Our pastor was preaching...I can't even remember how long ago now...and he talked about being selfish or selfless. Being the teacher that I am...I got stuck on the suffixes (even though we don't talk about those much in K5!)
-ISH
-LESS
For days...I keep thinking of words that go with this idea. What do I want to be like as God's child? I say I belong to Him, but how do I act and react every day?
-ISH "Used to make the reference sound vague or approximate." I remember when our children were small and we used "ish" in a negative context!
-LESS Means "without"
-FUL Means "full of" or "characterized by"
So I am looking for words that God uses in His Word to describe His children...and I started mentally compiling a list...only I don't do so well remembering now! It is time to write it down!
joyful Example: different from "joy-ish"
(I know it is not a word..but is your joy vague to you, to others, to God?) and "joy-less"
peaceful
good
faithful
gentle
meek
temperate
kind
patient
settled
stable
quiet
contrite
pure
submissive
sober
giving
gracious
trusting
strong
maturing/growing
merciful
not self focused (JOY)
loving
Add one of these suffixes to any word listed above and see the change in the meaning! Obviously, the actual use of -less or -ish are not the correct grammatical use...but you get the idea of what I am trying to say.
What suffix is used to describe your character?
-ISH?
-LESS?
-FUL?
It is something to think about...and not on a high academic plain.
Keep it simple...you'll get the idea.
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