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 […]
Category: Humility
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!!! […]
I just revel in being one of God’s “peculiar” people. 1 Peter 4:4 Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew […]
The Scriptures can be easily misapplied. Peter pointed out that Paul had written some tough things that people had twisted. The devil often leads us to a definition that is slightly twisted, can’t be applied, or would lead to disaster. For example, he will define forgiveness as not having any leftover pain and as not […]
Have you ever wished that God would just take away one of your problem reactions to life and make it easier for you to be good? Do you struggle with anger, constantly finding fault with what everyone around you does? Does it happen as naturally as “falling of a log”? Do you struggle with sexual […]
I’ve always struggled to see what was the point of Ecclesiastes. Recently I was participating in a sunday-school class for veterans and the Lord led us to Ecclesiastes chapter nine verses 5-10 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; […]
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STRONG WEAKNESS
STRENGTH, what is it? I need to take a careful look at what it really is. When I think of a strong person, what comes to mind? Men often think that a strong man never feels sad, never cries, never needs or asks for help, never reveals a weakness, is never vulnerable, always gets his […]
One of the best clues as to what makes God tick, is to remember that (although flawed) we are still made in his image. Look at a human when functioning reasonably well, then realize that God is like that only better. Matthew 7.11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto […]
JUST SILLY, ACCEPTING WORTH IS THE GREATEST HUMILITY QUESTION: I often notice how I tend to have MUCH higher expectations of myself than I do others? I “excuse” others because I know that “nobody’s perfect”, yet the same behavior in myself is absolutely inexcusable. Why am I so much harder on myself than I ever […]
A blog reader writes: “My problem is, I form friendships but after a while my Christian friends decide that I am, in fact, too much of a burden because my depression never goes away (2.5 years of taking medication which all proved treatment-resistant and now I am out of medications to try.) I have lost […]
