NEVER say the ONLY thing I can do is pray. If you believe that prayer is that ineffectual, why do it? Prayer is never an ‘only’ … remember what it is and what is accomplished. Many churches have Prayer Chains that people can contact to request prayer for their need. Most of these requests fall […]
Why do I think we are responsible? And responsible for what? The following 3 points underscore my belief and the reasons. Being a Christian is not something that we sit on our ‘laurels’ since we are saved. We are expected to be and to do. The Lord chose to work through us in His creation…
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It is said that people ‘of a certain age’ are invisible (actually on both ends of the age continuum). Then there are those who feel that they’ve always been invisible. Does invisible define or describe your ‘persona’? Do you feel invisible? If so… why? By/to whom? And… do you want or need to do anything
Humble. Meek. Do we really know what these words mean? Or do you think you know? And what kind of behavior demonstrates these words? It would be my contention that most people really don’t know what the definitions are nor what behavior accompanies them. Mostly it’s a reaction to both words demonstrating negative connotations. Always
What you do now begins to determine what a year from now becomes. What do you want it to look like, who do you want to be? What do you plan – plan, not just hope – will you have accomplished? What will next year look and feel like? Granted, you can’t see tomorrow from
Is that how you would describe your life … lesser? Why? Why would you choose lesser? And, like it or not, it is You who is doing the choosing. It’s because (you don’t have or you do have…fill in the blank) that stops you. So, to make certain I am understanding you correctly, it’s other
Ever feel that way? Something’s missing or just not… ‘right’. You really don’t know what it is or what you can do, but that sense of unease is very present. So, what do you do? Do you take the time to discover the ‘source’ of your discontent? Do you try and ‘ride it out’? And
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As a Christian we have principles and standards that are found in scripture. These are strong statement that the Lord gave… not ones that can be misunderstood or changed. Do you know, or only think you do, what they are? Can you substantiate what are the Christian’s principles and standards with scripture? And then, do
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Do you have many you’s? Not unusual… many people do. However, it will entail a bit of a juggling act and knowing which you to present to which ‘group’ when you are with the world. Quite honestly…….. is it worth it? And what do you gain when you do this? Isn’t it tiring? I really
“For it is by grace [God’s remarkable compassion and favor drawing you to Christ] that you have been saved [actually delivered from judgment and given eternal life] through faith. And this [salvation] is not of yourselves [not through your own effort], but it is the [undeserved, gracious] gift of God; not as a result of
Just write down any questions that you may have and I will get back to you in a jiffy!
