“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us, [looking away from all that […]
“… But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24, AMP) I would propose that the one person in the Triune God that we know the least is the Holy Spirit and His work. We really shouldn’t since His work is ongoing in our lives each day. And like the Father and Son,
That’s what prayer is… talking with the Lord. At least this is my definition. And it’s bringing who you are right now… no frills, no affectations. It doesn’t matter if it sounds stupid or insignificant even to our own ears… not the point. We are supposed to bring our needs and wants (Hebrews 4:16) and right up
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“For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very
Don’t you realllllly hate it when you feel put upon? Maybe the request came from a voice attempting to make you feel guilty if you said ‘no’? Perhaps your plate is stacked to overflowing and you really don’t want to!? And there can be all sorts of reactions, but how do you handle requests when
What do you do when scripture appears to be diametrically opposite of what you believe/think? Who’s the authority… has the last word? Hint… it isn’t you. No one possesses all the wisdom, all the authority – knows it all – except God. And how does He make this known to us? Through His Word! Let me share
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Do you believe you do this waaay too often? And are you correct in your assessment of you? Do you misstep … a lot? More importantly – do you know why? You can’t correct that which you don’t know, so if you don’t… you need to do what needs doing in order to be aware.
Let’s be honest. We sometimes surprise ourselves at how we react, which can be ‘good’ and ‘bad’. Sometimes our reaction demonstrates grace and other times you’d rather forget what you did/said. Also, there are times we are surprised at a reaction from someone else that seems totally ‘out of character’ with who we think they
Explain to me, if you can, why we always seem to focus on what we don’t have rather than what we do! Silly really. When we do this we don’t maximize what we have, only moan about what we don’t. And that gets us even further behind/removed from what we should be seeing and doing. Yes, our
A comment by Joyce Meyer got me to thinking… what, exactly, is ‘rest’? Somehow I’m beginning to think it’s not what we think it is. My message to me is – don’t always define words the way the dictionary does. It isn’t always the best definition. Always know it but also know the spiritual. Also,
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
