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Today's Word for Friday May 29, 2009
Consideration
Defined by Webster:
The act of considering; careful thought or attention; thoughtful or sympathetic; regard or respect.
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"Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts:
"Consider your ways."
Haggai 1:5.
"To speak evil of no one, to be peaceable, considerate
and to share true humility toward all men."
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In his letter to Titus, the Apostle Paul instructs Titus to remind those who believe in Jesus of the Christian principles that should be evident in a Christian's life. Being considerate is one of them. Do you live a life having consideration for others? As we have said before, we are living in a "ME" generation. Many people today, especially young people give very little consideration to others.
We have developed generations of people that really are concerned for themselves and care very little about other peoples concerns. For example: Every day we say to people we meet - "How are you?" But do we really care about how they are? Think about it!
We encourage you to day to take a moment and evaluate how considerate you are of others. The scripture says that we should consider our ways. Look back at yesterday. Were you considerate to those you talked to? Were you considerate to your spouse and children? Did you consider, before you reacted to an issue, if the one you were talking to had a deeper issue to contend with?
As you live your life today, before you react, think how Jesus may have reacted to a similar incident. Think of ways you can be considerate to your spouse and children today. Consideration if done with the proper attitude can change the whole tone of a conversation. Work on this today and your day will be blessed of God.
The scripture is clear that we are to consider our actions as to how God expects us to act toward others.
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Thank you, dear Lord, for giving me a spirit of consideration today.
Help me to be considerate to my spouse, my children, and my parents
and to all I rub shoulders with through out the day. Make my day a
special one and may others see Jesus in all I do.
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Your Friends,
Ken and Dottie Phillips
"Today's Word" is sent to you free
to encourage you to commit today to
serve and honor God as a family.
These Family Devotional Thoughts are written by Dr.Ken Phillips, ministry director for World Bible Society, and his wife Dottie. Ken has had ministry positions with The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, World Vision, Youth For Christ, World Opportunities International, and World Bible Society. He also has consulted for more than 20 Christian ministries in management and stewardship development. Ken and Dottie have been married for 52 years, and have 6 children and 21 grandchildren. Come back regularly to enjoy their Family Devotional as they share their thoughts about living in God's Word!
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