Peace & Poetry

Tag: relationships

  • Create Your Own Realty.

    Create Your Own Realty.

    Death and life are in the power of the tongue,and those who love it will eat its fruits. Proverbs 18:21 (ESV) I’ve always heard the saying that words are powerful; and that life and death are in the power of the tongue. An example of this spiritual principle is when the Messenger spoke to the…

  • Pause.

    Pause.

    It takes a level of self-restraint to not say the first thing that comes to mind in various situations but with a little practice it gets easier. When in doubt, it’s better to just say nothing at all.

  • Your Secret Weapon

    Your Secret Weapon

    Life and death are in the power of the tongue.

  • Can You Back it Up?

    Can You Back it Up?

    If you boast about being good at something, are you able to back it up? It’s better to not boast at all and let others put in the good word for you.

  • You Know What’s Best

    You Know What’s Best

    There are genuine mistakes made from ignorance and there are decisions we make that we know will have poor outcomes yet we do it anyway.

  • The Great Imposter

    The Great Imposter

    Some people will get close to you to benefit off of your success. We assess them as friends but they are secret competitors.

  • Talk Like an Man

    Talk Like an Man

    An effective communicator is able to get their point across without yelling and without resorting to aggression.

  • Only Black or White

    Only Black or White

    Wisdom Challenge: Day 8 Insights from Chapter 8– …all those who hate [Wisdom] love death. Proverbs 8:36 (NKJV) I remember sitting in his office– The dim lighting–The stick figures and dinosaurs doodled on the marker board–The big box of crayons (the kind with the sharpener on the back) plastered with a Marine Corps sticker proudly…

  • Why Can’t We Be Friends?

    Why Can’t We Be Friends?

    Self-pity is not a sign of righteousness, but of an unbelieving heart. Faith is believing you are who God says you are, despite how you feel.