In the context I’m saying this, it really means a pity party – legitimate or not. To be honest, we all engage in this activity … occasionally. Occasionally needs to be the operative word and the duration needs to be minimal. The, ‘Why’ do we go through these time are as varied as the cause(s). […]
True for you? _Are You a victim? You do realize that if this is true for you, then you are the perpetrator! Think about it … what are the words that come forth from your mouth! Are they words of worry, doubt, fear? Do words about you to you uplift or tear down? confident or
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As a Christian we have principles and standards that are found in scripture. These are strong statement that the Lord gave… not ones that can be misunderstood or changed. Do you know, or only think you do, what they are? Can you substantiate what are the Christian’s principles and standards with scripture? And then, do
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Have you ever considered that… You are a gift? I believe you are. Read again what Paul talks about in Ephesians 4:15-16. NASB “…but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together
What does that even mean? Do you have any understanding? OK… admittedly, this is undoubtedly an individual definition, but the concept – Practicing Christian – do you have your definition? Let me provide mine so you have a context. Being a Christian is meant to permeate all of who we are, everything and everyone we
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Do you have many you’s? Not unusual… many people do. However, it will entail a bit of a juggling act and knowing which you to present to which ‘group’ when you are with the world. Quite honestly…….. is it worth it? And what do you gain when you do this? Isn’t it tiring? I really
Nor is it ‘easy’. And accepting Jesus isn’t a free ride nor does it exempt us from problems. Jesus tells us in John 16:33, MSG: “I’ve told you all this so that trusting Me, you will be unshakable and assured, deeply at peace. In this godless world you will continue to experience difficulties. But take
Recently I’ve been thinking about ‘more of God’. Knowing, understanding more of the who and how of the Lord. We really do need to understand the who of the Lord, but we also need to know how to express this. Then the rabbit trail took me to the question of… if we don’t apply and
Perhaps a bit of a ‘duh’ but understanding is based in learnings. The next ‘duh’ is that this is never one and done, it is always a continuous discovery, thus in layers. You do appreciate that when it comes to the essential and eternal, you never learn and understand everything about (fill in the blank)
Spoon fed answers are never as effective or long-lasting until they are owned. And someone else’s answers rarely provide the ownership. After a certain point, many of us don’t like to be spoon fed – we want to know for ourselves, to make our own decisions, to come to our own answers. It’s really not
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
