What’s your understanding, interpretation, definition of this word? Do you experience ‘punishment’? Is it precarious and capricious… or justified? Regardless, how do you handle these times and what do you do with what you learn? About yourself – your actions, your ownership of what you did or said, your ‘amends’, etc. The Word tells us […]
Perhaps the more important question is: to whom are you indebted? Are you trying to ‘pay it back’? Think about it… but not in financial terms. To whom do you ‘owe’ a debt? How does it make you feel to be indebted? Embarrassed? Irritated (at yourself… at the one you are in debt to)? Frustrated
If you are anything like me, these words probably sound like a theme song. This is especially true when it comes to spiritual matters. It truly isn’t an excuse… more of a promise. Partly because of the reality of what I call Paul’s lament (Romans 7:15) doing what he doesn’t want to and not doing
There’s an old saying, “…your sins will catch up with you.” Undoubtedly accurate. Sometimes it feels as if we’re living on tenderhooks of unrepented sins. Rather silly, isn’t it? When we sinned, the Lord was with us (remember His words that He would never leave us… that included when we did/said what we shouldn’t) –
No such thing when it comes to your sins. There is never a little sin or sinning just a little. And don’t get me started on ‘just a little white lie…’ There is absolutely nothing ‘little; about a lie. A lie is a lie – period! Just as Sin is killing. And attempting to cover
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Sometimes… this isn’t enough. Sometimes, you really don’t know what to do now (after your best of intentions didn’t work). Sometimes you really did have the best of intentions but it was all wrong – wrong timing, wrong expression, wrong focus… wrong. There are all sorts of semi-positive reasons that the best of intentions didn’t
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I would suggest that every decision, from the smallest to the greatest, affords us a minimum of 2 choices. I’m not sure there really is an, ‘I didn’t have any choice!’ Actually, I believe that there are always a multitude of options and choices available to us when we take the time to consider. Sometimes
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The realization that (fill in the blank) IS your (my) fault! Horrors. Not a comfortable place to be but the ‘evidence’ is irrefutable. There is nowhere to hide from the truth that you are to blame. Now what? Sometimes I do feel like a child – how do I get out of (fill in the blank).
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Scripture clearly teaches us at least two uncompromising principles: let your ‘yes’ or ‘no’ be unequivocal with no mixed message (Matthew 5:37); and do not add to or subtract from scripture (Deuteronomy 4:2 and Revelation 22:18-19). But, I wonder if sometimes we want the answer to (fill in the blank) to be … not at this time.
I realize that this smacks of, “if at first you don’t succeed… try, try again”. True. But the question is – is this how you react, is this your mindset? Or do you think, ‘this wasn’t the best choice… now what?’ Or do you throw your hands up and walk away? Was it really a
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!