09 Feb '18 12:53>2 edits
Originally posted by @ghost-of-a-dukeWhy is it that whenever someone wants to start a positive thread on Spirituality you invariably hunt for either the dark side, the scandalous, the discouraging side, the opportunity to gloat over some hypocrisy as if to desire to pull it down into negativity and accusation ?
Do you mind which of his accounts he posts it from?
Can you sometime try to put together two consecutive sentences with some positive effect cultivating some good spiritual aspect of life?
So that this post is not a waste, here is what this poster wrote which very much encouraged me - From Spiritual Network thread:
I agree with all that you wrote. The temptation to sin is much harder to deal with when we are not regularly “feeding” the Spirit and increasing its influence in our lives through reading the Bible and prayer. I also have some memory verses I rely on and recite in my mind when I know I’m going into a difficult situation. Here are two I use before I go into a situation where I think I’ll be irritated, and they work wonders:
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.“
(Psalm 19:14)
“Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.”
(Psalm 141:3)