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Monday... Winning and love seem to go together.


Monday... Winning and love seem to go together.

Proverbs 14:20 (MSG) says, "An unlucky loser is shunned by all, but everyone loves a winner." Last night was the Super Bowl and at the end there was a team that will be remembered as the winner. Now a lot of different situations came about to make them the winner but history will tell everyone they won. And the Proverbs says that everyone loves a winner.

But that may not be a good thing. Verse 21 says, "It's criminal to ignore a neighbor in need, but compassion for the poor - what a blessing."

The NLT gives another slant to these two verses. It says, "The poor are despised even by their neighbors, while the rich have many 'friends.' It is a sin to belittle one's neighbor; blessed are those who help the poor."

Granite in sports there is always a winner and loser but in God's view of a winner and loser is different. An unlucky loser could also be a winner depending upon how they handle it or how I reach out to them with understanding and love. Yes the poor are looked down on because they are poor but God says it is a sin to belittle one's neighbor even though they may be poor or an unlucky loser and blessed are those who help the poor. God's definition of a winner is different.

Verse 22 (MSG) says, "Isn't it obvious that conspirators lose out, while the thoughtful win love and trust."

The NLT says, "If you plan to do evil, you will be lost; if you plan to do good, you will receive unfailing love and faithfulness." Now that is the kind of winner I want to be. Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning



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