THOUGHT FOR TODAYWe are always stewards of our own lives. We have free will which means WE choose our who, what, when, where, and how’s of our day… and by extension – our lives. I think that one of the first things we need to do, is remember that we never save anyone. That’s really […]
WHAT does the Lord want OF, FROM ME???!!!!! I’ve faced the same question many times… and expect to continue to face it as I become the person the Lord’s always seen in me. These 2 questions can be said in frustration… in demand… in humility and I suspect other ways. When you become born again/saved
[I wrote, in 2015, on the fact that we are all wounded healers at least in some areas of our Christian walk, but this post is building on my initial post.] Does ‘wounded healer’ describe you? Or are you only wounded? Do you feel a pain that goes so deep that it seems to be
“For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. And as they heard these things, he added and spake a parable, because he was nigh to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear. He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a
How do you consider your free will? A privilege? A burden? Impossible? A challenge? If you are a nurture v nature person, you might consider free will as impossible because people are as their environment gives experiences. Actually the nature advocates use that as their reasoning too… they just substitute family/friends rather than experiences. Both
You don’t, can’t, choose to hide or remain mute. If you are born again, saved, you are an Ambassador (2 Corinthians 5:17-21) with certain responsibilities. If all that you do/have done is to accept the gift of salvation and not grown, how do you define ‘Christian’? “But in your hearts set Christ apart [as holy—acknowledging
Do you expect the Pastor and leadership in your church to do everything? As an aside… those ‘things’ that you feel/think they aren’t doing – do you criticize them? gossip? complain about??? And what about YOUR responsibility? What are YOU doing to fill in the gaps or add your hand to? Do you honestly think
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Have you ever thought that standing wasn’t passive? How do YOU understand this word, spiritually. Not certain the secular and spiritual define standing in the same way. Standing is not nor has it ever been a passive word, it never is a do nothing time. “So now, take your stand and see this great thing
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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In my world of words and definitions, accountability fits into the same category as ‘covenant’ – little understood, rarely used. And, who’s it for? What’s it mean? What’s it ‘for’ and ‘Why”? So since I believe it is incredibly important, I’m going to share my definitions and thoughts as a counterpoint to what you may
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!