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Lori Beth · Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 5:02 am Post subject: Daily Devotional

Love makes us patient, understanding and kind,
And we judge with the heart, not with the mind.
For as soon as love enters the heart's opened door,
The faults we once saw are not there anymore.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

"Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." Proverbs 15:17.

Today, ask that love colour your vision. Consequently, all faultfinding will be eliminated.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2012 4:36 am Post subject:

"Love one another as I have loved you,"
May seem impossible to do ----
But if you will try to trust and believe,
Great are the joys that you will receive.
---- Helen Steiner Rice.

"The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall." Proverbs 10:8.

Today, identify the unloved and the unwanted in your community, and then reach out to them with a sign of love and concern.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:22 am Post subject:

God's help never fails,
And how much we receive
Depends on how much
Our hearts can believe.
---- Helen Steiner Rice.

“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” Psalm 23:5.

Today, your heart and cup can overflow.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 5:48 pm Post subject:

In the generous hearts of loving, faithful friends,
God in His charity and wisdom always sends
A sense of understanding and the power of perception
And mixes these fine qualities with kindness and affection.
---- Helen Steiner Rice.

"Let not mercy and truth forsake thee; bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:" Proverbs 3:3.

Today, act with kindness at all times. Express your appreciation to those who serve in countless ways; the bus driver, the mailman, the schoolteacher, the paper boy.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2012 6:11 am Post subject:

God's miracles
Are all around
Within our sight
And touch and sound.
---- Helen Steiner Rice.

"MAKE a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:" Psalm 66:1.

Today, take time to observe and appreciate God's amazing miracles.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:05 am Post subject:

God, teach me to be patient ---
Teach me to go slow ---
Teach me how to wait on You
When my way I do not know.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

"He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated." Proverbs 14:17.

Today, pursue the quality of forbearance.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 5:35 am Post subject:

Happiness is only found
in bringing it to others,
And thinking of all folks we meet
Not as strangers, but as brothers.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Proverbs 14:21 "He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he."

Today, increase your generosity and eliminate selfishness.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 8:06 am Post subject:

God in His mercy looks down on us all,
And though what we've done is so pitifully small,
He makes us feel welcome to kneel down and pray
For the chance to do better as we start a new day.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Psalm 69:16. "Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies."

Today, strive to do better than yesterday.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2012 5:42 am Post subject:

Friendship is a golden chain,
The links are friends so dear,
And like a rare and precious jewel
It's treasured more each year...
--- Helen Steiner Rice

Proverbs 17:9. "He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

Today, write a letter to someone---a letter of appreciation, greeting, congratulations, get well or cheer.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:19 am Post subject:

Just keep on smiling
Whatever betides you,
Secure in the knowledge
God is always beside you.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Psalm 145:18. "'The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth."

Today, maintain a happy expression and a cheerful attitude, knowing that God is with you.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 2:25 pm Post subject:

Everyone has his own little niche, No matter how tiny or small, For every life has a purpose Or we wouldn't here at all. --- Helen Steiner Rice. Proverbs 16:4. "The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil." Today, examine your talents, and whatever they are, use them to help someone in some way.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:46 am Post subject:

Be glad for the comfort
You've found in prayer,
Be glad for God's blessings...
His love and His care.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Proverbs 10:22. "The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it."

Today can be a day of gladness.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2012 4:11 am Post subject:

No one sheds a teardrop
Or suffers loss in vain,
For God is always there
To turn our losses into gain.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Psalm 116:8. "For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from falling."

Today, offer thanks to God for always staying near to you.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 9:00 am Post subject:

"Love Divine, All Love Excelling"
Makes my humbled heart Your dwelling,
For without Your love divine,
Total darkness would be mine.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Psalm 91:1-2. "HE that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."

Today, thank Jesus for illuminating your life.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 5:29 am Post subject:

Just follow God unquestioningly
Because you love Him so,
For if you trust His judgment,
There is nothing you need know.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Psalm 76:8-9. "Thou didst cause judgment to be heard from heaven; the earth feared, and was still, When God arose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah."

Today, face your problems as they arise. Don't anticipate trouble. The majority of worries revolve around problems that never occur.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:09 am Post subject:

If when you ask for something
And God seems to hesitate,
Never be discouraged ----
He is asking you to wait.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Psalm 25:21. "Let integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee."

Today, wait if He asks you.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:36 am Post subject:

A cheerful smile, a friendly word,
A sympathetic nod....
These are all priceless treasures
From the storehouse of our God.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Proverbs 15:23. "A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!"

Today, offer words of encouragement to a friend, parent, relative....and to yourself.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 4:53 am Post subject:

When your cross gets a little too heavy to wear
And a little bit more than you think you can bear,
Remeber how He suffered and died
And allowed Himself to be crucified.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Psalm 22:16. "....they pierced my hands and my feet."

Today, if your cross seems heavy, reflect on Jesus, His suffering and crucifixion.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 5:22 am Post subject:

We know that life is never measured
By how many years we live,
But by the kindly things we do
And the happiness we give.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Proverbs 22:9. "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor."

Today, share a kindness---a telephone call, a ride, a loaf of homemade bread---with someone in need.
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Lori Beth · Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:42 am Post subject:

We awaken in the morning
Wondering how we'll meet the day,
Not knowing God stands ready
To help us if we pray.
--- Helen Steiner Rice.

Proverbs 11:3. "The integrity of the upright shall guide them: but the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them."

Today, call upon God for His heavenly guidance.
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