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 Sometimes it’s the little things that really push you over the edge. Learn how to keep your cool… There are lots of reasons why we decide that we don’t like someone. Perhaps they have a personality type that we don’t enjoy, or maybe it’s the way they look or act. One thing’s for certain—the way we choose to think about a person not only affects their life, but it also affects our own personal joy and happiness. In John 13:34, Jesus instructs us to “love one another”…and this includes the people we don’t necessarily like! First Corinthians 13:4-7 says, Love endures long and is patient and kind…Love bears up under anything and everything that comes, is ever ready to believe the best of every person… It is very important to see people the way God sees them. First Samuel 16:7 says: For the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. If we are willing, we can learn to think about people th

2 Timothy 1:7 - For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Isaiah 41:10 - Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. Psalms 23:1-6 - (A Psalm of David.) The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.   (Read More...) 1 John 4:18 - There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. Psalms 34:4 - I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. Proverbs 29:25 - The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. Philippians 4:6 - Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Romans 8:15 - For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have receiv

Luke 16:18 - Whosoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery: and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from [her] husband committeth adultery. 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 - And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:   (Read More...) 1 Corinthians 7:15 - But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such [cases]: but God hath called us to peace. Matthew 5:32 - But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery. Matthew 19:6 - Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Matthew 19:9 - And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except [it be] for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso ma

1 Corinthians 7:1-40 -  Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman.   (Read More...) 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 -  Charity suffereth long, [and] is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,   (Read More...) Ephesians 5:22-33 -  Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.   (Read More...) Genesis 2:24 -  Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Proverbs 18:22 -  [Whoso] findeth a wife findeth a good [thing], and obtaineth favour of the LORD. Hebrews 13:4 -  Marriage [is] honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Ephesians 5:25-33 -  Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;   (Read More...) Proverbs 21:9 -  [It is] better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a w

Mark 9:29 - And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting. Joel 1:14 - Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders [and] all the inhabitants of the land [into] the house of the LORD your God, and cry unto the LORD, Acts 13:3 - And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid [their] hands on them, they sent [them] away. Esther 4:16 - Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which [is] not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish. Acts 13:2 - As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. Luke 2:37 - And she [was] a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served [God] with fastings and prayers night and day. I