If your response is that you didn’t sign up to be a leader… think again. What did you sign up for when you made Jesus your Lord? Did you think that you would always be in that bubble of who you were? Did you think that making Jesus Lord gave you the right to say […]
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Should I have written an ‘s’ at the end? “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” [Genesis 8:22] [Jesus parable teaching] “… a sower went out to sow [seed in his field]; and as he sowed, some seed fell beside the road
Do you understand what you are saying when you say you are a Christian?! You have just aligned yourself with Jesus and who He says He is. You are also His representative. Does what you say or do (or don’t do) reflect Him and His who/what/how? Or, is your representing only what you deem important?
For ‘Part 2’ I’m going to set out a list of questions/statements and then try and speak to each. I think I would argue that the first step in ‘examine’ is identifying. All of who you are. The good. The not so good. The definite bad. We all have these in our DNA and definitely
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Have you ever been in a season where you felt that if it were possible to do the wrong thing or say the wrong thing (especially to the wrong person) that you were in this time? That it seems no matter what you are engaged in – it all goes plop? Do you feel like
There’s a charge that is often leveled against Christians: ‘They’re too heavenly minded to be of any earthly good.’ I believe that unless you are heavenly minded, you can’t be of any earthly good! Besides, the accusation sounds like patronizing claptrap. I suspect we need to know what the charge is referencing – what is
I must admit I quite enjoy rabbit trails. These can be great fun and creative or an interesting ‘what if’, but they are or can be dangerous. I suspect that this is part of the charm. Fortunately, I have learned to be keenly aware of my path and not veer to far off of it
Are you a ‘Do all things’ and ‘More than a conqueror’ Christian? “I can do all things [which He has called me to do] through Him who strengthens and empowers me [to fulfill His purpose—I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency; I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him who infuses me with
Those 2 words, only and just, are NOT descriptions! Nor should they be attributed to You or you attribute them to another person. What a gigantic put down. The problem, of course, is the definitions of those 2 words. Then again, many of our communication problems occurs because we assume we all define words in
Do we really mean that? Are we really asking that the Lord’s will be done? This question is asked to Christians, especially praying Christians. Regardless of the need in the prayer… do we ask that His will be done? Or do we mean ours? Actually, I was brought up a bit short today when I
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!