I take a look at the world around me, starting with the tip of my own nose. That, and everything else I see will cease to exist in a blinding flash of intense heat. Considering that, what should my priorities be? 2 peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief […]
I’m a severe co-dependent, I don’t want to be a burden, so I don’t share with the ones who love me, which makes me an even bigger burden because they wonder how I am doing and feel helpless to help. Instead of not sharing I should help them help us. Of course this would take […]
Go to psalms 51 and to the story of the faithful father in the new testament in Luke 15,11-32. Study these examples of repentance and you will come out with something like the following tool. When I sin: 1God is the one sinned against. 2. I “shoot myself in the foot” and am the one […]
God commands me to examine myself, to let ALL scripture reprove me, to ask God to search my heart, to let the iron of his word and faithful friends’ reproof sharpen my iron. Do I really want to be a sharp sword in his hands? Then I must have frequent sharpening. All scripture will first […]
Dear ones. Do you struggle with fear and anxiety? Remember Philippians 3. (Dr. Bell’s version) When I find myself anxious: I should choose to praise God for who he is, then beg him for help, thank him for both the problem and for what he is going to do about and through it, and point […]
As a man thinketh in his heart so is he. Proverbs 23,7 What is the heart? is it about romantic feelings or feelings of rage or jealousy? David was a man after God’s own heart Acts 13,22. What does that mean? I believe that the heart is,”the chatter going on under the surface as I […]
Do you remember what happened when a certain rich man invited the “proper” guests to the wedding 17 And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. 18 AND THEY ALL WITH ONE CONSENT BEGAN TO MAKE EXCUSE. The first said unto him, I […]
God gave them the desire of their heart; (but they did not want him and his ways and his character) so he sent leanness to their souls. A famous anonymous prayer written by a Confederate Soldier in the Civil War Jul26 I asked God for strength that I might achieve, I was made weak, that I […]
Lois and I recently lost three family members, a beloved aunt of Lois’ went to be with the Lord. I lost and aunt and Lois lost a brother to cancer. Although it is hard to have someone die, especially when not very old, there is great comfort if we know for sure that they had a […]
What would you do if no one had any idea who you were and there was no chance of them finding out? I’ve always been told that this would be the test of who I really am and what I really want. It used to be that we grew up in the same town we […]
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