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Of Pain And GainBill CrowderPosted by: Ben Ayala : benayalal@gmail.com  Thanks to the Sources at: rbc[dot]org -and- odb[dot]org  Follow Pastor Tony at:
During
summer training camp, the coaches on one football team wore T-shirts
intended to urge their players to exert maximum effort. The
shirts bore the motto, “Each day you must
choose: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret.”
Discipline is tough—and something we may try to avoid. But in sports and in life, short-term pain is often the only path to long-term gain. In the heat of battle it is too late to prepare. Either
you are ready for the challenges of life or you will be haunted
by the “what ifs,” “if onlys,” and “I should’ves” that accompany the
failure to be prepared. That’s the pain of regret.
One source defines regret as “an intelligent and
emotional dislike for personal past acts and behaviors.” It’s
painful to look back at our choices through the lens of regret and feel
the weight of our failures. This
was the case for the psalmist. After a personal episode of sin and
failure, he wrote, “Many sorrows shall
be to the wicked; but he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall
surround him” (Ps. 32:10). In
the clarity of hindsight, he saw the wisdom of a life that strives
to honor the Lord—a life that does not need to be marked by regret.
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Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; but he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him. —Psalm 32:10 |
In You, O Lord,
we take delight,
Our every need You can supply; We long to do what’s true and right, So, Lord, on You we will rely. — D. De Haan Present
choices determine future rewards.
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| Bible
in a Year: 1 Samuel 30-31; Luke 13:23-35 |
"Reflexions from Our Daily Bread"
Posted by: Ben Ayala : benayalal@gmail.com
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🗓️ Sermón 1: La Presencia de Dios en Medio de la Ausencia Humana • Fecha Sugerida: Miércoles 1 (Inicio) • Título: ¡No Estás Solo! Dios Mismo se Ocupa de Ti • Texto Central: Salmo 23 (Énfasis en los versículos 1-4) • Objetivo: Trasladar la confianza de la gente de lo que los líderes hacen o no hacen a lo que Dios es y hace. 💡 Puntos Clave: 1. La Realidad del Vacío (V. 1a, 2a, 3a): La gente está sintiendo una necesidad profunda (falta de pastoreo, de provisión, de dirección). Mencionar el dolor sin culpar, solo describiendo el sentimiento de abandono. 2. El Pastor Ideal es Jehová (V. 1-2): El Salmo 23 no empieza diciendo "Mi pastor humano" sino "Jehová es mi pastor, nada me faltará." ◦ Provisión y Descanso: Él provee paz ("en lugares de delicados pastos") y restauración ("confortará mi alma"). Donde el hombre falla, Dios es fiel. ◦ Él se ocupa de l...
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