God’s ways never lead to sin, but my response to them can be to sin more. As in Paul’s day where they argued that if their sin led to God pouring out grace which made God look good, then how could he be mad at them for sinning? Maybe I should sin so that grace […]
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I SHALL NOT WANT?
Either God’s promises are true or he is a liar and he claims to be unable to lie. A friend recently texted that she loves Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ, who strengtheneth me. Still, she has trouble with Psalms 23:1 The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want, (Presumably because […]
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HONEST TO GOD?
When I was a child, my father said that the mission board did not want the folks back home to be told the truth about the struggles of spiritual warfare. “Make it all sound good or the supporters back home will stop giving.” Question: is God ever served by making things sound better than they […]
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GRATITUDE—most unnatural!
This last week even at church they were talking about football. Is that America’s favorite American thing to spend time on? NO. A counselor was teaching on my inpatient unit and he had everyone ponder what they spend their most time doing. Was it sleep, eating, working , commuting etc. NO A Russian comedian once […]
As many of you may know, my father is slowly sinking out of this world. He shared with me that he had a vision of climbing Jacob’s ladder into heaven with the Lord waiting for him at the top. I think he is about on the last rung and expect him to move on this […]
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GOD’S VISION FOR ME?
A woman had a vision in which her life was a cesspool of misery and stench, she cried out to God to help her, she saw his hand reach out of heaven and she eagerly grasped it and felt his pull as God came down into her cesspool and put his arm around her and […]
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DON’T HURT GOD’S FEELINGS
We erroneously think that strength and feeling sad or feeling hurt can’t go together. I believe that God’s greatness is shown, in part, by his capacity to feel pain deeply and not be damaged by it . Have you ever tried to put yourself in his shoes? Imagine that you were the only person on […]
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DON’T BE A HEZEKIAH
Attitudes for elders and not so elders As I am getting older on the outside, although younger on the inside. I need to grab the current opportunities while being more aware of the brevity of life; I have a strong urge to do things that invest in others and the future. I also need to […]
I love to plan out my future, so I construct a great plan and even give God a part in the process by saying “God called me to plan A.” I have found that even picturing a path that, to me, would be great for the kingdom of God (and not make me look too […]
Comment from a sister in Christ: I found you on J.S. Park. Your posts so far, I am reading backwards are very encouraging, right on. One thing, post in the bigger categories, life, love, faith, grace, Christianity, relationships, etc. every time. You will be read much more and you should be. Much love my brother!!! […]
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