tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post5715434032629337158..comments2023-12-18T19:38:22.023-08:00Comments on The Good Portion: When the Holy Spirit meets the BickersonsLaurie M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15840896949617719814noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-38909855543641115672014-01-29T22:48:42.752-08:002014-01-29T22:48:42.752-08:00I know my old self certainly couldn't, Heather...I know my old self certainly couldn't, Heather! It is all of grace.Laurie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15840896949617719814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-57473931587629015932014-01-28T16:52:01.508-08:002014-01-28T16:52:01.508-08:00What a great read, and a great choice! Oh that sel...What a great read, and a great choice! Oh that self-control! Praise God we have the Holy Spirit's help or I'm not sure mySELF could do it :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10437691485323819455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-79345425384388053092013-09-19T08:31:14.781-07:002013-09-19T08:31:14.781-07:00Agreed Kevin. And this comes to mind: "For th...Agreed Kevin. And this comes to mind: "For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another. (Galatians 5:14, 15 ESV)Laurie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15840896949617719814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-23374363645220564462013-09-19T04:16:21.151-07:002013-09-19T04:16:21.151-07:00The more people remove themselves from God the mor...The more people remove themselves from God the more they bicker, a word which seems to have its roots in to peck at or attack, in Middle English bikeren ‘to attack’, from Middle Dutch bicken ‘to stab, attack’ (modern bikken ‘to hack’), German picken ‘to peck, pick at’, Old Norse bikkja ‘to plunge into water’), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- ‘to smash, break’.<br /><br />Verb - bicker - To quarrel in a tiresome, insulting manner.<br /><br />All of which suggests bickering is quite unchristian behaviour !Kevin Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482886706239506749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-31184341461087334922013-09-17T16:01:01.637-07:002013-09-17T16:01:01.637-07:00Yep, Deb. I try to look at laundry as a "sig...Yep, Deb. I try to look at laundry as a "sign of life". And when I start complaining about my husband being messy, I remind myself to be thankful that I have a faithful husband who actually comes home to me every night and really wants to spend all his free time with me. This is worth much more than a tidy house!<br />Laurie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15840896949617719814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3441908040982501903.post-57440583146499440412013-09-17T14:26:05.367-07:002013-09-17T14:26:05.367-07:00The Bickersons are so funny unless they are at hom...The Bickersons are so funny unless they are at home. Early in our marriage I would find myself getting annoyed if Rev didn't hang things on the right hanger. Once as I was mentally mumbling God whispered, "Would you rather rehang his suits or not have him here. Be thankful." <br /><br />You're right. Without the Holy Spirit we would release so many unwanted ugly attitudes. Thanks for this great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com