“For Jesus doesn’t change — yesterday, today, tomorrow, He’s always totally himself.” [Hebrews13:8. MSG] I believe most of us are familiar with that verse. It gives us comfort to know that the Lord is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 23:19). We can count on the indisputable fact that He will complete what […]
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What ARE your desires? Are they only carnal/secular? Will God answers these? (The answer is… I think it depends on what those desires are.) “Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.” [Psalm 37:4] ‘And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do.
“For we all stumble and sin in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says [never saying the wrong thing], he is a perfect man [fully developed in character, without serious flaws], able to bridle his whole body and rein in his entire nature [taming his human faults and weaknesses].”[James 3:2. AMP]
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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These two words should intimately work together. They don’t always do so. Why? Let me ask you the obvious question – which of the 2 is the most important? Rhetorical? Yes. But sometimes our actions do not confirm our words. Obviously, we all would say, it is the message that’s the most important. Question: how
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always, always, always makes us stumble (if not worse)! Then again, perhaps we should first look at who the best intentions are aimed at and why we think our determination is for their best! Tad presumptuous on our part… isn’t it? Who are we to determine what the best is for someone else? Unless they
It’s true, you know – it depends on our perspective – it affects everything about how we react and interact with (fill in the blank)! And sometimes this is overly influenced by our mood. And our mood is greatly influenced by what we do first thing in the morning. Personally, I’m a slow waker-upper. I
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Does that sound as lame as it looks? Probably. But, like me, do you ever feel that way? Come on… be honest, you do. And the ‘not wanting to’ has absolutely nothing to do with the ‘activity’ or the people involved… it simply is that there are moments that whatever it is with whoever they
Are you a need meet-er or one who seeks a need meet-er? two entirely different mindsets/roles and yes, there are times when it is our needs that are uppermost in our minds and thoughts. But are you also a need meet-er? To be honest, I think we are both. But sometimes we are unaware of
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You do understand that content and complacent are not the same thing? Complacent, in my world, is something to be avoided at all cost. But have you learned to be content in all situations? I haven’t. I do work on this but I’m definitely not there. From a different perspective, do you live your life
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Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
