until you try. Failure, defeat , success, accomplishment lie just beyond taking that first step. Granted no one wants to fail or be defeated, but sometimes that happens – sometimes due to ourselves not analyzing the situation and option planning and sometimes it’s beyond our ability to control or influence. Regardless… the feelings that are […]
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Somewhere… Sometime I ran across the following. I would attribute it but have no idea who developed this so I can’t give them credit. 10 Things Every Believer Must Do to Grow Spiritually *Choose to receive Christ as Savior and Lord of Our Lives *Pray *Read God’s Word *Worship and Praise Him *Fellowship with Other
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*** I realize that to some people, what I’m about to say is blasphemous but hold your judgment. Have you ever thought about your DNA? Have you ever thought about what composes your DNA? Yes, your mother and father but what about the ‘life giver’? Who is it that breeze life into us? Yes. So
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Personally… I hate, despise, and abominate waiting. I am a terrible wait-er. But… sometimes there is a ‘waiting period’. And there are preparations that need to occur prior to the ‘event’. Finally I’ve discovered that there are things I can do during this time rather than just pacing. The part of the fruit of the
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Which are you? Do you act… and then think. Or think… and then act? The latter is the much preferred method. The former can, or does, result in multiple missteps, apologies, scrapped knees, bumped noses, embarrassment – and the list goes on. Personally I prefer the latter but more often than not act the latter.
This particular post is a wee bit different from the typical post I make. I just had an experience that called into question what I believe and act on. Back to the title… Complaint? Excuse? What do You mean by ‘private’? It is a kind of wall we can stand behind… but do we know
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Not always so easy… is it? Doesn’t eliminate that we may have a need to let things go – both the good as well as the bad. And yes, both define us… actually, how we respond to both of these ‘states’. In my world, ‘letting go’ is the first step but step 2 is also
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Think about it… who gives us so many opportunities to ‘get it right’, understand, know, grow, change? The only Person gracious enough to understand our stumblings, attempts, wrong motives, etc. is Jesus. And what does He do for us? “Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest [of God, to know and experience
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You made Jesus your Lord… even if you don’t know all that this means.Step 2:1.You’ve been saved/born again for a couple of months.2.You have found a church that is Bible believing-Bible teaching and3.you have begun regularly attending.4.You have a Bible and have begun studying it (if not daily, every other day).5.You are learning about praying
I did NOT say… WHO are you! I’m asking… who you are – now and becoming? Since you have accepted Jesus’ invitation and made Him your Lord… do you know who YOU are? Just like there are many roles you play in your secular life, you have spiritual roles as well. Such as? Well you
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!