Purposefully displayed on the highest shelf in the living room, I keep a small but regal looking statue of a dalmation.
When I see that dog, it's an immediate reminder to be humble instead of pridefully putting myself, my accomplishments, my abilities, my wants, my desires, etc.... up high above everybody else. To also keep my actions in check, and stop foolishly going back to bad habits and selfish destructive behaviors. (BTW...ALL bad habits and destructive behaviors are selfish...that's why we like them..they make us feel good.) Instead, I need to change and no longer allow myself to be spotted by the behaviors of my past. Just because God is loving and merciful doesn't mean I get a free pass to keep messing up. His mercy EXPECTS and REQUIRES me to take responsibility for my actions and CHANGE.Here are the scriptures that go along with my dog, just click on the links.
1) A dog, a fool, and pride......
2) Pride comes before a humiliating fall
3) We're expected to be different
4) Mercy REQUIRES change
5) Jesus expected us to change too...that didn't stop with Him
Love,
Fran
~Joy ALL Ways~
3 comments:
Great blog! Do you have any recommendations for
aspiring writers? I'm planning to start my own website soon but I'm a little lost on everything.
Would you recommend starting with a free platform like Wordpress or go for a paid option? There are so many options out there that I'm totally overwhelmed ..
Any recommendations? Bless you!
Hi, thanks for stopping by! Yes, I would highly recommend starting with a free platform for your blog. Wordpress or Blogger are both excellent and both have pros and cons to using them.
My biggest recommendation is pick topics that matter to you and just pour your heart out. You can edit it before you post it,but in the writing phase just pour out everything you are thinking and feeling.
Also, be a blog reader....over the years I've learned more from casually reading other peoples blogs than I have any other way.
When you start your blog, send a link so I can check it out. :)
An outstanding share! I have just forwarded this onto a coworker who had been conducting a
little homework on this. And he in fact ordered
me breakfast because I found it for him... lol.
So allow me to reword this.... Thank YOU for the meal!! But yeah,
thanx for spending some time to talk about this subject here on your web site.
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