# 33 Compassion

Do you show compassion? It is easy to pile on when you catch some one in a mistake. I think we all have gone overboard at one time or another with the holier than thou attitude. Consider giving someone compassion in those situations. We may be there sooner than we think.

Compassion will cure more sins than condemnation.
Henry Ward Beecher 

Psalm 103:11-14
11 For as the heavens are high above the earth,
    so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
    so far he removes our transgressions from us.
13 As a father has compassion for his children,
    so the Lord has compassion for those who fear him.
14 For he knows how we were made;
    he remembers that we are dust.
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# 32 Network

Networking is really just understanding. If you know yourself and your strengths..and weaknesses you can be a blessing to others. If you understand your friends and neighbors you can help build up each of them by sharing your understanding. The best way to do this is by listening!

It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is.
Hermann Hesse 


Sirach 6
33 If you love to listen you will gain knowledge,
    and if you pay attention you will become wise.
34 Stand in the company of the elders.
    Who is wise? Attach yourself to such a one.
35 Be ready to listen to every godly discourse,
    and let no wise proverbs escape you.
36 If you see an intelligent person, rise early to visit him;
    let your foot wear out his doorstep.

# 31 Knowlege

Learning  is one thing we can do all of our life. When is the last time you read a good book? It is said the we use only a fraction of our brains capacity. By gaining knowledge in new areas we will have more to discuss than the weather and who won the game last night!

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Confucius 

Proverbs 15:14

The mind of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

Proverbs 22:12

The eyes of the Lord keep watch over knowledge, but he overthrows the words of the faithless.

# 30 Sharing

I just finished a business book that I would recommend.
 It is called "Love is the killer app" by Tim Sanders. Its all about sharing. Sharing your knowledge, sharing your network and sharing your compassion. The "big  thought" relayed in this book is; by sharing all of these freely you become such a resource for everyone around you, you can not help but be successful...and happy.

We are not cisterns made for hoarding, we are channels made for sharing.
Billy Graham 

Philemon1
4 I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers, 5 because I hear of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and all the saints, 6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may promote the knowledge of all the good that is ours in Christ. 7 For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you.

# 29 Today

How true it is that we can not do a thing about yesterday..or tomorrow. Our time is today. We all get the same 24 hours. No time management, it marches on with or without us. Personal management, what WE CHOOSE to do matters. Choose wisely!

Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow. It empties today of its strength.
Corrie Ten Boom 

Matthew 6:34

34 “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

# 28 Be Humble

We are a prideful people. But what can be wrong with telling your children you are proud of them? Not a thing! Its when we get caught up in "self pride" thinking we are all that and a bag of chips..... it takes talent to catch fish that small!

Have a sage mind and study the proverbs..

Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.
Henry Ward Beecher 

Sirach 3:17–18, 20, 28–29

My child, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God. What is too sublime for you, seek not, into things beyond your strength search not. The mind of a sage appreciates proverbs, and an attentive ear is the joy of the wise. Water quenches a flaming fire, and alms atone for sins.

# 27 Seeds of Faith

How Big is your faith?

Sometimes in our life we question how and why things may happen, and even may question our faith. Hang on to the faith you have, even if its only a mustard seed!

Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.
Saint Augustine 


Luke 17:5–10
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” The Lord replied, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.