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Comfort Faith

DON’T SWEAT THE BIG STUFF EITHER

A friend in Jesus writes. “I have been thinking a lot about this blog entry on Ecclesiastes 9:5-10. Since I read it. I’m confused about how to deal with my (many) addictions, my perfectionism, and my inability to trust a Heavenly Father after my earthly father sexually abused me. If, in the end, it DOESN’T […]

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Comfort Faith God's Nature Love

CRY BABIES — GOD’S FAVORITES

As a little child, I need to cry out to the Lord in my time of need! When is that? Oh, yeah, all the time! Little ones are so smart, I just love the little grandchildren. The older ones lose some of the inborn wisdom of the babies. Babies know that without mom they are […]

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Comfort Forgiveness Sin

Bitter At Myself ?

It is so painful when I see that my sinful choices have caused others pain and grief. It hurts even worse when, after I repent, they choose to stay bitter, destroying their own lives further. We may understand why they cling to bitterness because it feels, to them, that they are somehow making me pay […]

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Comfort Grace Humility

Blessings On The Little Guy

You And Me! (weak, untrained, troubled, ignored, etc.) Are you weak? Awesome, then join me in bringing God glory through our weakness. The Marines are looking for a few “good men”. God is looking for the weak–me and you! The Bible says that not many strong, not many wise in this world’s opinion, not many […]

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Comfort Grace

Pain: Chronic Unfixable

When I started in medicine many years ago, we were only able to relieve the depression and anxiety or chronic pain in about 40% of sufferers. However, we did much better in comforting and supporting the ones who couldn’t find relief in medication. Now we have much better % of people who find relief but […]

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Faith

Act in the Fact

Folks in AA often quote the phrase, “Fake it till you make it.” As a Christian in Christ who has Christ in me, I much prefer the phrase, “Act in the Fact!” I like 2 Peter 3:11: Seeing then that all these things (are so), what manner of persons ought ye to be in all […]