The Inspirational Life

Welcome

to the

Inspirational-Prayers Newsletter.

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This is our autumn 2025 edition.

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We send out a newsletter every few weeks.

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This edition contains:

WHAT'S NEW on the Website

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DEVOTIONAL: Digging for Treasure

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DISC INSIGHTS: Opposites

What's New ?

What's New on the website since the last newsletter?

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New Pages:

Prayers of Praise

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Autumn Prayers for my Family

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Lunch Prayers

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Strategies the devil uses on us.

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The Jewish month of Elul

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Issues with The Message Bible translation

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Bread of Life - God's blessings for us

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Universalism

A false teaching that is sneaking into the church

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The Mirror Bible Translation

An unreliable and unbiblical Bible translation

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What do these Words Mean?

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Updated Pages:

How to Experience Victory

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The Future Jewish Temple

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The Truth about Evolution

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AND -

consider doing a daily devotional

from

one

of our

TWO

Psalm 22 pages.

List of Psalm pages

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Also Note:

All our NEW pages have links listed on our page

called

"Info on New Pages"

found in the top right of each page.

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If you haven't been to the website lately, click the following link:

Inspirational Prayers

Digging Deeper

When I think of the colors of autumn,

I think of a multitude of shades

of

orange, red, yellow, brown, and gold.

When I think of the colors of the cross,

there is only one color

that comes to mind.

The color red.

The cross is a picture of the

crimson blood of Jesus

that has the power to wash away our sins.

The cross reminds us of the red love of Jesus -

our Savior -

who gave his all so that we could be washed of sin

and

transformed into a follower of

The King of Kings and The Lord of Lords.

Keep those thoughts

in mind

as I guide us to go deeper.

God

has hidden

many treasures

in his word

that are discoverable by people who want to dig deeper.

For example,

there are many treasures

hidden

in Psalm 22.

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Psalm 22 is called a Messianic Psalm

because

it not only gives words concerning the life of David,

but it also gives foreshadowing information

about

the

death of Jesus.

When Jesus was on the cross, he spoke out the first words of Psalm 22. One of his purposes was to direct the onlookers attention to that Psalm. Most Jews knew the psalms basically by heart. Note that the psalms were put to music - which helped the memorization process.

For those onlookers who would take the time to think through Psalm 22, they were given hidden treasures only uncovered for the first time - there at Calvary.

I would suppose that some of the onlookers

ended up being among the new converts to Jesus after his death.

Let's find some treasure

as we look at

Psalm 22:6 and the word "worm."

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I urge you to read Psalm 22:6.

When considering the Messianic interpretation of verse 6 - I suggest that we look up the word "worm" in Hebrew.

It is the Strong's Hebrew word # 8438

Pronounced: toh - LAH

That Psalm 22 Hebrew word

for "worm"

refers to a special type of worm

that produced crimson dye in Bible times.

The people in Jesus' day would have been familiar with this worm.

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In other Bible books,

that Hebrew word is sometimes translated

as

crimson thread, crimson cloth, or

color produced from the worm.

It appears that

God has some treasure nuggets

for those who want to get out their shovel and dig.

It appears that

God wants us to associate

Jesus

with the little worm

who produces a red color when crushed.

In Isaiah 53:5 -

Strong's Hebrew 1792 word

means "bruised" or "crushed."

So think about Jesus being crushed and red blood appeared.

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Likewise the worm was crushed and crimson appeared.

Cut & Paste in your browser.

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1792.htm

From the above link - we read -

“It was the LORD’s will to crush Him.”

Isaiah 53:10.

The Servant willingly bears the crushing weight of sin,

achieving the peace and healing that humanity could never earn.

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/dakkeo_1792.htm

It also appears that God wants us to associate

Jesus

and

the worm -

with the crimson dye

that was used as an important color for the temple cloths.

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Here is a commentary comment from Bible Hub on this little worm....

The commentary comment says:

The color of lifeblood becomes a vivid thread through the sacrificial system, prefiguring the substitutionary death of the Messiah.

The worm must be crushed to yield the dye; likewise, “He was crushed for our iniquities” (Isaiah 53:5)

Scarlet cloth on the Tabernacle speaks of constant access to cleansing by shed blood.

The contrast between royal scarlet garments and the worm’s humble origin - mirrors the pattern of Christ, the royal Son who “emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant” (Philippians 2:7).

Psalm 22:6 joins both images, underlining His voluntary humiliation.

The following links

are given so you can

copy and paste in your browser

in order to

read more about

this little worm and how it relates to Jesus dying for us.

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Link....

https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h8438/nkjv/wlc/0-1/

Scroll down to see the information.

Also

you might want to look at this link.

Cut & Paste the following link

https://reasonsforhopejesus.com/psalm-22-crimson-scarlet-worm/

Also

another link...

Cut & Paste the following link

https://biblehub.com/hebrew/8438.htm

I invite you to join me in thanking God for the revelations he gives us

in order to

teach us, inspire us, and bless us.

Consider visiting my two Psalm 22 pages.

Note - Neither talk about the little worm.

One is very simple.

One is more detailed, but it starts with an entertaining introduction.

List of Psalm pages

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DISCovering Insights

Each month

this section of the newsletter

focuses on

The DISC

Four Basic Personality Styles.

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Each month this section examines a particular topic

through the lens of the

Four Personality Styles

so that

we can learn more about

ourselves and others.

The Four DISC Personality Styles are

"D", "I", "S", and "C".

This month I am highlighting

the topic of

Conflict with Opposites.

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Below you will find information

that is often true

of individuals in each of the 4 personality styles.

Attention:

Take note

that for this article,

a person's second highest personality style

will greatly affect

how he or she thinks

and

how he or she will handle conflict

with the style who is technically their opposite.

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The "D" Personality Style

is generally

outgoing and task-oriented.

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Green would be a good color to represent their

GREEN - GO GO GO Lifestyle.

Think of a traffic light that is green!

"Ds" are fast-paced and want quick results.

The "S" style is

opposite to the "D" style in many ways.

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The "S" Personality Style

is generally

reserved and people-oriented.

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Blue would be a good color to represent their

BLUE - Tranquil - Lifestyle.

They are slow-paced and want to produce steady, unrushed results.

Notice from the image below

that

the "D" and the "S" are opposite of each other.

So what happens

when a "D" person and an "S" person

have to work or live together?

Sometimes there is

Conflict.

"Ds" are naturally fast-paced and impatient.

"Ss" are naturally slow-paced.

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"Ds" are blunt.

"Ss" get their feelings hurt easily.

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"Ds" are sometimes pushy.

"Ss" don't like to be pushed.

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"Ds" like to change things quickly.

"Ss" like time to adjust to a change before it happens.

Learning about DISC

can help people

to

understand each other

AND

value each other more.

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And -

help them to see why they need to try to

work WITH each other.

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The "I" Personality Style

is generally

outgoing and people-oriented.

Red would be a good color to represent their

RED - flashy, vibrant Lifestyle.

They want to be seen easily

just as red is the color that is easiest to see in a crowd.

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They like to focus on FUN!

The "C" Personality Style

is generally

reserved and task-oriented.

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Yellow would be a good color to represent their

YELLOW - cautious Lifestyle.

"Cautious" like a yellow traffic light says, "Caution."

They go through life slow and cautious.

They focus on tasks and want to do things with excellence.

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Fun is not that important to most of them.

The "C" style and the "I" style

are opposite each other on the DISC chart.

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So what happens

when a "C" person and an "I" person

have to work or live together?

"Is" usually want people to loosen up and stop being so serious.

"Cs" usually want people to straighten up and BE serious.

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"Is" often have a difficult time following through on tasks, and they have a difficult time doing things with excellence.

"Cs" think everyone should do things perfectly.

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"Is" usually think that making fun family memories is more important than having a tidy house.

"Cs" usually think that having a tidy house is more important than making fun family memories.

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"Is" think TALKING about doing something nice for someone should result in some credit and appreciation.

"Cs" think talking gives you zero credit - only DOING things should give a person credit and appreciation.

And...

"Cs" usually have to "learn how to" be encouraging and complimentary - which IS important for them to learn.

( I say that as a "C". )

This article is part of a page I have posted

which will give you more insights

into personality styles and conflicts.

I hope you will visit this page.... opposites-attract.html

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When we understand ourselves better and others better, then we can view situations with wiser eyes.

When we are aware of our tendencies and preferences - and those of others - then we can have more control over whether to do what comes naturally to us or choose to do something that is wiser in the situation.

Copyright © 2016 Beth McLendon of Inspirational-Prayers.com

DISC refresher course

If you want a refresher in the

Four Styles,

keep reading!

Note that each of us has traits from all four of the personality styles. The style that has most of our traits would be the one we would call "our personality style."

The "D" style is

Outgoing and Task - Oriented.

They are usually seen as

Powerful, Results-Oriented, Determined, Dominant, Leaders!

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"Ds" want to control. They want to be in charge. They want to lead and have other people follow.

They are usually born wanting to tell others what to do.

The "I" style is

Outgoing and People - Oriented.

They are usually seen as

Social, Fun, Spontaneous, Impulsive, and Inspiring.

The "S" style is

Reserved and People - Oriented.

They are usually seen as kind, gentle, compassionate, and easygoing.

The "C" style is

Reserved and Task - Oriented.

They are usually seen as Careful, Cautious, Detail-oriented, Perfectionists, Organizers, and Planners.

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If you want to learn more

about the

Four DISC Personality Styles,

click:

DISC insights and prayer

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