Aside: Remember that when the devil grabs God’s sweet fruit and talk us into using these good things in wrong ways, God does not instantly cause the fruit to rot and stink. No, it tastes good going down. The sin is seldom in the pleasant thing but the sin is in our using it to […]
I am told that my blogs come across all black and white and lack the grace needed for people to hear the truth without becoming defensive. Well, if there are any out there that read my blogs, please remember, always, that your worth/power/ and security come from God and can in no way be affected […]
In Philippians, we read, “be careful for nothing” which does not mean to be sloppy and careless but rather to not be anxious. Remember the basic Bible principle that it never suggests that I just cut it out in my own strength. First I am weak and can do nothing without the help of the […]
It is interesting to ponder why anyone does what others want them to. In studying people, we find that obedience is driven by different things at different stages of maturity. In fact one can measure the life maturity of someone by the “why” of their obedience. Infants obey because they don’t want to be punished […]
Ezekiel 11:19 God will knit my heart back together, I need this because I have given bits and pieces of my heart to so many, “gods”. He will give me a unified heart, unified to him and to others. He will do this by putting the Holy Spirit in me to take out my stony […]
Grace, grace, God’s grace, grace that is greater than all my sin. Understanding the enormity of grace is crucial to a godly life. Realizing my debt, helps me to give up my “rights” because “rights” makes no sense when I am the worst, (chief) of sinners. 1Timothy 1:15 I can keep my cool when my […]
I have always liked the story of the bad attitude son who showed up to work in his father’s vineyard and it was counted as doing the will of his father. We all fight against resistance, which is the devil suggesting that if we do what God tells us to do, then we will lose […]
Hebrews 11:13-16 These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had […]
One of the things that I have struggled with my whole life is that the people that God allows me to minister to do not share or invite others to join. If you have found blessing in my sharing then please, prayerfully consider telling someone about my blogs. Ask God to let you meet someone […]
2 Timothy 3:16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works. Doctrine: I need to ask the Holy Spirit to help me to study to show myself approved […]
