Rick Thomas | Your Daily Drive

The idea of self-esteem has been around for a long time. It's one of the major planks in the culture's gospel. Because we live in the world and cannot separate ourselves from the world, we need to be careful about how we engage the world, especially how they think about psychology.

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Your grandparents had a different word for mundane: They called it opportunity. As odd as it may seem, some of your greatest blessings are hidden from human wisdom.

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One of the most important questions a wife could ask herself--as she thinks about her husband--is how she compares herself to him. Where she lands on this point can shape the marriage for good or bad.

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If you could live your life over again, how would you live it differently? What values would you instill into your life to give you a meaningful life? What if you could instill those values now?

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Contentment comes from learning how to live with all things or live with nothing at all. Being content on this kind of extreme spectrum–abundance and emptiness–is the secret to living well in God’s world.

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Your view of the LORD is most accurately revealed during your times of difficulty. The strengths and weaknesses of anything are revealed under pressure. While you do not want to ask for difficulty, you most definitely do not want to miss the opportunity to assess your faith when trouble comes.

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Obedience is not an act to please God as though you could gain His favor. Your obedience comes from a heart of joy that has been transformed by the Gospel. You obey out of a heart of gratitude for the works of Christ.

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Teenage years are confusing years. They are hard years. Expectations are high and purpose in life questions are frustrating. Some teens have it worse than others. I was one of those teens. This letter is to any teen who has not unraveled the mystery of life. I hope it will encourage you.

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The two greatest things that could ever happen to a couple is for them to live in the overflowing awareness of God's unmerited pleasure while experiencing each other's undeniable affection.

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The peace of God comes to you in three ways. (1) God gives it to you. (2) You have to think on the right things to have God's peace. (3) God's peace will either be helped or hindered by those closest to you.

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