Fascinating word. Provoke is one of those words that we can see a visible reaction to the cause, stimuli. You do realize that it has as many positive attributes as it does negative… yes? According to Webster: “to call forth (a feeling, an action, etc.) : EVOKE; provoke laughter; to stir up purposely; provoke a […]
This question is especially directed to the new Christian, though it can rear it’s head for us all at various times in our lives. You do remember that the devil does NOT want you saved… or if you insist, that you are ineffective as a Christian. The question: were we really and truly saved? Did
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You do realize, don’t you, that God is not a Sugar Daddy? I sometimes think that we do… or that we harbor some kind of hope that He is. Not. Wrong designation. Many new Christians do have this misconceptions and become frustrated when this is not the case. How they come, how anyone would come,
Sound like a facetious question? Not. A legitimate wondering. Think about it… When there is something you want to remember, what do you do? The answer is that typically people make a note in their choice of techie devices that is currently their go to. We don’t even try to remember (fill in the blank).
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I’m certain that phrase would, in today’s world, be construed as a racist comment. Not. But had you ever considered that you were judging someone without understanding, since you weren’t walking in their moccasins? Or maybe you were on the recipient end – that you were being judged and/or boxed but the other person had
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“Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe [Me] because of the [very] works themselves [which you have witnessed]. I assure you and most solemnly say to you, anyone who believes in Me [as Savior] will also do the things that I do; and he will do
According to Google, abundant (more) is fullness of joy and strength: “More abundantly” (John 10:10) means to have a superabundance of a thing. ‘Abundant life’ refers to life in its abounding fullness of joy and strength for spirit, soul and body.” Abounding, beyond all define superabundance and a status we all can attain. It can
“Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be His people, and God himself will be with them as their God. … Behold, I am making all things new.” Also He said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’” (Revelations 21:3, AMP) A
God gave us minds. God gave us free willErgo and thus… He expected us to use them. I also suspect that He expected us to use logic and compassion in our applications. Those 2 standards are not incompatible. Then we face the knotty problem of how do we resolve the issue of obeying those in
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Being blindsided… happen to you? I suspect we all get blindsided at times… by ourselves as well as by others and other types of ‘triggers’. To be perfectly clear – being ‘surprised’ is not the same as being blindsided. Blindsided is always unbidden, unexpected, and not wanted. Sometimes it takes our breath away, sometimes it
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
