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Meditation and Personal Development
Written by Jimmie Burroughs If we are going to succeed in the process of personal development, then we must set our minds (or meditate) on “spiritual, higher things”, only then can we with God’s help put off the old person we are and put on the new person we want to become. What we see, hear and look upon will determine the person we become. A Stanford University research team conducted studies recently that have revealed “what we watch” does have an effect on our imaginations, our learning patterns, and our behaviors: “First, we are exposed to new behaviors and characters. Next, we learn or acquire this new behavior. The…
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Maintaining Unity of Purpose in life Events…
Writen by Jimmie Burroughs Unity of purpose is singleness or constancy of purpose or action and continuity. Many of the life events are natural occurrences but we must deal with them with unity of purpose even though they may be very stressful. Sometimes life events can be difficult to accept. For example: 1. Death: loss of a mate or other close family or friends 2. Major illness or injury 3. Divorce or separation 4. Changing jobs or relocating 5. Loss of employment or financial difficulties All of the above are common life events and each can be devastating and each can cause the loss of unity of purpose. I would…
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Living in Unity with Each Other…
Writen by Jimmie Burroughs We live in a world of disunity; there is fighting going on the world over, some large scale war other small skirmishes. There is also fighting in the home and sometimes extreme violence. There are confrontations at work and even at church. So where is there a place to live in peace and unity? Psalm 133:1-3 (King James Version) 1Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! 2It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; 3As the dew of Hermon, and…