“The truly creative person knows who he is, where he wants to go, and what he wants to achieve. In [German psychoanalyst] Erik Erikson’s phrase, the creative person has solved the problem of his own identity.”

A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones. - Proverbs 14:30

"Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly. A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh, but envy makes the bones rot. Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker, but he who is generous to the needy honors him." Proverbs 14:29-31

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Jesus: “You always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me.” Matthew 26:11 If you love the poor as much as you say you do, remember, when I am gone you will have endless opportunities for generosity. In fact, that’s how you lay up treasures in heaven with me.

“Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.” – Proverbs 19:17 NIV Enjoyed this video? Open the Bible App to catch the full video!

“You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me.” - John 12:8 NIV Catch the full video in your Bible App today!

We will be judged on our relationship with the poor. When Jesus says, "The poor you will always have with you", he is saying, "I will always be with you in the poor; I will be present there". This is at the center of the Gospel, so much so that we will be judged on it.

I use to share this often with clients when I worked for the state to encourage parents to introduce their children to different vegetables. 😊

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Everything starts in the heart, not the act. Read your Bible instead of mirroring people who don't. ☦️

"Porn is not a sin" Let's look at some verses: But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:28 Beloved, I urge you [...] abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 1 Peter 2:11 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Colossians 3:5 Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the marriage bed be undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterous. Hebrews 13:4 Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality [...] will inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 The body is not meant for sexual immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 1 Corinthians 6:13 Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is outside the body, but the sexually immoral person sins against his own body. 1 Corinthians 6:18 But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:2 I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin? Job 31:1 Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways. Psalm 119:37 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes [...] —is not from the Father but is from the world. 1 John 2:16 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, [...] orgies, and things like these. I warn you [...] that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. Galatians 5:19-21 flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart. 2 Timothy 2:22 But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Ephesians 5:3 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities [...] indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. Jude 1:7 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality Romans 13:13 But as for [...] the sexually immoral [...] their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death. Revelation 21:8

Matthew 5:28 (NIV): But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

People: Adultery, cheating is bad. People: No one can fulfill everything in your marriage. You should seek it elsewhere. (Indirectly stated,)

Are you a Christian or NOT? There’s no middle. Murder Begins in the Heart: Matthew 5:21-22

Why are you *thinking evil things in your hearts?” Matthew 9:4

Mind over everything. Remember your heart is an organ, but emotions come from the mind. Murder starts in the heart which is different in the Bible from the present context. “And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts?” Matthew 9:4

This isn't pareidolia. The thalamus (greek for “inner chamber” aka the place where one talks to God) — is the third eye. The eye is a symbol for awareness (consciousness) — aka Mind. God is Mind.