The Trigger As I look back at the day the gun was before me, loaded and ready for the trigger to be pulled, I look carefully at the trigger. What released the wheels to be set in motion. The small device that could have released an order to fire....
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Have you ever been disappointed? Maybe the one who you thought would remember, forgot or harsh words were spoken from someone you love. The heart is tender. When it is disappointed, it can break. David prophesied Christ anguish on the cross, “Reproach has broken my heart, And I am...
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Action Required Many years ago I taught prepared childbirth classes, which included conditioning for the mother-to-be to remain relaxed during contractions. This conditioning was based on Pavlov’s dogs, who heard a bell every time they ate. Eventually, the bell could ring and the dogs would salivate without seeing or smelling...
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Who are you accountable to? “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.” Hebrews 4:13 NKJV What you do does not go unnoticed, whether it is good or bad. When...
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Are We Gentle? When we think of someone being gentle, what attributes come to your mind? I think of kindness, someone who will listen, is patient, slow to anger, wise, able to discern, compassionate and helpful. “Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.” Philippians...
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Rx: Confession and Prayer In the book of James we have a prescription for healing. ”Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith...
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Did you know that you could grieve the Holy Spirit by the way you live? “But they rebelled against him and grieved his Holy Spirit. So he became their enemy and fought against them.” Isaiah 63:10. “People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents,...
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Two Kinds of Sufferings Sometimes we have suffering because of bad choices; such as spending all your money on pleasure before paying the bills. Then there is a suffering because we serve God, and someone may not like it. “If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are...
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Have you ever met someone that agrees with your prayers and speaks the right words occasionally? However, the words most of the time don’t reflect how a Christian should speak, they are anything but glorifying, and they don’t profess they believe in Jesus. God showed me that such a...
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