http://www.whalebalanced.com Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:17:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en “It is good that thou shouldest take hold of this; yea, also from this withdraw not thine hand: for he that feareth God shall come forth of them all” (Ecclesiastes 7:18). “Don’t be fanatically religious and don’t be irreverently blatant. Remember that the two extremes have to be held in the ... http://www.whalebalanced.com/abundant-life-4/ “A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up” (Ecclesiastes 3:3). “Every possibility I have of producing a fine character in time, I can use to produce the opposite; I have that liberty from the Creator. God will not prevent ... http://www.whalebalanced.com/abundant-living/ “Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it done unto you” (Matthew 9:29). “Jesus never tells us what to see, but when His touch is upon our eyes, we know that we see what He is seeing, He restores this pristine innocence of sight. ‘Except ... http://www.whalebalanced.com/abundant-life-12/ “The very God of peace sanctify you wholly…” (1 Thessalonians 5:23). “God never develops one part of our being at the expense of the other; spirit, soul and body are kept in harmony. Remember, our spirit does not go further than we bring our body.” (Oswald Chambers) http://www.whalebalanced.com/abundand-life/ “A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth” (Ecclesiastes 7:1). “Solomon is speaking of character, not of reputation. Reputation is what other people think of you; ‘character is what you are in the dark,’ where no one sees but yourself…Solomon ... http://www.whalebalanced.com/abundant-life-10/ “Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock” (Matthew 7:24). “We speak of building castles in the air; that is where a castle should be—whoever heard of a castle underground! The problem is how ... http://www.whalebalanced.com/abundant-life-9/ “Except a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die, it abideth by itself alone; but if it die, it beareth much fruit” (John 12:24). “Death is God’s delightful way of giving us life.” Chambers http://www.whalebalanced.com/abundant-life-8/ “And the Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends…” (Job 42:10). “If you are in the position of Job and have shipped some trouble on board that makes you taken up with yourself, remember that when Job prayed for his friends, God emancipated him.”  ... http://www.whalebalanced.com/abundant-life-7/ “…what is that to thee?” (John 21:22) “A disciple is one who minds neither his own business nor anyone else’s business, but looks steadfastly to Jesus and goes on following Him.” Oswald Chambers http://www.whalebalanced.com/abundant-life-6/ “…remember the Lord from afar and let Jerusalem come into your mind” (Jeremiah 51:50). “’And let Jerusalem,’ the God lit city, ‘come into your mind.’ Ask yourself—‘What do I let come into my mind?’ If a man lets his garden alone, it pretty soon ceases to be a garden; and if ... http://www.whalebalanced.com/abundant-life-5/