You – are a chosen person. Did you realize you are? “You are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” (1Peter 2:9)Do know, though, that you have […]
With every decision we make there’s always – the other choice (the path not taken). And with the ‘other’ decision are people and things that we’ll miss. Sometimes our ‘what if’ seem to become, on retrospect, ‘ if only’. And let’s face it, sometimes the other decision may have been a better option. But… we
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a mindset. But it must be supported by commitment/dedication, faith, hope, and endurance. Obviously, there are other behaviors and attitudes, but without those 4 particular operationalized attitudes, I am not sure success ever occurs. Firstly, you must realize that ‘success’ is a personalized definition. What you may deem as successful for you, may be an objective
Ahhh Spring. Even the word brings a smile. We can shake off the boots and heavy coats and feel the warmth of the sun instead. Such bliss… until winter does its thing and hammers us at least one more time. But we know now that spring hasn’t left us and will return. This is
This is not a ‘duh’ statement because we sometimes forget and attempt to do more than what is within our sphere of influence, ability. Typically the only thing we experience is frustration. We tend to forget that we can’t ‘fix’ everything – and we aren’t asked to. Sometimes we get derailed because we are
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The answer should be – ministry. Of course that needs defining. But when you look at you, is your outstretched hand open to give, open to receive, closed but empty, closed guarding what you have? How do you define ‘ministry’ for yourself in your life? Or is that you relegate this only to the
Blasphemy!? Of course. But does the thought lurk at the back of one’s mind? …especially in those times, cases when it really isn’t something that we can ‘fix’. Or, in the big issues in the world that seem to be beyond our ability to have any direct influence. It would be my contention that
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We all are. Being imperfect is not the issue – dealing with being imperfect is! There was a thoughtful post on Facebook that said: “There’s no need to be perfect to inspire others. Let people get inspired by how you deal with your imperfections.” The ‘author’ of this quote is unknown, but the
Do you know what the enemy uses against you? If you don’t, how can you defend yourself? Simply ignoring doesn’t work – you need to defeat him in every area of your life about which he torments you. I think that he uses our greatest ‘fear’ in terms of how we are as Christians.
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We see in many places the word, default, to designate the manner, method or management of (fill in the blank). One can always revert to the default, if you get into a predicament such as changing (whatever) on your computer. It’s a kind of ‘get home free’ card. But does this work in relationships?
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!