. The challenge lies with us. We see things through human eyes. God’s vision is unlimited.

Ask God to allow you to see situations through His eyes. Expand your vision. Deepen your wisdom. And increase your faith.

You can move mountains. Even if it’s one shovel full at a time…

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A Little Scripture Study

In The Book of James, Verse 1:9 the author tells us to “be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to get angry.” Over the next few days we will examine this a little further.

James was the half-brother of Jesus. In his letter to the church of Jerusalem, we are encouraged to be “quick to listen.” I interpret this to mean listening should be our first choice when interacting with other people. How many times have I barely heard my counterparty because I wanted to get my voice heard? Too many to count…

Listening is an art form, and to really listen is exhausting. Listening is a verb, an action word. And when you rearrange the letters in the word “listen,” you get “silent.” This is not a coincidence.

More tomorrow…

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