Joshua 1:8
"...[B]ut you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success." (Joshua 1:8).
"You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me." (John 5:39).
"And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." (Jeremiah 29:13).
What constitutes a real widow?
ReplyDeleteThoughts on: "And whoever does not provide for relatives, and especially for family members, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever." We're in such a "fend for yourself" society, even when it comes to family members... We always talk about how there is helping versus enabling. We also talk about giving and loving unconditionally and without stipulations. A lot of fine lines...
Good point about helping vs. enabling. This is a tough one. I suppose its better to err on the side of helping people, giving them the benefit of the doubt, when it comes to helping. But then again, is it really loving to make family members (or whoever) dependent on help rather than teaching them that they need to learn to take care of themselves. Hmmmmm... Interesting question to think about.
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