until you try. Failure, defeat , success, accomplishment lie just beyond taking that first step. Granted no one wants to fail or be defeated, but sometimes that happens – sometimes due to ourselves not analyzing the situation and option planning and sometimes it’s beyond our ability to control or influence. Regardless… the feelings that are […]
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Somewhere… Sometime I ran across the following. I would attribute it but have no idea who developed this so I can’t give them credit. 10 Things Every Believer Must Do to Grow Spiritually *Choose to receive Christ as Savior and Lord of Our Lives *Pray *Read God’s Word *Worship and Praise Him *Fellowship with Other
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There’s an old gospel song called ‘Do Lord’. It’s one of those rare songs that crosses all denominational borders. It’s a toe tappin’, knee thumpin’, foot stompin’ kind of good message song. It’s probably one of the first gospel songs a new believer hears. Well.,, it use to be. Most churches have become too dignified
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Same thing? Sounds the same? They aren’t. Thankful is a deeper more pervasive feeling. Thanks is almost a ‘throw away’ word since it’s used so often, rarely does anyone wait for a response, and it has almost become meaningless…. unless accompanied by more words than just the simple acknowledgement – ‘thanks’. Getting picky… no, I
For example… do you consider yourself as an encourager? What kind of encourager? Do you placate or condescend or commiserate… or do you empathize? The latter is the preferred the former 3 are easily detected by another. When you encourage another do you do so based in the will of the Father as shown in
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“‘For I endorse and delight in the Law of God in my inmost self [with my new nature]. But I discern in my bodily members [in the sensitive appetites and wills of the flesh] a different law (rule of action) at war against the law of my mind (my reason) and making me a prisoner
*** I realize that to some people, what I’m about to say is blasphemous but hold your judgment. Have you ever thought about your DNA? Have you ever thought about what composes your DNA? Yes, your mother and father but what about the ‘life giver’? Who is it that breeze life into us? Yes. So
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Personally… I hate, despise, and abominate waiting. I am a terrible wait-er. But… sometimes there is a ‘waiting period’. And there are preparations that need to occur prior to the ‘event’. Finally I’ve discovered that there are things I can do during this time rather than just pacing. The part of the fruit of the
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Which are you? Do you act… and then think. Or think… and then act? The latter is the much preferred method. The former can, or does, result in multiple missteps, apologies, scrapped knees, bumped noses, embarrassment – and the list goes on. Personally I prefer the latter but more often than not act the latter.
Yes… I know I write on forgiveness – often. I think it’s because it is such an integral and important attitude, standard in our lives. Without it (being forgiven AND not forgiving others) we carry a great deal of baggage around. And I am not suggesting we be cavalier about forgiveness… that’s nearly as bad.
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
