Are you too adult? One can be you know. Did you forget to take some of the joy of childlike wonder and discovery? If those aren’t present in your adulthood then you forgot to include them in your move. Happy where you are? Realizing that adulthood does leave something to be desired – joy, fun! […]
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“So I, the prisoner for the Lord, appeal to you to live a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called [that is, to live a life that exhibits godly character, moral courage, personal integrity, and mature behavior—a life that expresses gratitude to God for your salvation],” Ephesians 4:1 “for He delivered
Back in 2014 I wrote this blog. It’s a subject that is never static and always growing or it atrophies. The following is that post but with revisions based on growing understandings. RelationshipWho is your God? How do you see Him? Is He far off or close at hand? Is He a judge ready to
Maybe especially when we think about praying, we want our prayers to be effective. But are they? And how do we know? Scripture talks about the effective fervent prayer of the righteous man availeth much (James 5:16). It seems that there must be a way to enhance our probability. So how can we be that
Do you act, teach from what you Know? Or Think? Or Hope for? Is there any collaboration among any of those positions? Do you have ‘verification’ for your stance from Scripture? Your Experiences? What you were Taught? What you Feel? Is there any correlation among your sources? What is YOUR foundation. Or… have you ever
A good example of an ‘after the fact’ is the word ‘could’da’ – often it means you knew ahead of time so it really was a should’ve. If we know – now – that we could’ve, then obviously it was a known option. I would also argue that it was a deliberate non-choice ‘cause you
Are we too quick to judge? Too slow? Are we too quick to say ‘you are wrong’? Too slow? What is our source of criticism… or is it condemnation? Do we stop and try to understand the what and Why the other person is trying to do or say? Or criticize them by our standards,
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Have you ever asked yourself – who does God see when I wake into the day? What kind of difference do I make when I’m about in the day – regardless of how many ‘things’ I’m involved with? Who does the defining… me? the Lord? the details and/or things? And I could probably indicate a
Have you ever thought about what you would miss if you weren’t any longer? Yes, you are now in your afterlife – I pray that it’s Heaven for you because you chose to be a believer and accepted Jesus’s gift of eternal life and continue to grow in the call the Lord has on your
Everyone likes rewards! Somehow we give a greater value to our words and/or behavior when it’s associated with a reward. Rewards have a wide range of expressions… from an acknowledging smile and nod of head to something substantial (visible, tangible). Why? Because it’s a way of knowing what we did (said) is valued and therefore
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