Have you ever considered yourself as a good work? Why not’? Look at what scripture says: “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) […]
at all the wrong times to all the wrong people and typically for all the wrong reasons? Does this describe you … too often? Do you feel that there is nothing you can do to change this behavior? What’s happening that makes you feel this inadequate? You do realize, don’t you, that you don’t have
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There are many references related to fruit, being fruitful, etc. Being fruitful… your goal? Do you know how? Actually, there are over 100 verses that talk about being fruitful. But how is this defined? And what is required of us? “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself
We are told in scripture, in a variety of verses, to renew our minds. It must be important to be repeated. It also must be something we can do or we wouldn’t have been told to do it. However, we also must look at renewing as a process. We are so immediacy drawn that if
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Yes, I do write a great deal about faith. It has so many attributes, aspects, and applications that I probably always will. Bottom line: I believe faith is indispensable, critical for us to live a full and fruitful life. Recently I heard another comment – (paraphrased) the thing about faith is that it’s always there
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Do you have any expectations from God? Do we even have the ‘right’ to expect anything from Him? Hasn’t He already done everything (and more) He needs to do? Regardless, of what has been done, do we still harbor that first He has to (fill in the blank)? My response is – of course we
What does that even mean? Do you have any understanding? OK… admittedly, this is undoubtedly an individual definition, but the concept – Practicing Christian – do you have your definition? Let me provide mine so you have a context. Being a Christian is meant to permeate all of who we are, everything and everyone we
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Have you ever asked yourself if you’ve done anything to ‘validate’ your birth and potential? I will always argue that I believe we all are born with potential. Do you believe this? The next question is – do you know what your potential is related to? Are you fulfilling it? One of the first pieces
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Yes I know… sometimes it seems like this is the most incredibly difficult thing to accomplish. But those times of being completely confident are worth the search. When you do then everything seems to fall into place. The things that aren’t part tend to evaporate of their own accord. Finding your purpose centers you and
“… we are to grow up in every way into Him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every joint with which it is equipped, when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love.” (Ephesians 4:15-16, ESV
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
