Often used as a backhanded ‘compliment’ or a put down. Not necessarily fair. The functions this serves are: 1- you are also hearing what you are saying to others thus confirming what you believe, 2- you build up confidence in yourself as well as the listener about what is important and valued, 3- if not […]
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“…so that whatever you ask of the Father in My name [as My representative] He may give to you.” (John 15:15, AMP) Started with the ‘why’. Actually, the context is John 15:15-17, MSG. Whenever you are a representative… you are acting on the principles and practices of that person. So… are you? Actually, I believe
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Great title – yes? What it means is that we never assume, we are always open to enlarging our perception and understanding. In my world, it also means that the phrase, ‘I’ve always believed that…’ may be accurate, but have you expanded your ‘believed’s’ understanding… is it present tense, ‘believe’? Also, in my world, ‘thinking’
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“And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.” (Luke 14:27) You may think my question presumptuous, but this is serious! It would be my contention that we are all told to carry our cross(es). But do we wimp or moan about this. Do we simply sit down on the
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First: WE ALL have a part, a role to fulfill this imperative. If you call yourself a Christian, you areresponsible. But… I also believe we don’t realize what this means nor how we actualize our part. We have a limited understanding and view. Second: Remember the parable that talks about some plant, some water, some
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is the first part. The second part is continuing to grow, to learn, to become all you have been destined. My Mom would apologize to me about not providing a deeper spiritual journey for me and my brother. I kept trying to reassure her that she did fulfill the scripture, “Train up a child in
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While this issue can be argued that it’s too sweeping and individualistic to pin down, I will always argue that the Great Search is for meaning and belonging. However, I would also maintain that these are so closely related, that in finding one… you find the other. At the basis of seeking ‘fame and fortune’,
than we think we are. Or at least the potential to see and accept and act on this reality. If we believe… in ourselves as well. I’m not talking about ego or arrogance or feign bravado but our ‘who’, the family we were born again into, the importance, protection, and equipping this inheritance means to
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A hiccup, in my world of definitions, is something that occurs that is unexpected and, typically, unwelcome but is not a major disaster. It could have occurred ‘out of the blue’ but may or may not have resulted from something you did or failed to do. Yet… it still was an event that got you ‘off’
OK… question – do you consider yourself an ‘average’, typical, ‘everyday’ Christian? So how is this defined? Seriously. How is this defined, how do you know typical and average? More importantly… is this how you want to define yourself? Why would you want this designation? Is this a case of doing the minimum in order
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
