I sometimes wonder if we underestimate the Lord – perhaps not consciously or even with any awareness. We look at (life, challenges, us, fill in the blank) and only see our lack or inability to affect our situation. Yes, sometimes it is an excuse because we don’t want to do/be … but sometimes it is […]
While it may be argued that expecting and presuming are related… they really aren’t. Though admittedly, they may seem to be the same. According to Webster, expecting: “to anticipate or look forward to the coming or occurrence of…”. Presuming: “having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.”Many might argue that presuming
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Such a waste of time… not to mention energy and emotion. However, that logic doesn’t seem to affect our use of regrets. Evidence of our sorrow is seen in our actions. How we handle this – what we do… or don’t do – is the evidence of who we are and how we deal with this. Question:
Do you extend restoration to those who hurt you but regret this and want to maintain the relationship. I must admit that this is another of my favorite words… because the potential result (restored) holds so much promise. However, how do you define restore? Do you believe this possible for yourself? in relationships? with the Lord?
I think most of us, if not all, would like to do Great Things (those words with quotes, underlined, highlighted, and bold). Of course we don’t define either ‘great’ or ‘things’ and leave it as a kind of unknown and undefined goal and accomplishment. This act leaves us free to have this as a goal
They happen, don’t they? And they don’t always give a warning. Actually, I would argue that we’re living in them right now. It seems that no one learns from history since we seem to be repeating it so often. What can you do since you’re only one person and aren’t in any place of influence?!
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Consciously, deliberately or not we all are witnesses of what we believe, who we believe, and the supporting evidence on which we base our believing. We do this through our words but especially by our actions. How many times and in how many ways have I said this? Right. And it is true that our actions
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is (and for) the hearts and souls (the mind, the will, and the emotions) – this is the battleground. And it is far more than mere skirmishes – it is all out WAR. The war has eternal consequences – where each person will spend their lives: now and in the life to come. The battles
Heaven without… us, you. Not a thought to contemplate. The choice of your ultimate residence is yours. Yours alone. And you do need to decide – it is not avoidable! If heaven is your choice, do you know the requirements to make heaven your home? Do it on your own…? Not even remotely possible. You
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is what we need to know – what our next step should be. It isn’t that we need to know the end from the beginning… just that next step. If we seem to be standing still… are we? Is there a perfectly good explanation for why we are? And, how long have we been rooted
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
