Encouragement – Page 6 – Pensées by Sid

January 7, 2013

The power of the tongue

With a new year upon us, I think it’s always important to take the time to reflect on the past year and think of how we can forge ahead in the new year to come. One of the things that I am ever so mindful of, and I really want to implement in 2013, is… Continue reading

Encouragement, Writings

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December 17, 2012

The importance of lament

“A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.” – Jeremiah 31:15 These words definitely hit me like a ton of bricks. These last couple of days, my heart has been breaking and grieving. Hearing… Continue reading

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November 28, 2012

Wednesday Writings – Nov. 28

Awhile ago, I wrote a blog post that was inspired by Amanda Todd’s suicide. She was a young girl who was bullied constantly and felt that suicide was the only way to escape the pain. The poem that I wanted to share today was also a tribute to a man I never knew but whose… Continue reading

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November 20, 2012

Encouragement of the Day

“For what would it profit us to know the whole Bible by heart and the principles of all the philosophers if we live without grace and the love of God.” – Thomas à Kempis Continue reading

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November 9, 2012

Encouragement of the Day

“Nothing is so difficult as not deceiving oneself.” – Wittgenstein Continue reading

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November 2, 2012

Encouragement of the Day

“If I obey Jesus Christ, the Redemption of God will rush through me to other lives, because behind the deed of obedience is the Reality of Almighty God.” – Oswald Chambers Continue reading

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October 29, 2012

The importance of words

We have all heard it. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” This childhood rhyme, so often spoken in playgrounds and in public, tell us that physical things that can physically bruise us have the power to hurt us, but the ethereal, abstract, intangible nature of words won’t. Sadly,… Continue reading

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October 27, 2012

Encouragement of the Day

“We make ourselves a ladder out of our vices if we trample the vices themselves underfoot.” – Saint Augustine Continue reading

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October 15, 2012

The importance of being you

I have a horrible habit of comparing myself to others. I look at other people and not only wish I had what they had, but wish that I could be more like them. I know that it’s a bad thing to do and yet it’s really hard not to fall in that trap. I grew… Continue reading

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