“But in your hearts set Christ apart [as holy—acknowledging Him, giving Him first place in your lives] as Lord. Always be ready to give a [logical] defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope and confident assurance [elicited by faith] that is within you, yet [do it] with gentleness and respect.” (1 […]
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(pursue your dreams, do something you’ve always wanted to do, ask for help, risk, express your feelings – fill in the blank)… but it will require you to be courageous, to be honest with yourself, and to stand for… Are you? If not, do you know why you aren’t? Actually… do you know what ‘being
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Or maybe the question is what do you believe? What are those beliefs, standards, etc. that you stand unwaveringly upon, and what is your authority for these? Do your words and actions confirm this? Do you remember the question about when Jesus returns will He find faith? Do you believe He will return? And, back
Your reputation precedes you? Know what it is? Do others know of you before they meet you? Have you carefully sculpted what and how you present you (and does your behavior prove it)? Have you designed you? Or are you one who lets the chips fall where they may, the old ‘what you see is
Have you ever wondered how long you should pray about (fill in the blank)? I have. The simple answer is… until the answer manifests. And that statement leads to… whose answer do you pray for? Do you think that some of your prayers have ‘forever’ stamped on them? Do you use the prayer of agreement?
Occasionally I find myself sighing and wishing I was more like my ideal me. Do you? This can be my mindset when I find myself acting on what I call Paul’s lament – doing what he doesn’t want to and not doing what he does want. Then after a few sighs I typically find myself
You realize that we’re all wounded warriors… cracked pots. A chink here, a rough edge there. But look at what the Lord does with us! And that’s the point. We can wallow in our cracked status or give all that we have and are to the Lord. Actually, this process of giving all we have
Do you ever get the feeling that you aren’t seeing the complete picture? That something’s missing … but what?! When it comes to spiritual matters, I think it is incredibly important to understand and verify what it is that’s missing. And therefore before you ask – no, I don’t believe the Lord’s hiding (fill in
The old saying, ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’ is universally known and used. However, I would argue that just about everything is in the eye of the beholder and anything can be used as the description/definition of ‘everything’. Especially in today’s society, relativism is the norm. Anyone who espouses an ‘absolute’ is
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Wobbles can be of varying lengths of time. They can affect various aspects of our lives. They can even be of varying degrees of seriousness… and definitely of varying expressions. Wobbles typically are atypical of who we, typically, are but they do affect all of our selves not just areas. They surprise others but sometimes
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!