“But the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.” [Galatians 5:22-23] Love/Joy/Peace/Patience/Kindness/Goodness/Faithfulness/Gentleness/Self-ControlDo we know the definitions of these […]
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Just so you know and realize… the Lord NEVER shames us. Period. He doesn’t ‘use’ share to chastise or correct us. He knows the impact of shame and would never places this as punishment. Which leaves…. the source of shame – the devil. He does use shame and try to cripple us. He hates us
Are you? What do you do with/about being blessed? Do you hoard it – holding it tightly to you so it doesn’t ‘get away’? Perhaps you put it in a little box, under lock and key, and put it somewhere ‘safe’? Do you act on your blessing? Do you spread the joy around? Do you
I think I would argue that just enough of what the devil tries to entice us to believe IS truth. Just not the whole. A single word added or subtracted can make all the difference – remember how Eve responded. And you have to remember that the devil has honed his ability to lie over
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If nothing else defines and describes us it would be the word – instantaneous. It is an ‘attribute’ of us all, regardless of ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status or any other way we seem to like to describe ourselves as different from the person standing next to us. All, we ALL. are drawn to instantaneous. We
forsake you! [Hebrews 13:5] But these words aren’t said only once, they are stated by our God over 100 times in scripture! You’d think we’d get this reality by now… but no. However, if you believe this statement by the Father then you begin to realize that His words mean what they say – regardless
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There’s a whole word just outside Your front door. Do you know where your call will lead you? Just don’t close doors too quickly ,,, nor rush to take paths that aren’t yours to pursue. While we all are called to witness, it may be no further than the person sitting across from you. Will,
Once you have been saved, you are in the fight of your life and it doesn’t end until you are home with the Lord. Daunting? Sounds like it. Being a Christian, in my thinking, is not an easy thing – it’s not supposed to be a bed of roses. Though there’s a slight possibility that
This is another of my why, oh why’s. I probably can write an entire book on ‘Why’s?’. “For I do not understand my own actions [I am baffled and bewildered by them]. I do not practice what I want to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate [and yielding to my human
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In my world of words and definitions, accountability fits into the same category as ‘covenant’ – little understood, rarely used. And, who’s it for? What’s it mean? What’s it ‘for’ and ‘Why”? So since I believe it is incredibly important, I’m going to share my definitions and thoughts as a counterpoint to what you may
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!