It's fun wandering around other people's minds.
We can choose to humble ourselves by conquering enmity toward our brothers and sisters, esteeming them as ourselves, and lifting them as high or higher than we are. . . .
The greatest test of life is obedience to God.
Pride is the great stumbling block of Zion. . . Pride is ugly; it says if you succeed I am a failure. . . Pride is basically competitive in nature. When competition ends, pride ends.
Young people, you need the wisdom of age, just as some of us older ones need your enthusiasm for life.
Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God's.
Have a good physical outlet of some sport or exercise. Overcome evil with good. You can overcome many evil inclinations through good physical exertion and healthful activities. A healthy soul. . . is in better condition to overthrow the devil.
But, when Scripture makes a clear distinction between the act of creation and the process of preservation, we cannot accept the idea of a progressive creation process.
I didn’t want any flowers, I only wanted To lie with my hands turned up and be utterly empty. How free it is, you have no idea how free—— The peacefulness is so big it dazes you, And it asks nothing, a name tag, a few trinkets. It is what the dead close on, finally; I imagine them Shutting their mouths on it, like a Communion tablet.
If you keep your eye on the doughnut and do your work, that's all you can control. You can't control any of what's out there, outside yourself.
But understanding will always require some effort. You probably wouldn't admire a friend who was good at everything if it cost her no effort.