by Inspiration | May 26, 2022 | Relationship, Archives, Featured
Author Unknown Therefore please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement. – 2 Chronicles 18:12 I Thank You – Gratitude is an exquisite… Author Unknown Therefore please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement. – 2 Chronicles 18:12 I Thank You – Gratitude is an exquisite form of courtesy. People who enjoy the companionship of good, close friends are those who don’t take daily courtesies for granted. They are quick to thank their friends for their many expressions of kindness. On the other hand, people whose circle of friends is severely constricted often do not have the attitude of gratitude. Count On Me – “A friend is one who walks in when others walk out.” “Loyalty is an essential ingredient for true friendship; it is the emotional glue that bonds people. Those who are rich in their relationships tend to be steady and true friends. When troubles come, a good friend is there, indicating “you can count on me.” Let Me Help – The best of friends see a need and try to fill it. When they spot a hurt they do what they can to heal it. Without being asked, they pitch in and help. I Understand You – People become closer and enjoy each
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by Inspiration | May 25, 2022 | Relationship, Archives, Featured
Therefore please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement. – 2 Chronicles 18:12 Some of the most significant messages people deliver to one… Therefore please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak encouragement. – 2 Chronicles 18:12 Some of the most significant messages people deliver to one another often come in just three words. When spoken or conveyed, those statements have the power to forge new friendships, deepen old ones and restore relationships that have cooled. The following three-word phrases can enrich every relationship: I’ll Be There – Being there for another person is the greatest gift we can give. When we are truly present for other people, important things happen to them and to us. We are renewed in love and friendship. We are restored emotionally and spiritually. ‘Being there’ is at the very, very core of civility. I Miss You – Perhaps more marriages could be salvaged and strengthened if couples simply and sincerely said to each other, “I miss you.” This powerful affirmation tells partners they are wanted, needed, desired and loved. I Respect You – Respect is another way of showing love. Respect conveys the feeling that another person is a true equal. It is a powerful way to affirm the importance of
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by Inspiration | May 24, 2022 | Relationship, Archives, Featured
Below is a conclusion of the series on how to help a wounded Christian (4) You service the covenant of Brotherhood The phrase “one another” or “each other” is used… Below is a conclusion of the series on how to help a wounded Christian (4) You service the covenant of Brotherhood The phrase “one another” or “each other” is used over 50 times in the New Testament. In Christian brotherhood, you are bound by a covenant that is sealed with the blood of Jesus. By this covenant, you vow – before God, before the hosts of heaven, and before the Saints on earth – to love, to hold, to cherish, to nourish, and to care for your brother and sister, even at your own loss, at your own inconvenience, and at your own detriment. By this covenant, you pledge your total allegiance – not only to the King – but also to the King’s subjects: The Brotherhood. The covenant of ‘Brotherhood’ compels you to help a brother or a sister who is wounded in battle. Duty demands it. You can’t do otherwise. If you do otherwise, you trample the treaty you signed under your feet. That’s a grave offence. And our Defence Headquarters will respond appropriately. (5) You work ‘Relational Accountability.’ I call ‘bearing the stretcher’ relational accountability. Your disposition
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by Inspiration | May 23, 2022 | Relationship, Archives, Featured
Here are five compelling reasons why you should help a wounded Christian: (1) You show your value for their lives Irrespective of tribe, race, nationality, socio-economic status, or accomplishment, all… Here are five compelling reasons why you should help a wounded Christian: (1) You show your value for their lives Irrespective of tribe, race, nationality, socio-economic status, or accomplishment, all humans intrinsically dance to a kind of music. There is a cord that binds us together – the cord of a shared humanity. All humans have built-in cravings for love, care, respect, dignity, connectedness, and belonging. When you help a wounded Christian, you demonstrate your belief in our shared humanity and your high value for human life. I think the humanity of those who deliberately wound people who are already wounded, or who pass-up people who are wounded, should be re-examined; they may not be humans. They may be outright robots or robots in human casing! (2) You believe their wounds shall heal When you help a wounded Christian, your act of love makes a loud, epochal statement. The gesture says: “You shall battle back, bounce back, and get back to form.” Your magnanimity screams, “We all fall, but we get back up. A winner is a failure who got up.” That’s the greatest painkiller that soothes their pain. That’s the
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by Inspiration | May 22, 2022 | Archives, Featured, Relationship
Early on the morning of the 2012 Armed Forces Day, I took a virtual tour of the National Arboretum – a 150-acre wooded parkland in Staffordshire, England. It is artistically… Early on the morning of the 2012 Armed Forces Day, I took a virtual tour of the National Arboretum – a 150-acre wooded parkland in Staffordshire, England. It is artistically and beautifully designed with memorials that remember UK servicemen, past and present. Few days before then, I had basked in the euphoria of witnessing the Olympic Torch pass through our city. London had been agog with unbridled excitement. All of the UK was wrapped in frenzy – buzzing and getting ready to host perhaps the greatest sporting activity on earth. But the electric ecstasy of those days decelerated into humdrum sombre on that Armed Forces Day. As I pondered, my mind raced down memory lane. Then I came by something even more sobering. It was Prince Harry’s speech three months earlier while receiving the award for distinguished humanitarian leadership: “So many of our Servicemen and women have made the ultimate sacrifice; so many lives have been lost and so many changed forever by the wounds that they have suffered in the course of their duties. For these selfless people, it is after the guns have fallen silent, the din of
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