Yes. Yes we are. And when we look at ourselves with eyes that do not see… that’s all we see. We look at our words, our behaviors and, minimally, become very embarrassed. But this is not how God looks at us. He could… He’s not blind. But He gives us one way and only one […]
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[I’m starting a new series today. It’s called “I wonder…”. Yes, this does make this a third ‘series’ – your point? Pondering and wondering are 2 of my favorite activities, so I thought I’d occasionally share this pastime as a series too. To me, wonder/ponder are ‘analyzing tools’. ‘What if’ is a mate but is
For me, one of the most comforting scriptures that’s in scripture is: “For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call on Me and you will come and
Goodness it got here fast. 2023 seemed to fly by. I do realize that, saving leap year, each year has precisely the same number of days and hours… but I will maintain that some years seem to go by faster… and, I might add – fuller. Full is a good until one’s plate is overflowing…
Do you really understand? Do you see that God’s armor – that He GIVES to us – encompasses us completely? I know there are those who say that the back is open because we are never to retreat. While I like that, I’m not sure that they realize the significance of the armor. Scripture tells
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until you try. Failure, defeat , success, accomplishment lie just beyond taking that first step. Granted no one wants to fail or be defeated, but sometimes that happens – sometimes due to ourselves not analyzing the situation and option planning and sometimes it’s beyond our ability to control or influence. Regardless… the feelings that are
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Somewhere… Sometime I ran across the following. I would attribute it but have no idea who developed this so I can’t give them credit. 10 Things Every Believer Must Do to Grow Spiritually *Choose to receive Christ as Savior and Lord of Our Lives *Pray *Read God’s Word *Worship and Praise Him *Fellowship with Other
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“‘For I endorse and delight in the Law of God in my inmost self [with my new nature]. But I discern in my bodily members [in the sensitive appetites and wills of the flesh] a different law (rule of action) at war against the law of my mind (my reason) and making me a prisoner
Personally… I hate, despise, and abominate waiting. I am a terrible wait-er. But… sometimes there is a ‘waiting period’. And there are preparations that need to occur prior to the ‘event’. Finally I’ve discovered that there are things I can do during this time rather than just pacing. The part of the fruit of the
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Typically I don’t begin with the end of the discussion… choosing different in this conversation. “If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love [for others growing out of God’s love for me], then I have become only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal [just an annoying distraction].
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
