Greed Is Not Your Friend

Scripture The younger son told his father, ‘I want my share of your estate now before you die.’ So his father agreed to divide his wealth between his sons. ~Luke 15:12, NLT Quote I was greedy for another persons loss. ~Augustine {My Confessions, Book II, 9.17} In his youth Augustine ran with a company of…

Duplicity

Scripture No one can say, “I am innocent; I have never done anything wrong.” ~Proverbs 20:9, NLT Quote We can’t fool God ever and we can’t fool others forever. ~Max Anders In His book, What Jesus Said About Successful Living, Hadden Robinson tells the story of the man who married a woman who owed a…

Perception Is Reality, Not!

Scripture “It’s my son’s robe! A wild animal has eaten him up. Joseph must have been torn to pieces.” Jacob tore his clothes. He put on black clothes. Then he sobbed over his son for many days. All of Jacob’s other sons and daughters came to comfort him. But they weren’t able to. Genesis 37:34-35, NIrV Quote…

The Tricky-Tricky Heart

Scripture “Lord,” Peter asked, “why can’t I follow you now? I will give my life for you.” [Jesus]… Before the rooster crows, you will say three times that you don’t know me! ~John 13:37-38, NIRV Quote Next to the devil himself, the human heart is the most deceitful thing in this world and no one…

Honesty Pleases God

Scripture The LORD hates it when people use scales to cheat others. But he is delighted when people use honest weights. ~Proverbs 11:1, NIrV Quote “No legacy is as rich as honesty.” ~William Shakespeare Subtle forms of deception are acceptable in the corporate world which is why I despise dealing with them. Salemen are trained…

The Heart

Scripture “Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful; it is too sick to be healed.” ~Jeremiah 17:9, GNT Quote We are mostly falsehood, duplicity and contradiction: We disguise ourselves from ourselves. ~Blaise Pascal When God created Adam, He gave him a soul or a heart. The heart is the seat…