Yes, this is silly. And, no I didn't have anything better to do with my time...I was laying out and cutting Gregory's waistcoats while Heather and I discussed this...maybe I need something more engaging to do with my brain!!
"One day we discovered a land inside the world of insanity; this land is inhabited by the Muchlys. The Muchlys are divided into two classes. Pretty Muchlys and ugly Muchlys.
Some interesting facts discovered about the Muchlys are:
Their favorite vegetable is okies.
When they are irritated, the say ‘Oh Vista!’ Sometimes, this will be proceeded by "Wurgle!" and on rare occassion, will grow into the phrase "Vista-wurgle-ish!"
‘kk’ and ‘prolly’ are their two most common words in speech, and ‘yup’ is their single affirmative word.
One comical habit of the Muchlys is putting signs on their doors such as ‘here’, ‘away’, or ‘brb’ (be right back). The funny thing is that even when they put ‘away’ and ‘brb’ signs on their doors, you can almost always knock and find them still at home and happy to talk with you.
The only foreign word that the Muchlys know is ja. Due to the fact that ja is the only foreign with which they are familiar it takes on multiple spellings such as ja, jah or ya.
Another peculiar habit of the Muchlys is that after they declare that they are going to bed it is anywhere from thirty minutes to two hours before they actually head that direction.
‘Ornot’ is the term the Muchlys use when they have said something, but disagree and agree with it at the same time.
Another interesting thing about the Muchlys is that they stick their tongues out at people all the time. This action is used as a gag or joke with no negative connotations whatsoever.
Whenever they find something funny they almost always laugh aloud.
When they find something disagreeable or not to their liking they say ‘Hahah’ or ‘oh…..’ in the driest manner you have ever heard.
It is not uncommon to see the Muchlys all of a sudden roll around on the floor and laugh so hard that they start crying. The curious thing about these incidents is that they are in such a state for no more than two seconds and then they return to their former composed conversation.
Another fascinating talent of the Muchlys is the ability to carry on multiple, coherent, and deep conversations at the same.
But the most distinctive factor of the Muchlys’ culture is their famous word… ISH. Ish might mean anything from ‘sort of’ to ‘that’s right’ to ‘maybe’ to ‘I’m not sure, but I’ll say it anyway’. Though no one remembers the exact date, ish was declared a world in the land of Muchlys when they decided that they were tired of it being simply a suffix."
So there you have it. If you didn't get it, that's okay...
WHO - am I? Am I who I say I am? Am I even who I think I am? A friend challenged me once, saying that integrity is being the same on the inside as on the outside. It bothers me that I lack integrity. If I am to be the same in my heart and my life I sure don't want people seeing some of what's inside me, which means I need a heart change.
WHAT - do I believe? Not because somebody told me so, not because I think it's a good idea, not because it makes logical sense, but what do I really hold dear in my heart as TRUTH? What do I know to be truth from God's word, from His evidence in all of life and creation?
WHEN - do I move on? Or do I at all? To be content in all circumstances, WOW! What a goal. I don't want to rush through this stage of my life. I don't want to miss what God is showing me and teaching me now.
WHERE - is God guiding my life? How will I know? There are goals that I have, selfish goals for my own gain. I don't want to pursue them because they are centered around self. But how do I know what God's goal is for my life? How hard it is to die to my own wants and sacrifice to let HIM do His work! But in all honesty, there is nothing more satisfying than knowing that my life glorifies Him!
WHY - do I do the things I do? In light of eternity, what does it even matter? Why, when I know that there are things in my life that matter only to me and even sometimes hurt others do I continue on? It is my prayer that God remove this from me, remove this desire from me, and give me a heart fully bound to Him!
HOW - do I use my life to greater glorify God? Where can I sacrifice, and give, and serve to HIS glory? Not for my own, but for Him. My purpose in life is to glorify God, but I miss the mark SOOO often. How can I change so that my life IS spent bringing glory to my God and King?
Psalm 139
O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all. You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot attain to it. Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night," Even the darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day Darkness and light are alike to You. For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.
O that You would slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed. For they speak against You wickedly, And Your enemies take Your name in vain. Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? I hate them with the utmost hatred; They have become my enemies. Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.
WHAT - do I believe? Not because somebody told me so, not because I think it's a good idea, not because it makes logical sense, but what do I really hold dear in my heart as TRUTH? What do I know to be truth from God's word, from His evidence in all of life and creation?
WHEN - do I move on? Or do I at all? To be content in all circumstances, WOW! What a goal. I don't want to rush through this stage of my life. I don't want to miss what God is showing me and teaching me now.
WHERE - is God guiding my life? How will I know? There are goals that I have, selfish goals for my own gain. I don't want to pursue them because they are centered around self. But how do I know what God's goal is for my life? How hard it is to die to my own wants and sacrifice to let HIM do His work! But in all honesty, there is nothing more satisfying than knowing that my life glorifies Him!
WHY - do I do the things I do? In light of eternity, what does it even matter? Why, when I know that there are things in my life that matter only to me and even sometimes hurt others do I continue on? It is my prayer that God remove this from me, remove this desire from me, and give me a heart fully bound to Him!
HOW - do I use my life to greater glorify God? Where can I sacrifice, and give, and serve to HIS glory? Not for my own, but for Him. My purpose in life is to glorify God, but I miss the mark SOOO often. How can I change so that my life IS spent bringing glory to my God and King?
Psalm 139
O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all. You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot attain to it. Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night," Even the darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day Darkness and light are alike to You. For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them. How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.
O that You would slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed. For they speak against You wickedly, And Your enemies take Your name in vain. Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? I hate them with the utmost hatred; They have become my enemies. Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.
To Him be glory both now and forever.
—2 Peter 3:18
Heaven will be full of the ceaseless praises of Jesus. Eternity! thine unnumbered years shall speed their everlasting course, but forever and for ever, "to Him be glory." Is He not a "Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek"? "To Him be glory." Is He not king for ever?--King of kings and Lord of lords, the everlasting Father? "To Him be glory for ever." Never shall His praises cease. That which was bought with blood deserves to last while immortality endures. The glory of the cross must never be eclipsed; the lustre of the grave and of the resurrection must never be dimmed. O Jesus! thou shalt be praised for ever. Long as immortal spirits live--long as the Father's throne endures--for ever, for ever, unto Thee shall be glory. Believer, you are anticipating the time when you shall join the saints above in ascribing all glory to Jesus; but are you glorifying Him now? The apostle's words are, "To Him be glory both now and for ever." Will you not this day make it your prayer? "Lord, help me to glorify Thee; I am poor, help me to glorify Thee by contentment; I am sick, help me to give Thee honour by patience; I have talents, help me to extol Thee by spending them for Thee; I have time, Lord, help me to redeem it, that I may serve thee; I have a heart to feel, Lord, let that heart feel no love but Thine, and glow with no flame but affection for Thee; I have a head to think, Lord, help me to think of Thee and for Thee; Thou hast put me in this world for something, Lord, show me what that is, and help me to work out my life-purpose: I cannot do much, but as the widow put in her two mites, which were all her living, so, Lord, I cast my time and eternity too into Thy treasury; I am all Thine; take me, and enable me to glorify Thee now, in all that I say, in all that I do, and with all that I have."
—2 Peter 3:18
Heaven will be full of the ceaseless praises of Jesus. Eternity! thine unnumbered years shall speed their everlasting course, but forever and for ever, "to Him be glory." Is He not a "Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek"? "To Him be glory." Is He not king for ever?--King of kings and Lord of lords, the everlasting Father? "To Him be glory for ever." Never shall His praises cease. That which was bought with blood deserves to last while immortality endures. The glory of the cross must never be eclipsed; the lustre of the grave and of the resurrection must never be dimmed. O Jesus! thou shalt be praised for ever. Long as immortal spirits live--long as the Father's throne endures--for ever, for ever, unto Thee shall be glory. Believer, you are anticipating the time when you shall join the saints above in ascribing all glory to Jesus; but are you glorifying Him now? The apostle's words are, "To Him be glory both now and for ever." Will you not this day make it your prayer? "Lord, help me to glorify Thee; I am poor, help me to glorify Thee by contentment; I am sick, help me to give Thee honour by patience; I have talents, help me to extol Thee by spending them for Thee; I have time, Lord, help me to redeem it, that I may serve thee; I have a heart to feel, Lord, let that heart feel no love but Thine, and glow with no flame but affection for Thee; I have a head to think, Lord, help me to think of Thee and for Thee; Thou hast put me in this world for something, Lord, show me what that is, and help me to work out my life-purpose: I cannot do much, but as the widow put in her two mites, which were all her living, so, Lord, I cast my time and eternity too into Thy treasury; I am all Thine; take me, and enable me to glorify Thee now, in all that I say, in all that I do, and with all that I have."
I had a question come up in a femininity Bible study that I am doing..."Name a few ideas that feminists and society promote as 'right' for women." So instead of using head knowledge, I went to several feminists websites, and use their own words. This, is what Biblical femininity is at war against!!!
“The domination of women by men is justified as being divinely ordained. "God" supposedly granted males the right to control every aspect of womens' lives so they could dominate and exploit them for personal gain.”
“In order for a woman to live her life as an autonomous human being, she must not only defy mortal men, but their gods as well.”
"Biblical myths give men divine permission to dominate both women and animals.”
“The simple fact is that every woman must be willing to be identified as a lesbian to be fully feminist .”
“Overthrowing capitalism is too small for us. We must overthrow the whole... patriarch!”
"Let's forget about the mythical Jesus and look for encouragement, solace and inspiration from real women... Two thousand years of patriarchal rule under the shadow of the cross ought to be enough to turn women toward the feminist 'salvation' of this world."
"Therefore I love Your commandments above gold, yes, above fine gold. Therefore esteem all thy precepts concerning ALL things to be right; and I hate every false way." Psalm 119:127-128
“The domination of women by men is justified as being divinely ordained. "God" supposedly granted males the right to control every aspect of womens' lives so they could dominate and exploit them for personal gain.”
“In order for a woman to live her life as an autonomous human being, she must not only defy mortal men, but their gods as well.”
"Biblical myths give men divine permission to dominate both women and animals.”
“The simple fact is that every woman must be willing to be identified as a lesbian to be fully feminist .”
“Overthrowing capitalism is too small for us. We must overthrow the whole... patriarch!”
"Let's forget about the mythical Jesus and look for encouragement, solace and inspiration from real women... Two thousand years of patriarchal rule under the shadow of the cross ought to be enough to turn women toward the feminist 'salvation' of this world."
"Therefore I love Your commandments above gold, yes, above fine gold. Therefore esteem all thy precepts concerning ALL things to be right; and I hate every false way." Psalm 119:127-128
Well, not really...but when it's been raining for so long that there are rivers in the flat yard, I have to find things to do inside. So I decided to sort my pennies. I'm a genius, no?! I wanted to see how many I had from between 1934 and 2008. So I did. I sorted my pennies. And then my quarters. I found one that has no D or P mark on it...forged? I'm not sure where it was minted. And then my nickels. And then my dimes. I had a huge jar of change, so it took awhile. I had everything spread out on my mirror (which isn't mounted on the wall, so I put it on the floor :P) and shuffled it around...but it ended up looking so cool that I decided to introduce...tada...the CAMERA!!! And take some pictures of the very cool pennies. So I did. Can you tell I need to go something more productive with my time?! So I took some pictures, and put up my three favorites.
So I got tagged...I'm supposed to put up the fourth picture from my fourth folder...so here it is!
This is Lilly, a TB/draft cross mare who I have in dressage training. She is about 17h, lightly fleabitten gray. She came to us as a broodmare of 13 years, very little under saddle experience, and the about the rudest manners of any horse. Needless to say, she is being reformed, and becoming one my favorite horses to work. The light draw-reins were soon retired after I changed to yet another, softer bit. And since she has gotten more submissive she now carries the bit, so no more flash! That is me riding, but the picture is by my little sister and obviously of the horse, so there ya go!
This is Lilly, a TB/draft cross mare who I have in dressage training. She is about 17h, lightly fleabitten gray. She came to us as a broodmare of 13 years, very little under saddle experience, and the about the rudest manners of any horse. Needless to say, she is being reformed, and becoming one my favorite horses to work. The light draw-reins were soon retired after I changed to yet another, softer bit. And since she has gotten more submissive she now carries the bit, so no more flash! That is me riding, but the picture is by my little sister and obviously of the horse, so there ya go!
A friend directed me to a piece of literature which is brilliantly written! Everyone should read this. BUT, before you do, take the thinking cap (that I know you NEVER take off) turn it around straight, and go read...The Children's Story
Oh yes, and explaining why heads need trap doors...I overheard my two youngest siblings last night in the kitchen while they did dishes...
Sib 7-"I wish something."
Sib 8-"What do you wish?"
Sib 7-"I won't tell you."
Sib 8-"Why not?"
Sib 7-"Oh, cause it's something that so smart, Sib 5 and I thought it up."
Sib 8-"Oh really? Well, what is it?!"
Sib 7-"Hm. Should I tell you?"
Sib 8-"Yes, you should. I wanna know!"
Sib 7-"Okay. See we invested this thing, that we wish could be real. And it's a really cool thing."
Sib 8-"Well, what is it?"
Sib 7-"A trap door. We should have trap doors in our heads. Then, we could make tiny pencils, and rolls of paper, and keep them there. And if we needed to write something down, we could just open the trap door and pull them out and write the something down and then put it all back. That is what we invented and wish it was real. It's a genius idea!"
Sib 8-"Oh. You didn't invent it. I already invented it in my head too, so we're not gonna quarrel about it."
And that was that. It was the end of the discussion! Mom and I were planning the schedule in the living room, and just busted up laughing. It was very funny!
Oh yes, and explaining why heads need trap doors...I overheard my two youngest siblings last night in the kitchen while they did dishes...
Sib 7-"I wish something."
Sib 8-"What do you wish?"
Sib 7-"I won't tell you."
Sib 8-"Why not?"
Sib 7-"Oh, cause it's something that so smart, Sib 5 and I thought it up."
Sib 8-"Oh really? Well, what is it?!"
Sib 7-"Hm. Should I tell you?"
Sib 8-"Yes, you should. I wanna know!"
Sib 7-"Okay. See we invested this thing, that we wish could be real. And it's a really cool thing."
Sib 8-"Well, what is it?"
Sib 7-"A trap door. We should have trap doors in our heads. Then, we could make tiny pencils, and rolls of paper, and keep them there. And if we needed to write something down, we could just open the trap door and pull them out and write the something down and then put it all back. That is what we invented and wish it was real. It's a genius idea!"
Sib 8-"Oh. You didn't invent it. I already invented it in my head too, so we're not gonna quarrel about it."
And that was that. It was the end of the discussion! Mom and I were planning the schedule in the living room, and just busted up laughing. It was very funny!
For those of you who are truly committed blog readers, this is long...but worth every word!!!
KINDNESS
Some scriptures having to do with the issue of kindness.
Ephesians 4:29-32 “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. ”
Colossians 4:6 “Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.”
Proverbs 19:22 “What is desirable in a man is his kindness, and it is better to be a poor man than a liar.”
Proverbs 31:26 “She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”
Ephesians 4:15 “But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ,”
Psalm 141:3 “Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.”
James 3:5-12 “So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell. For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race. But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God; from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way. Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh.”
Proverbs 1:4 “A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but perversion in it crushes the spirit.”
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Due to it's close association with kind words, we did a study on WHOLESOME.
(Does not appear in the NASB, so no Greek...)
Wholesome – 1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; as wholesome air or diet; a wholesome climate. 2. Sound; contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to morals, religion or prosperity; as wholesome advice; wholesome doctrines; wholesome truths.
__Salubrious - Favorable to health; healthful; promoting health.
__Salutary – 1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health. Diet and exercise are salutary to men of sedentary habits. 2. Promotive of public safety; contributing to some beneficial purpose. The strict discipline of youth has a salutary effect on society.
__Virtue – Moral goodness; the practice of moral duties and the abstaining from vice, or a conformity of life and conversation to the moral law.
____Vice – Any moral unfitness of conduct, either from defect of duty, or from the transgression or known principles or rectitude.
______Rectitude – In morality, righteousness of principle or practice; uprightness of mind; exact conformity to truth or the rules prescribed for moral conduct. Rectitude of mind is the disposition to act in conformity to any known standard of right, truth or justice; rectitude of conduct is the actual conformity to such a standard.
________Disposition – Temper or natural constitution of the mind; the temper or frame of mind.
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and WHOLESOMENESS
(Does not appear in the NASB, so no Greek...)
Wholesomeness - The quality of contributing to health; salubrious; as the wholesomeness of air or diet.
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and UNWHOLESOME
Greek
σαπρός saprose (sä-pro's)
rotten, putrefied; corrupted by one and no longer fit for use, worn out; of poor quality, bad, worthless.
Unwholesome - 1. Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; insalubrious; as unwholesome air or food. 2. Pernicious; as unwholesome advice. Taking away from the health of the mind.
__Insalubrious – Unfavorable to health; unhealthful; promoting health.
__Pernicious - 1. Destructive; having the quality of killing, destroying or injuring; very injurious or mischievous. Food, drink or air may be pernicious to life or health. 2. Destructive; tending to injure or destroy.
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and looked quickly at EDIFICATION
Edification – the advancement of excellence; virtuousness; proficiency toward wisdom and healthy learning; literally creating a framework to improve morally and intellectually.
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and now KINDNESS
Hebrew:
חסד checed (kheh'·sed)
mercy, kindness, lovingkindness, goodness, kindly, merciful, favour, good, goodliness, pity, reproach, wicked thing
Greek:
φιλαδελφία philadelphia (fē-lä-del-fē'-ä)
Love of brothers or sisters, brotherly love; in the NT the love which Christians cherish for each other as brethren.
φιλανθρωπία philanthrōpia (fē-län-thrō-pē'-ä)
love of mankind, benevolence
χρηστότης chrēstotēs (khrā-sto'-tās)
Moral goodness, integrity; benignity, kindness.
Kindness - 1. Good will; benevolence; that temper or disposition which delights in contributing to the happiness of others, which is exercised cheerfully in gratifying their wishes, supplying their wants or alleviating their distresses; benignity of nature. Kindness ever accompanies love. 2. Act of good will; beneficence; any act of benevolence which promotes the happiness or welfare of others. Charity, hospitality, attentions to the wants of others, &c., are deemed acts of kindness, or kindnesses.
__Benevolence - 1. The disposition to do good; good will; kindness; charitableness; the love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness. 2. An act of kindness; good done.
____Disposition – Temper or natural constitution of the mind; the temper or frame of mind.
__Cheerful - 1. Lively; animated; having good spirits; moderately joyful. 2. Expressive of good spirits or joy; lively; animated.
__Benign - 1. Kind; of a kind disposition; gracious; favorable.
__Beneficence - Doing good; performing acts of kindness and charity. It differs from benign, as the act from the disposition; beneficence being benignity or kindness exerted in action.
__Action - In ethics, the external signs or expression of the sentiments of a moral agent; conduct; behavior; demeanor; that is, motion or movement, with respect to a rule or propriety.
__Charity - 1. In a general sense, love, benevolence, good will; that disposition of heart which inclines men to think favorably of their fellow men to think favorably of their fellow men, and to do them good.
__Hospitality - The act or practice of receiving and entertaining strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality.
____Liberality - A particular act of generosity; a donation; a gratuity.
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and KIND
Greek:
φύσις physis (fü'-sēs)
Nature, natural, kind, mankind, nature; the sum of innate properties and powers by which one person differs from others, distinctive native peculiarities, natural characteristics: the natural strength, ferocity, and intractability of beasts.
χρηστεύομαι chrēsteuomai (khrā-styü'-o-mī)
To show one's self mild, to be kind, use kindness.
χρηστός chrēstos (khrā-sto's)
Fit, fit for use, useful; virtuous, good; manageable; mild, pleasant (as opp. to harsh, hard sharp, bitter); of things: more pleasant, of people: more kind, benevolent.
Kind - 1. Disposed to do good to others, and to make them happy by granting their requests, supplying their wants or assisting them in distress; having tenderness or goodness of nature; benevolent; benignant. 2. Proceeding from tenderness or goodness of heart; benevolent; as a kind act; a kind return of favors.
__Illustrious - 1. Conspicuous; distinguished by the reputation of greatness; renowned; eminent; as an illustrious general or magistrate; an illustrious prince. 2. Conspicuous; renowned; conferring honor; as illustrious actions. 3. Glorious; as an illustrious display of the divine perfections. 4. A title of honor.
__Disposed - 2. To regulate; to adjust; to set in right order. 4. To set, place or turn to a particular end or consequence. 6. To set the mind in a particular frame; to incline. Avarice disposes men to fraud and oppression.
__Dispose - 1. Disposition; cast of behavior. 2. Disposition; cast of mind; inclination. 3. Natural fitness or tendency. 4. Inclination; propensity; the temper or frame of mind, as directed to particular objects.
__Distress - Affliction; calamity; misery.
__Tenderness - The state of being tender or easily broken. (pride ?) 2. Kind attention; anxiety for the good of another, or to save him from pain. 3. Softness of expression; pathos.
____Broken - Contrition; as brokenness of heart.
______Contrition - 1. The act of grinding or rubbing to powder. 2. Penitence; deep sorrow for sin; grief of heart for having offended an infinitely holy and benevolent God.
__Goodness - 1. The moral qualities which constitute christian excellence; moral virtue; religion. 2. Kindness; benevolence; benignity of heart; but more generally, acts of kindness; charity; humanity exercised. 3. Kindness; benevolence of nature; mercy. 4. Kindness; favor shown; acts of benevolence, compassion or mercy.
__Nature - 1. The established or regular course of things. 2. The essence, essential qualities or attributes of a thing, which constitute it what it is.
__Benevolence - 1. The disposition to do good; good will; kindness; charitableness; the love,of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness. 2. An act of kindness; good done.
__Favor - A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by word or deed; any act of grace or good will, as distinguished from acts of justice.
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The definitions I came up with based on my studies:
Kind - state of character in which one earnestly desires to do good to others, that results in actions of kindness.
Kindness – actions of goodness and tenderness for the good of another.
Unwholesomeness – That which is not only not good for one, but destructive to moral, spiritual and physical states.
Wholesome – Moral uprightness that contributes to the good health of the mind and development of character. (to build up the mind in knowledge faith and holiness)
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A fascinating discovery: based on all the study we did on kind vs. kindness, we came to a most interesting conclusion. The word KIND refers to a state of being, a state of existance if you will, in which your CHARACTER possesses the traits that are enacted as kindness. The word KINDNESS refers not to a state of character, but rather a form of action. I always equated the two words as being the same. Shows what study will do: prove how little I really know! I love to learn!!!
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Another interesting note...my least favorite part of all...in the study of the word kind, the definition refers to "having tenderness or goodness of nature" So when I looked up tenderness, it led to broken, and broken on to contrition. Did you look at the definition of the word contrition? I honestly think I have found my new least favored word. I don't like that word. In case you skipped through and didn't read it all, or maybe you read the whole thing and forgot what it said, or maybe you didn't skip through you just jumped right to the end, I will remind you what contrition means: 1. The act of grinding or rubbing to powder. 2. Penitence; deep sorrow for sin; grief of heart for having offended an infinitely holy and benevolent God. Yes. Brokenness of heart, of pride, of self. That is a hard thing to let happen. But to be kind, I must be tender, to be tender I must be broken, and to be broken, I must be contrite. So, in my quest for kindness, I was once again led back to the heart of the issue: the sinful heart of me. And since I strive to be more kind, guess what it means? I have be ground to powder, broken, tender, HUMBLE, and then I can be kind. Wow, see? I told you that you would be amazed. I never thought kindness would lead me there. But as I have learned, to be kind, I have to have a change of heart. Being kind is not kindness, not just the nice actions, it is a character state. A heart condition. Something I am far from...
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And so now, persevering blog reader, you have read what I have learned (In my head) and have a glimpse of what I now face in my pursuit if being KIND.
But, to you faithful few who read all the way, you now possess my utmost respect, for wading through this wonderful stuff and now being accountable, like I am, as to what being KIND really means.
KINDNESS
Some scriptures having to do with the issue of kindness.
Ephesians 4:29-32 “Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. ”
Colossians 4:6 “Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.”
Proverbs 19:22 “What is desirable in a man is his kindness, and it is better to be a poor man than a liar.”
Proverbs 31:26 “She opens her mouth in wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.”
Ephesians 4:15 “But speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ,”
Psalm 141:3 “Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.”
James 3:5-12 “So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell. For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race. But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God; from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way. Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh.”
Proverbs 1:4 “A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but perversion in it crushes the spirit.”
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Due to it's close association with kind words, we did a study on WHOLESOME.
(Does not appear in the NASB, so no Greek...)
Wholesome – 1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious; as wholesome air or diet; a wholesome climate. 2. Sound; contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to morals, religion or prosperity; as wholesome advice; wholesome doctrines; wholesome truths.
__Salubrious - Favorable to health; healthful; promoting health.
__Salutary – 1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health. Diet and exercise are salutary to men of sedentary habits. 2. Promotive of public safety; contributing to some beneficial purpose. The strict discipline of youth has a salutary effect on society.
__Virtue – Moral goodness; the practice of moral duties and the abstaining from vice, or a conformity of life and conversation to the moral law.
____Vice – Any moral unfitness of conduct, either from defect of duty, or from the transgression or known principles or rectitude.
______Rectitude – In morality, righteousness of principle or practice; uprightness of mind; exact conformity to truth or the rules prescribed for moral conduct. Rectitude of mind is the disposition to act in conformity to any known standard of right, truth or justice; rectitude of conduct is the actual conformity to such a standard.
________Disposition – Temper or natural constitution of the mind; the temper or frame of mind.
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and WHOLESOMENESS
(Does not appear in the NASB, so no Greek...)
Wholesomeness - The quality of contributing to health; salubrious; as the wholesomeness of air or diet.
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and UNWHOLESOME
Greek
σαπρός saprose (sä-pro's)
rotten, putrefied; corrupted by one and no longer fit for use, worn out; of poor quality, bad, worthless.
Unwholesome - 1. Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; insalubrious; as unwholesome air or food. 2. Pernicious; as unwholesome advice. Taking away from the health of the mind.
__Insalubrious – Unfavorable to health; unhealthful; promoting health.
__Pernicious - 1. Destructive; having the quality of killing, destroying or injuring; very injurious or mischievous. Food, drink or air may be pernicious to life or health. 2. Destructive; tending to injure or destroy.
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and looked quickly at EDIFICATION
Edification – the advancement of excellence; virtuousness; proficiency toward wisdom and healthy learning; literally creating a framework to improve morally and intellectually.
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and now KINDNESS
Hebrew:
חסד checed (kheh'·sed)
mercy, kindness, lovingkindness, goodness, kindly, merciful, favour, good, goodliness, pity, reproach, wicked thing
Greek:
φιλαδελφία philadelphia (fē-lä-del-fē'-ä)
Love of brothers or sisters, brotherly love; in the NT the love which Christians cherish for each other as brethren.
φιλανθρωπία philanthrōpia (fē-län-thrō-pē'-ä)
love of mankind, benevolence
χρηστότης chrēstotēs (khrā-sto'-tās)
Moral goodness, integrity; benignity, kindness.
Kindness - 1. Good will; benevolence; that temper or disposition which delights in contributing to the happiness of others, which is exercised cheerfully in gratifying their wishes, supplying their wants or alleviating their distresses; benignity of nature. Kindness ever accompanies love. 2. Act of good will; beneficence; any act of benevolence which promotes the happiness or welfare of others. Charity, hospitality, attentions to the wants of others, &c., are deemed acts of kindness, or kindnesses.
__Benevolence - 1. The disposition to do good; good will; kindness; charitableness; the love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness. 2. An act of kindness; good done.
____Disposition – Temper or natural constitution of the mind; the temper or frame of mind.
__Cheerful - 1. Lively; animated; having good spirits; moderately joyful. 2. Expressive of good spirits or joy; lively; animated.
__Benign - 1. Kind; of a kind disposition; gracious; favorable.
__Beneficence - Doing good; performing acts of kindness and charity. It differs from benign, as the act from the disposition; beneficence being benignity or kindness exerted in action.
__Action - In ethics, the external signs or expression of the sentiments of a moral agent; conduct; behavior; demeanor; that is, motion or movement, with respect to a rule or propriety.
__Charity - 1. In a general sense, love, benevolence, good will; that disposition of heart which inclines men to think favorably of their fellow men to think favorably of their fellow men, and to do them good.
__Hospitality - The act or practice of receiving and entertaining strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality.
____Liberality - A particular act of generosity; a donation; a gratuity.
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and KIND
Greek:
φύσις physis (fü'-sēs)
Nature, natural, kind, mankind, nature; the sum of innate properties and powers by which one person differs from others, distinctive native peculiarities, natural characteristics: the natural strength, ferocity, and intractability of beasts.
χρηστεύομαι chrēsteuomai (khrā-styü'-o-mī)
To show one's self mild, to be kind, use kindness.
χρηστός chrēstos (khrā-sto's)
Fit, fit for use, useful; virtuous, good; manageable; mild, pleasant (as opp. to harsh, hard sharp, bitter); of things: more pleasant, of people: more kind, benevolent.
Kind - 1. Disposed to do good to others, and to make them happy by granting their requests, supplying their wants or assisting them in distress; having tenderness or goodness of nature; benevolent; benignant. 2. Proceeding from tenderness or goodness of heart; benevolent; as a kind act; a kind return of favors.
__Illustrious - 1. Conspicuous; distinguished by the reputation of greatness; renowned; eminent; as an illustrious general or magistrate; an illustrious prince. 2. Conspicuous; renowned; conferring honor; as illustrious actions. 3. Glorious; as an illustrious display of the divine perfections. 4. A title of honor.
__Disposed - 2. To regulate; to adjust; to set in right order. 4. To set, place or turn to a particular end or consequence. 6. To set the mind in a particular frame; to incline. Avarice disposes men to fraud and oppression.
__Dispose - 1. Disposition; cast of behavior. 2. Disposition; cast of mind; inclination. 3. Natural fitness or tendency. 4. Inclination; propensity; the temper or frame of mind, as directed to particular objects.
__Distress - Affliction; calamity; misery.
__Tenderness - The state of being tender or easily broken. (pride ?) 2. Kind attention; anxiety for the good of another, or to save him from pain. 3. Softness of expression; pathos.
____Broken - Contrition; as brokenness of heart.
______Contrition - 1. The act of grinding or rubbing to powder. 2. Penitence; deep sorrow for sin; grief of heart for having offended an infinitely holy and benevolent God.
__Goodness - 1. The moral qualities which constitute christian excellence; moral virtue; religion. 2. Kindness; benevolence; benignity of heart; but more generally, acts of kindness; charity; humanity exercised. 3. Kindness; benevolence of nature; mercy. 4. Kindness; favor shown; acts of benevolence, compassion or mercy.
__Nature - 1. The established or regular course of things. 2. The essence, essential qualities or attributes of a thing, which constitute it what it is.
__Benevolence - 1. The disposition to do good; good will; kindness; charitableness; the love,of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote their happiness. 2. An act of kindness; good done.
__Favor - A kind act or office; kindness done or granted; benevolence shown by word or deed; any act of grace or good will, as distinguished from acts of justice.
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The definitions I came up with based on my studies:
Kind - state of character in which one earnestly desires to do good to others, that results in actions of kindness.
Kindness – actions of goodness and tenderness for the good of another.
Unwholesomeness – That which is not only not good for one, but destructive to moral, spiritual and physical states.
Wholesome – Moral uprightness that contributes to the good health of the mind and development of character. (to build up the mind in knowledge faith and holiness)
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A fascinating discovery: based on all the study we did on kind vs. kindness, we came to a most interesting conclusion. The word KIND refers to a state of being, a state of existance if you will, in which your CHARACTER possesses the traits that are enacted as kindness. The word KINDNESS refers not to a state of character, but rather a form of action. I always equated the two words as being the same. Shows what study will do: prove how little I really know! I love to learn!!!
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Another interesting note...my least favorite part of all...in the study of the word kind, the definition refers to "having tenderness or goodness of nature" So when I looked up tenderness, it led to broken, and broken on to contrition. Did you look at the definition of the word contrition? I honestly think I have found my new least favored word. I don't like that word. In case you skipped through and didn't read it all, or maybe you read the whole thing and forgot what it said, or maybe you didn't skip through you just jumped right to the end, I will remind you what contrition means: 1. The act of grinding or rubbing to powder. 2. Penitence; deep sorrow for sin; grief of heart for having offended an infinitely holy and benevolent God. Yes. Brokenness of heart, of pride, of self. That is a hard thing to let happen. But to be kind, I must be tender, to be tender I must be broken, and to be broken, I must be contrite. So, in my quest for kindness, I was once again led back to the heart of the issue: the sinful heart of me. And since I strive to be more kind, guess what it means? I have be ground to powder, broken, tender, HUMBLE, and then I can be kind. Wow, see? I told you that you would be amazed. I never thought kindness would lead me there. But as I have learned, to be kind, I have to have a change of heart. Being kind is not kindness, not just the nice actions, it is a character state. A heart condition. Something I am far from...
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And so now, persevering blog reader, you have read what I have learned (In my head) and have a glimpse of what I now face in my pursuit if being KIND.
But, to you faithful few who read all the way, you now possess my utmost respect, for wading through this wonderful stuff and now being accountable, like I am, as to what being KIND really means.
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