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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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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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Me buscarán y me encontrarán cuando me busquen de todo corazón. (Jeremías 29:13) Muchos saben sobre la vida de Jesús y sus milagros principales, pero pocos lo conocen a él de verdad. Conocer a Jesús va más allá de saber quién es él. No se le puede conocer sin buscarlo de verdad. Aquel que busca su presencia en espíritu y en verdad lo encontrará (Juan 4:23-24). Conocer a Jesús es andar según su Palabra y ser un imitador suyo (1 Corintios 11:1). Más que querer o decir palabras, es necesario actuar, decidir. Cuando buscamos a Jesús de todo corazón, él se nos revela. Esa cercanía con él transforma nuestra vida. Si aún no has tenido esa experiencia, búscala. ¡Jesús también desea conocerte! Conociendo a Jesús Para conocer a Jesús, lo primero que necesitas hacer es invitarle. Abre tu corazón y deja que Jesús entre en tu vida. Acéptale.Lee el Evangelio de Juan y sabrás cuánto Jesús te ama. Búscalo en oración. Dedica un tiempo de tu día para hablar con él. Para orar: Jesús, quiero conocerte más...
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