I could just as easily said ‘rep’ as ‘rap’ – both are true. We definitely don’t want to hear it from others… we also cringe at having to say it ourselves (especially if we are the people pleasing types). It’s just not a word to say ‘in polite society’. Why? Most of the time ‘no’ […]
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How do you handle a situation in which you have: made a fool of yourself, been totally in the wrong, did/said something you totally regret, etc.? Do you try and avoid those people? Do you blame someone or something else? Try and distance yourself as much as possible from the words, actions done too quickly,
We are always going through… Tests. But I think most of us need to redefine what the word means and does. I believe that the purpose for tests is to help us discover what we don’t know, what we still need to understand. God is not punishing us or displeased with us, He is testing
There’s an old saying that goes: “You never appreciate what you have until you don’t have it.” True. I think I would add… do we really know and understand what that ‘it’ is? How can one appreciate unless one knows and how can knowing occur until we understand? And when does understanding come… Circular argument.
This ‘know’ is really a different kind of know. Confusing or merely a conundrum?. “…Now I know in part [just in fragments], but then I will know fully, just as I have been fully known [by God].” [1 Corinthians 2:12, AMP] I must own up to being a Huge ‘I Need to Know’ type person.
Have you ever felt that you were in the middle of ‘something’… maybe an important decision, a ‘move;, a transition? It feels kind of strange but not necessarily fearsome… just a bit of discombobulate-ism. There’s a sense of movement away from the familiar and into an unknown. For those who hate change, the cry of
for our God. Never be concerned that your need, or even your ‘want’ is so insignificant and inconsequential that you won’t (shouldn’t?) bother God. That’s just pride turned inside itself. If you have a need, don’t compare it to others’ needs – that’s not the point. The bottom line is that the Father cares for
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Starting with the bottom line… True always matters! But never assume that true’ and ‘matters’ are necessarily synonymous and/or interchangeable. Sometimes our decisions have to be either one or the other (this is a question, not a statement)? So, what’s important to you – that whatever you say or do is true… or that it
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How do you relate to the Person of God? Can you really wrap your head around the word, concept, reality of God? Do you have Him in a box? And do you put that box at the top of a high shelf? Do you bring Him out only in times pf crisis? Do you only
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How do YOU view ‘gifts’? Especially gifts that come from the Father’s grace and mercy? Then again… all gifts come from Him. I know I’ve written about Grace before. However, I also believe that we grow in our perception, understanding of spiritual matters. These verses in Ephesians 2:8-10, AMP somehow just jumped out at me.
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
