How many times have you heard, or said, that you learn from your mistakes, from your failures? A variation of the theme of: those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it? Do you? Do you learn from your missteps… regardless of the attendant emotion? How about successes? Do you learn from them […]
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On your scale of priorities, where is ‘belonging’? Crucial? Important? Not really necessary? I suppose we should start with a definition first. So how would you define the word? For example: does the definition include- equality? Everyone involved is equal in standing? Everyone is equally valued? Actually, 2 different components. When I searched the dictionary
Relationship building time. Have you ever consider this? That when you pray, when you take the time to take your eyes off your world and yourself and place it on the Lord that you are building on your relationship with Him.?! And how cool is that!!! Or don’t you think that we should try and
It makes little difference if you call the ‘times we’re living in’ as last days or end times or any other descriptive words that indicate this designation. How much does it matter to you? It should, you know. Why? Because your attitude dictates what you do with the time you have. I’m not getting into
Who? How? Why? These 3 questions need answering before one acts on following. ‘Why’ is the basis for our ‘who’ and ‘how’ and ‘What’ is the reason and foundation for our why. Fundamentally, we need to have meaning, purpose in the reason. The result is a willing following that has foundation. Does that mean a
Does that sentence end with a ‘.’ or a ‘!’ or maybe a ‘?’ Why? Is that outfit you bought for a special occasion 5 years ago still hanging in the closet… unused? Did that ‘special occasion’ never occur or maybe wasn’t special enough … but why? We all do this about some item (whether
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Do you ever accidentally look in the mirror and wonder who it is that is looking back mouthing the exact words you are saying? Surely not You! Do you do a double take to make sure there’s no one standing behind you? I must admit that I didn’t realize I LOOKED so old. Looking and
One of the greatest gifts- reconciliation. Let me try and put this into a context. If God was only God and man being man how can the two communicate? Why would they since God is Creator and man is the creation. God is perfect and man isn’t even close to being perfect. God is omni
“Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with leprosy]. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and
Part 2 Healed Are you more familiar with ‘healed’ than hurt … or less? Maybe one of the questions is – when do you know you are healed? Feelings, yes but more – that knowing that goes beyond mere facts. And healed is more than the lack of pain. And where’s the location of healing:
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!