How do you respond to this word? Does it entice you or repel? Obviously, it depends on the context because no one should accept a dangerous challenge. Challenge is perhaps the best descriptive word for dare. But fool-heartiness is never descriptive. Though those of a higher threshold to risk may not fully comprehend the severity… […]
No one, as in no one, is ever ‘ good enough’. You do realize that no one ever defines those 2 words. Scripture quotes Jesus (quoting Psalms) as saying that no one is good. Read: Romans 3:10-12; Psalm 14: 1-3; Psalm 53:1–3… so why do you think you are… at least ‘good enough’? There has
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What’s your understanding, interpretation, definition of this word? Do you experience ‘punishment’? Is it precarious and capricious… or justified? Regardless, how do you handle these times and what do you do with what you learn? About yourself – your actions, your ownership of what you did or said, your ‘amends’, etc. The Word tells us
Are you? Would you use this word to describe who you are? Firstly… what is YOUR definition? Webster: sadly, Webster defines this word too by its own word, “… having or characterized by courage.” Helpful, yes? The synonyms are adjectives that expand our understanding such as: bold, brave, dauntless, fearless, gallant, heroic, intrepid, valiant, etc.
Scripture tells us that we receive not because we don’t ask. Is this happening in your life? Or is it the next sentence that voids the receiving… “You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions.” (James 4:3) Soooo, what are you asking for, and are you receiving?
That phrase caught my eye. The writer, one of my favorite authors, Jacqueline Winspear, used it in reference to women war correspondents, “…because a dose of fear can keep you alive in a conflict zone.” That statement is good advice for us in our spiritual warfare. Granted, “Your adversary the devil prowls around like
We all have expectations in all parts of our lives. Whether or not you acknowledge this or feign ignorance, they exist. Sometimes they aren’t acknowledged because we don’t want to be disappointed if they aren’t accomplished. But ‘expectation’ does need defining since this word does have multiple applications. Simply, Webster defines the word by the
I do believe we do this. Perhaps not intentionally, but we do this none the less. Example: you wouldn’t seek out a loan for (fill in the blank) from your postman, nor would you buy groceries from your local clothing store. Absurd, yes? But we do, in a similar fashion, seek non spiritual answers to
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How do you respond to tests? Actually, can one ever ‘enjoy’ being tested? But they are inevitable… aren’t they. However, can you identify when what you are experiencing IS a test v. from your own missteps or (fill in the blank)? Tests are a separate category all to themselves. Tests by definition are designed to
Perhaps the more important question is: to whom are you indebted? Are you trying to ‘pay it back’? Think about it… but not in financial terms. To whom do you ‘owe’ a debt? How does it make you feel to be indebted? Embarrassed? Irritated (at yourself… at the one you are in debt to)? Frustrated
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
