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Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14  Make every effort to live in peace with all men. That's a big one. That's a life changer for sure. I'll start with the meaning of peace. I found a bunch in the dictionary, but this one called my attention: the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world. I know it's not specifically talking between men to men, but I feel the word "nonwarring" needs to be present in my life.  So in the Bible it talks about how we are constantly in war, not against each other but against principalities and spiritual wickedness. It also talks about how our weapons are not carnal. The Bible is clear about how we are at constant war, but is even clearer about the fact that is not against each other.  Well if I'm not supposed to be in war with them, then why am I not at peace? You see, the fact that this ve

4Cuando oí estas palabras me senté y lloré, e hice duelo por algunos días, y ayuné y oré delante del Dios de los cielos. 5 Y dije: Te ruego, oh Jehová, Dios de los cielos, fuerte, grande y temible, que guarda el pacto y la misericordia a los que le aman y guardan sus mandamientos; 6 esté ahora atento tu oído y abiertos tus ojos para oír la oración de tu siervo, que hago ahora delante de ti día y noche, por los hijos de Israel tus siervos; y confieso los pecados de los hijos de Israel que hemos cometido contra ti; sí, yo y la casa de mi padre hemos pecado. 7 En extremo nos hemos corrompido contra ti, y no hemos guardado los mandamientos, estatutos y preceptos que diste a Moisés tu siervo. 8 Acuérdate ahora de la palabra que diste a Moisés tu siervo, diciendo: Si vosotros pecareis, yo os dispersaré por los pueblos; 9 pero si os volviereis a mí, y guardareis mis mandamientos, y los pusiereis por obra, aunque vuestra dispersión fuere hasta el extremo de los cielos, de allí

13  As a father shows compassion for his children, So  the  Lord  shows compassion for those who fear Him. 14  For He knows our frame; He remembers that we  are  dust. Psalms 103:13-14 I am not a parent. The closest thing I've ever felt to worrying about my child is worrying about my students. I'm sure it's not nearly as close as I would feel about my own kid, but whenever I see my students hurt or worried it PAINS me. And don't get me wrong, my students are far from perfect, and honestly sometimes they deserve what they are getting, because it's a consequence for their acts, yet i still feel compassion  for them. It's difficult for me to think that God feels the same way about me. I sometimes believe that he expects perfection from me since I should know better and all the tools I need to live a Christian life are found in the Bible. But since He is my father, he actually KNOWS me. He knows me beyond the mask that I put on. The fact that he know