One of my favorite verses is : “I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].” (Philippians 1:6, AMP) I must admit that sometimes when I’m reading […]
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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
Remember this song? The chorus gives us one lifestyle option to consider. Do you try and practice the thought? “One day at a time sweet Jesus that’s all I’m asking from you Give me the strength to do everyday what I have to do Yesterday’s gone sweet Jesus and tomorrow may never be mine So for my sake teach me
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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What does your ‘every day’ look like? Does it make you shudder? Are you bored with it? See no glamour? Do you think that others’ every days are more exciting, more fulfilling than yours? How do you populate your ‘every day’? Because in the last as well as the first analysis – it is you defines (who
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
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
Have you ever thought about what you can do to show the Lord just how important He is… just how grateful you are…? I don’t know about you, but I tend to get a tad frustrated because I can’t think of what I can do. Then one day I realized that I was looking at a more
“Therefore let us [with privilege] approach the throne of grace [that is, the throne of God’s gracious favor] with confidence and without fear, so that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find [His amazing] grace to help in time of need [an appropriate blessing, coming just at the right moment].” (Hebrews 4:16, AMP) I’m beginning
Of course I don’t necessarily personally know you… But really… if you’ve accepted Jesus as your personal Lord, you can’t say that I don’t know you. Actually, I know a great deal about you. Let me tell you what I do know. I know that: 1. … you are no longer the wretch you were, but now you are
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!