Friends are Important! Recently, I found a snake in my bathtub. My brother and other family members live 100 miles away. So, I immediately called the neighbor. He and his wife came over and killed the snake for me. “Do not forsake your own friend or your father’s friend, nor...
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Thanks, Giving. When we look at the word “Thanksgiving” it may bring back memories of big meals, football games and family coming together. But does it bring to mind Giving Thanks to God who has given us all things? ” In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God...
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How Serious is Gossip? Do you know someone who loves to spread gossip? And it seems they manage to always keep things stirred up; a basis for disunity in friends and family. “Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; and where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.” Proverbs...
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As I watched the waiter pour water into my glass, the water started to overflow. The tablecloth became saturated. What does it take to be filled to overflowing for the Lord and constantly pouring ourselves out for Him? The glass sat full on the table. Nothing more could be put...
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Change our Stinking Thinking When we first choose to follow Jesus and make Him Lord of our lives, the patterns of our thinking need to be changed; especially if we come to God late in our lives. We may not be accustomed to forgiving people immediately, telling the truth or...
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“You have made known to me the ways of life: You will make me full of joy in your presence.” Acts 2:28 NKJV We can be filled with joy and overflowing when we are in the presence of the Lord. “As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you;...
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Cutting away. Sometimes in life, we have regrets, and we want to cut them off our lives. Shame, rejection, abandonment, depression, hopelessness, and a host of other feelings can cause you not to feel alive. Self-cutting, will not solve the problem. Give all to the Lord. When you hold...
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God is Serious about Truth I am so thankful that God gives me opportunity to repent when I am not obedient to His word. As we look into the history of the early church we see immediate judgment on Ananias and Sapphira in their sin of deception. We can read...
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Unhealthy Desires God says He will give you the desires of your heart (Psalm 37:4). What happens when the desires of your heart are unhealthy? “do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.” Romans 6:12 Delight in His ways and your heart...
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