You do realize that ALL Christians are in an on the job training [ojt] situation – yes? We learn and grow through our successes and mistakes. For me, some of my understandings: Obviously, there are more I could list, but these 4 are always involved in our learning and growing, discovering and acting. However, I […]
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Have you ever considered the fact that the God of the Universe, the Creator of all things wants to be in relationship with you… and that He calls you ‘friend’! It’s true. He has done everything for us, not to ‘buy’ our affection – He is not a sugar daddy – but has and is
If you haven’t already guessed I am somewhat obsessive about growth, especially in terms of who we are as pray-ers. And scripture provides us our foundation, our standard, our method to grow. I firmly believe the scripture that tells us we are blessed with every spiritual blessing and part of the reason is so we
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Would you say you are a devoted person? To what? Are there many… or few things, people that are the focus of your devotion? How do you express your devotion? Would anyone know? Let’s start simple – how do you define ‘devotion’? I probably should ask if you have operationalized your definition. Is there (what
Matthew 15:17-20 (Jesus speaking) “Do you not understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated? But whatever [word] comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what defiles and dishonors the man. For out of the heart come evil thoughts and plans, murders, adulteries, sexual
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Do you ever find yourself at a loss for words? Me? Rarely… rarely. It’s not that I’m not surprised by what we all do and say, it’s more that I typically also have a reaction… one, that I’m pleased to say, I’ve learned to not always articulate. However, the actual shock/surprise/ jaw dropping response resulting
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“Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you;,,,” [Matthew 7:7] Are you an ask-er? Do you keep on asking? Do you receive? Do you know HOW to ask? “Therefore let us [with privilege] approach the throne of grace [that is, the throne of God’s gracious favor] with confidence and without fear
There’s a great quote that says: “Be Yourself! No matter what people think… God made you the way you are for a reason. Besides, an original is worth more than a copy.” [Priya Alice?] True. Do you believe this about and for yourself? Regardless of whether you acknowledge it or not… you did NOT evolve
Organized and Detail Oriented [D and O] are NOT bad words or actions – I did recognize this many moons ago. People who are organized and detail oriented are NOT uncreative or unspontaneous… they simply get the prep out of the way so it can be tweaked along the way, improved, and there is less
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Do you expect the Pastor and leadership in your church to do everything? As an aside… those ‘things’ that you feel/think they aren’t doing – do you criticize them? gossip? complain about??? And what about YOUR responsibility? What are YOU doing to fill in the gaps or add your hand to? Do you honestly think
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
