“Remain in Me, and I [will remain] in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself without remaining in the vine, neither can you [bear fruit, producing evidence of your faith] unless you remain in Me. I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much […]
One of the very first posts I wrote (3/4/10**) was on Character… and it typically is implied in all my posts. Remember, we all are in a continuous process of developing our character. Yes, we slip, sin, err but we also discover, confirm and grow. Some of the thoughts from 2010 were: **If there is
Do we do this? If it’s one of our ‘pet’ beliefs, and not necessarily a widely held one, will we push its adoption to the max? Why? If it is critical, wouldn’t it be a ‘major’ rather than a minor? Do remember we aren’t infallible and, as such, can be wrong. Our interpretation (assumption?) can
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You too? Do you find, far more often than you like, that sometimes you shoot yourself in the foot of cut off your nose to spite your face? WHY!!!? Why do we do this! And never respond with – I’m only human. Duh. Of course you’re human! Not to be despised or used as a
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“Use your heads as you live and work among outsiders. Don’t miss a trick. Make the most of every opportunity. Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in others in a conversation, not put them down, not cut them out.” (Colossians 4:5-6, MSG) Have you ever been in the position of having
Do you appreciate that you have been chosen… and by God!? You have been invited to accept His invitation to become a member of His family. However, You have to accept His choosing. Both have to occur. “Blessed and worthy of praise be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us
Truth is truth. Yes?! However… Truth that we see, understand, and accept is based on our Perceptions. And, our Perceptions are based in our Attitudes. And where do our Attitudes comes from? Experience. Significant People, liked and not liked, in our lives. Our Personal Learnings. Does this seem to be devolving into ‘relativism’? Possibly. And that’s no foundation! That’s
I was a fairly new Christian when I read: “Therefore there is now no condemnation [no guilty verdict, no punishment] for those who are in Christ Jesus [who believe in Him as personal Lord and Savior]. For the law of the Spirit of life [which is] in Christ Jesus [the law of our new being] has set you free from the law of
How many times have I railed (intransitive verb) against comparing? All the time! When you think about it… what does comparing do for you? After you’ve done your comparing… do you feel better about yourself? I would argue that the results of comparing is never positive. So why engage in unproductive and self-defeating behavior (one rarely
Really! Are you very sure? Equally cogent… do you practice this? Do you really know what this means? Or do you allow others to tell you? It has always been a great ploy of our enemy which is meant to subdue us. It is never a reason to deny or compromise Who we believe and what He
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
