“7 So submit to [the authority of] God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him] and he will flee from you. 8 Come close to God [with a contrite heart] and He will come close to you.” [James 4: 7-8a] Resist doesn’t automatically mean you come close. But duly note that both require YOU to […]
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Are you the son who when asked by his Father to do something says ‘no’. Or the son who readily agrees to do what is asked? Now the rest of the story… the first son, for whatever his reason, repents and does what his Father asks. The second son does not (never intended to?). How
Are you a ‘Do all things’ and ‘More than a conqueror’ Christian? “I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with
Those 2 words, only and just, are NOT descriptions! Nor should they be attributed to You or you attribute them to another person. What a gigantic put down. The problem, of course, is the definitions of those 2 words. Then again, many of our communication problems occurs because we assume we all define words in
… the answer, on the other hand is a whole different matter. One suggestion I have about questions though is – never ask a question if you aren’t prepared to ‘hear’ the response. If all you want is affirmation or applause, you could be sadly mistaken. A question is never a statement that you haven’t
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“… Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God.
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I’ve used the title – But what about meeee? – before, and though this isn’t the title of this post… it really will seem like I’m just using different words for the same message. Perhaps, but I believe that sometimes a title/focus has more than one application. Regardless, what about you? First… does everything in
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to yourself. Do you? Are you surprised by what you hear? Do you believe what you are saying? Those are only the obvious questions that spring to mind when you think about, focus on what it is YOU hear from what you say. Not a new thought and maybe not as important as I think
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Do we really mean that? Are we really asking that the Lord’s will be done? This question is asked to Christians, especially praying Christians. Regardless of the need in the prayer… do we ask that His will be done? Or do we mean ours? Actually, I was brought up a bit short today when I
Is that actually a word? You have to admit that it is descriptive… So, do you? Actually, do you understand what this means? In my world it’s that last step before full blown coveting. This is supposedly a ‘lesser’ sin.(rabbit trail: can sins be considered in stages – are there really lesser sins? Perhaps of
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
