How many times have I railed (intransitive verb) against comparing? All the time! When you think about it… what does comparing do for you? After you’ve done your comparing… do you feel better about yourself? I would argue that the results of comparing is never positive. So why engage in unproductive and self-defeating behavior (one rarely […]
“Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure—pressed down, shaken together, and running over [with no space left for more]. For with the standard of measurement you use [when you do good to others], it will be measured to you in return.” (Luke 6:38, AMP) Cheerfully? Grudgingly? What is
I know I chunter on a great deal about application. It’s important! Because how do you really know you know unless you understand? And how do you understand the knowing without ‘testing’ your understanding by expressing it – applying and incorporating the ‘know’? Simply: learning leads to knowledge which leads to understanding which is evidenced in your
If you are feeling alone, lost, in a desert or dry place, confused, frustrated, etc. don’t just sit down. There’s a saying that if you feel like you’re going through hell… don’t stop. You certainly don’t want to stay in those places … do you? I remember someone (?) saying that if you feel your prayers
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Do you know? What does this mean for you? Is this knowledge alive and active in your life…daily? Does it direct your thoughts and actions… especially how you treat other people? The rest of that sentence is: “for the Bible tells me so.” Yes? Again, do you believe it? Is the Bible, the Word of
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“… But there is a [true, loving] friend who [is reliable and] sticks closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24, AMP) I would propose that the one person in the Triune God that we know the least is the Holy Spirit and His work. We really shouldn’t since His work is ongoing in our lives each day. And like the Father and Son,
Do you believe you do this waaay too often? And are you correct in your assessment of you? Do you misstep … a lot? More importantly – do you know why? You can’t correct that which you don’t know, so if you don’t… you need to do what needs doing in order to be aware.
Explain to me, if you can, why we always seem to focus on what we don’t have rather than what we do! Silly really. When we do this we don’t maximize what we have, only moan about what we don’t. And that gets us even further behind/removed from what we should be seeing and doing. Yes, our
A comment by Joyce Meyer got me to thinking… what, exactly, is ‘rest’? Somehow I’m beginning to think it’s not what we think it is. My message to me is – don’t always define words the way the dictionary does. It isn’t always the best definition. Always know it but also know the spiritual. Also,
You can place in the [ ] whoever – including yourself. However, how often have we heard this phrase spoken about someone we know, knew? How often would we hear it uttered about ourselves? And what does this say about who we are??? (And yes, I do realize I talk about our witness, multiple times… always
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!