There’s an old saying that goes: “You never appreciate what you have until you don’t have it.” True. I think I would add… do we really know and understand what that ‘it’ is? How can one appreciate unless one knows and how can knowing occur until we understand? And when does understanding come… Circular argument. […]
Do you? Do you listen to what you say (and how you say it)? For a moment, can you put yourself in the position of being the hearer – how the hearer would hear what you are saying? Are you lucid? Are you relevant? Are you only speaking to hear yourself speak? What are you
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“The unspiritual self, just as it is by nature, can’t receive the gifts of God’s Spirit. There’s no capacity for them. They seem like so much silliness. Spirit can be known only by spirit—God’s Spirit and our spirits in open communion. Spiritually alive, we have access to everything God’s Spirit is doing, and can’t be
[Writer’s note: this post includes a great deal of scripture – purposely. I’ve kept commentary to a minimum and have provided scripture to prove it’s point. ALL of us have gifts and there is a reason. Because of it’s ability to expand our understanding, I’ve used the Amplified as the source of the scripture. Please
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I don’t believe there is anything ‘wring’ with seeking the Giver for the Gift… in fact we are told to come, to seek: “Therefore let us [with privilege] approach the throne of grace [that is, the throne of God’s gracious favor] with confidence and without fear, so that we may receive mercy [for our failures]
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I was WRONG! Boy was I wrong. Not just a little ‘oops’ or a ‘but I really didn’t mean…’. This was a foundation stone in my life and it was made without the ‘right ingredients’. It’s not that I haven’t been wrong before. But I don’t recall anything that was so fundamental in my life
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I write about and teach on relationship… a great deal. Our relationship with the Triune God is (and I rarely, if ever, use this word) AWESOME!!! We can live in a relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Can you wrap your head around that? And, as it is in any relationship, we have
[During the past few months I have been co-teaching on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. I thought this might prove to be a good post as well.] By the way… little hint. These gifts aren’t for a time in the future… these gifts are for NOW to help us NOW. Also, you can’t choose
Appointed and Anointed. The ‘Who’, ‘What’, ‘Why’ of the anointing can be found in Isaiah 61:1-3, AMP “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned meTo bring good news to the humble and afflicted;He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,To proclaim release
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. Once you were not a people [at all], but now
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
