--Information (significance; truth)

'The very amount of information that computers make available threatens us with cognitive overload: Overwhelmed with facts, people tend to mistake data for truth, knowledge for wisdom.

With a mind-set fixed on information, our attention span shortens. We collect fragments. We become mentally poorer in overall meaning.'

--Michiko Katkutani

---WORDS~
- We have the ability in our speech to 'build up' or to tear down others.' Let's be sure to 'build up' people. Here are some ideas for "Words To Edify Others".

-- "I'm so proud of you."

-- --"Way to go!"

-- 'Bingo--you did it!'

--'Magnificent!'

-- 'I knew you could do it.' -

--'What a great helper.'

--'You're very special to me.'

--'I trust you.'
--'What a treasure.'
--'Hurray for you.'

--'Beautiful work.'
--'You're a real trooper.'
--'Well done.'
--'That is so creative.'

--'You make my day.'
--'You're such a joy.'
--'Give me a big hug.'

--'You're such a good listener.'
--'You figured it out. Bravo!'

--'You're so responsible.'
--'You're the best.'

--'You sure tried hard. That's what counts!'
--'Ive go to hand it to you.'
--'I couldn't be prouder of you.'

--'Hey, You really light up my day.'

--'You're wonderful. I love you.' -

--'I'm behind you all the way. Go for it.'

"A word aptly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver."

--INFORMATION - / Significance ~

--WHAT DO WOMEN REALLY WANT?

-"Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.." (Ephesians 5:25) ~~

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-What is it that women really want? Gary Smalley, the noted Christian author and marriage counselor, once gave nine specific needs of a wife in the marriage relationship:

-1)-A wife, one, needs to feel that she is first place in her husband's life above all other people.

-2)-A wife needs to feel that her husband is willing to share an intimate moment of comfort without demanding explanation or giving lectures.

-3)-A wife's need for communication is constant.

-4)-A wife longs to be praised so she can feel valuable.

-5)-A wife wants to feel free to correct her husband without fear of retaliation or anger.

-6)-A wife needs to know that her husband will defend and protect her.

-7)-A wife wants to know that her opinion is so valuable that her husband will discuss decisions with her, evaluate her advice, and then act upon it.

-8)-A wife needs to share her life with her husband in every area: home, family, and outside interests.

-9)-A wife wants her husband to be the kind of man her son can follow and her daughter would want to marry.

~A woman wants a man who understands her. She wants a husband who will undergird her with emotional, spiritual, and physical support. So men, love your wives in such a self-giving way that they get that. When you do, your marriage will flourish and be filled with God's blessings!

--Husbands, love your wives by meeting their needs for emotional, spiritual, and physical support. ~~
--PP/JG

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-"These are the times that try men's souls: The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph."
--Thomas Paine, The Crisis--December,1776 /
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-"The enemy does not waste time shooting shingles off the roof: he places dynamite at the foundations."
--IN GOD WE TRUST~~

--Dr. Normal L. Geisler

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'If you read history you will find that the Christians who did most for the present world were precisely those who thought most of the next. It is since Christians have largely ceased to think of the other world that they have become so ineffective in this.'

--C. S. Lewis
--IN GOD WE TRUST!
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--A LEGACY OF LOVE~~~

“His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.” - Psalm 112:2

-A woman came to her pastor and said, “When should I start the religious training of my child? When will he be old enough? Is it too early to start at six years of age?”
The pastor said, “No, that’s too late.” She said, “Well how about six months?” He said, “That’s too late.” She said, “Then when should I start?” He said, “With his grandparents.”

We can live for our grandchildren; we can live for our great-grandchildren. The greatest gift you can give your children is to teach them to worship the Lord, to love the Lord, and to serve the Lord at any age.

If you are a grandparent, share what God has taught you about His grace and faithfulness in your life. And share what God has taught you about worshiping Him and serving others.
--Adrian Rogers ~~~
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"Train up a child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not depart from it."
--(Proverbs 22:6)
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"One who rules his own house will, having his children, in submission with all reverence (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the Church of God?)
---(1 Timothy3:4,5)
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'And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord."
-(Proverbs 13:22)
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-"All your children shall be taught by the LORD,
And great shall be the peace of your children."
--(Isaiah 54:13)
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"The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice,
And he who begets a wise child will delight in him."
--(Proverbs 23:24)~~~~
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'We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.'

--W. H. Auden

--What to Do When Troubles Hit Your Life~~

"The Lord is good,
A stronghold in the day of troubles;
And He knows those who trust in Him."
--Nahum 1:7

"Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
You will revive me;
You will stretch out Your hand
Against the wrath of my enemies,
And your right hand will save me.'
--Psalm 138:7

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned.
Nor shall the flame scorch you.'
--Isaiah 43:2

'I will lift up my eyes to the hills--
From whence comes my help?
My help comes from the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.'
--Psalm 121:1,2
--Praise You In This Storm / Casting Crowns~~
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'Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.'

--C. S. Lewis

--What You Really Believe, You Will Act Upon

--BIBLE MEDITATION:
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” (Philippians 4:8)

--DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
Fifteen college professors who taught human motivation were asked to write a concise statement on human motivation. After hours of study, they said: “What the mind attends to, it considers. What the mind does not attend to, it dismisses. What the mind attends to continually, it believes. What the mind believes, it eventually does.”

How much of the Bible have you read? More importantly, how much are you applying to your life?

Many read the Bible like a math book rather than a love story. They get the words, but they don’t get the music.

--ACTION POINT:
It is not enough to simply read the Word. You must ask God to teach you. Psalm 119:18 says, “Open Thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of Thy law.” Go to Him today and ask for that.
--Adrian Rogers~~