If you are a Christian, you are in Christ (Romans 3:22-24). “In Christ” is used 77 times in the New Testament, 74 times by the Apostle Paul. I think Paul was intent on letting the new Christians know Who their source was. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has […]
Have you ever noticed that when the Word gives a directive, it gives the ‘why’ at the same time? You don’t have to seek the reason – it always presents what happens when you do obey and when you don’t. We never read a ‘ because I said so’ comment, contrary to what we practice.
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he…” (Proverbs 23:7, AMP) Believe this? Do you believe we are ‘controlled’ by what’s in our hearts? Is the heart, not the head, the source and ‘director’ of our words and behaviors? If it’s the heart that leads… where and how? Hmmmm… think on this verse
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Occasionally I find myself sighing and wishing I was more like my ideal me. Do you? This can be my mindset when I find myself acting on what I call Paul’s lament – doing what he doesn’t want to and not doing what he does want. Then after a few sighs I typically find myself
I’m returning to an earlier post thought because I wanted to revisit ‘lacking nothing’. Those are the ending words in James 1:4. Lacking in nothing. Wow! Can you get your head around that? How do we place ourselves in a position that we lack nothing? One of the beginning steps is to NOT consider the
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Are we? Are we leaving behind or standing still or moving forward? I suspect I should ask whether or not we want to grow, to become mature? Is where we are ‘comfortable’ and not requiring (that we know of) anything from us? Becoming a Christian is not meant as a stand still, no need to
Is there such a word? If not, consider it coined. Others/I talk a great deal about mindset (frame of reference) but what about our heartset? Sometimes I think the role our hearts play in who we are and how we go about being us isn’t framed within the concept of our heart. Do we know
Bluntly… rarely does this work! (Then again… it could be me.) I know we’re taught in 1 Corinthians 9:19-23 (AMP) by Paul: “For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a slave to everyone, so that I may win more [for Christ]. …I have become all things to all men, so
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Do you ever get the feeling that you aren’t seeing the complete picture? That something’s missing … but what?! When it comes to spiritual matters, I think it is incredibly important to understand and verify what it is that’s missing. And therefore before you ask – no, I don’t believe the Lord’s hiding (fill in
Who is First in your life? In the first and last analysis – who’s #1. And when you look at your behavior… does that support, reinforce who’s first, or call your words into account? How would anyone know what and who is your First? “Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted), saying,
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!