We know we are so much more confident and enabled to be fruitful when our senior partner is the Lord. And we even might do a good job of inviting Him in… but do we involve Him? Do we let Him be Lord in the midst? Or do we kinda smile and say ‘Welcome Lord’ […]
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I’ve been thinking about the phrase, ‘giving God the glory’. What does this mean? How is this displayed? Do we only give lip service to this? Or, is it a conscious understanding that we do give the glory to God – at the moment? Granted each of us has to answer these questions for ourselves,
Seriously… do you realize that it IS the little things that make the most difference. “40 “He who receives and welcomes you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41 He who receives and welcomes a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and he who
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I can’t listen and talk at the same time. I really don’t believe anyone can… except for that small percentage that can because they’re only listening to themselves. These people genuinely love to hear the sound of their own voice, though they would vociferously deny this. The ‘proof; is that sometimes their response has nothing
Snobs? Snobs! What do you think… can Christians be snobs? Hint: can and should are not the same thing. Seriously… doesn’t snobs come from pride? Now the kicker – can Christians legitimately be prideful? Kinda depends on the focus of the pride, how it’s displayed, and the results from displaying it.??? ” My fellow believers,
Recently I was listening to a teaching by Lisa Harper and she was preaching on when Elijah called down fire from heaven and then ended up running away in fear from Jezebel (1 Kings 19). It struck me the first time I read these verses – Elijah had just seen the majesty of God when
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Do you ever feel this way? And then immediately following is the reminder that the Lord never asks more of us than we can bear. My reply is… you’ve got more confidence in me than I do then. (I hope it’s a small chuckle I hear…) But you know what I mean, whatever is happening
It’s really kinda sad (I think) and slightly frustrating but I don’t think ‘mature’ will ever be descriptive of me. I think it would be rather grand to be viewed in my world as wise, kind, gracious. Sigh. Not gonna happen… ever. Why? What, Which ‘why’ are you asking? Why am I sad or frustrated?
Do you know what ‘a meaningful life’ is, means? Do you have your definition so that when ‘life’ happens, you recognize whether or not it’s part of your definition? At the end of the day as you are lying down and putting your head onto the pillow – what are your thoughts? Are you ‘happy’
I guess I shouldn’t be surprised but I’ve just discovered that I am terrible about compromising. It’s not that I view myself as infallible – I’ve been so very wrong so many times. I think it’s based in the fact that I am pretty much black or white. Rarely, if ever. both simultaneously. and not
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
