Sounds like causing strife, doesn't it? Let me give you the whole verse: let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works.
It's what struck me as I was doing my Bible reading this morning, in Hebrews 10 (verse 24). It's a little hard for me to concentrate on reading in the mornings. Levi and I do it together at the kitchen table after breakfast: he looks at the pictures in his Jesus Storybook Bible and listens (make that "listens") to a story, and I do a page in a devotional, in Hebrews right now. There's nothing special about this particular Bible study book, and in fact I can't even say it's all that good. But since I can barely concentrate anyway, I'm just trying to write down one thought every morning that catches my attention.
As the devotional suggested, I took the verse quoted above as a command: consider how to stir up someone to love and good works. My husband was the first person who popped into mind [that's appropriate, right?], so come nap time, I sat down and jotted off an encouraging e-mail. I don't do things like that very often; in fact, I'm not verbally appreciative nearly enough. I felt good about it, he was pleasantly surprised: not a bad result from 3 minutes of purposeful e-mail writing.
So go: consider how, consider who, and spur someone on to something good. :)
It's what struck me as I was doing my Bible reading this morning, in Hebrews 10 (verse 24). It's a little hard for me to concentrate on reading in the mornings. Levi and I do it together at the kitchen table after breakfast: he looks at the pictures in his Jesus Storybook Bible and listens (make that "listens") to a story, and I do a page in a devotional, in Hebrews right now. There's nothing special about this particular Bible study book, and in fact I can't even say it's all that good. But since I can barely concentrate anyway, I'm just trying to write down one thought every morning that catches my attention.
As the devotional suggested, I took the verse quoted above as a command: consider how to stir up someone to love and good works. My husband was the first person who popped into mind [that's appropriate, right?], so come nap time, I sat down and jotted off an encouraging e-mail. I don't do things like that very often; in fact, I'm not verbally appreciative nearly enough. I felt good about it, he was pleasantly surprised: not a bad result from 3 minutes of purposeful e-mail writing.
So go: consider how, consider who, and spur someone on to something good. :)
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