See, I’ve left the world behind, but find myself of double mind. Yes I know I must obey. See I walk the narrow way. But can’t I sneak a little peak? Yes, I know that that is weak, but can’t I feel a little loss? Twas nothing gold? Twas all but dross? While I trudge […]
We are always running around trying to minimize the severity of problems, especially if it is my problem or my family’s problem. Trying our Best People like to say, “Well, my parents did the best they could.” That was the problem! Anyone who does anything “the best that they can” will mess it up. The […]
We know that when we come to God we must believe that he exists and that it is worth our bother searching him out, for he will reward those that diligently search. We’re told in Proverbs to make it our primary goal to get to know him more and then he will direct our paths. […]
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BOWELS OF MERCY: The Bible teaches that our “bowels” are directly connected to our passion and focus:1. Jeremiah 4: 19 My bowels, my bowels! I have pain in my insides and they roar and are unquiet in me; They push me to speak up, and why? Because my soul heard the sound of the trumpet, […]
Here are some more “Practice lie/truth” samples. Remember it is our job to not be ignorant of the Devil’s devices. So try and read the lie and then think of what you would quote at the devil from the Bible. Then you may look at what I came up with. Don’t feel bad if you […]
I know, I Timothy 4:8 Says that bodily exercise profits little. Most translations say that it is profitable but godliness even more. I think this passage is using exercise as an analogy to help me to understand and to motivate me to do what it takes to be godly. Think of the amount of work […]
Sometimes, I think that we expect good to compete with worldly entertainment.I think that Covid was good for us by forcing us to back off of so many avenues of entertainment and stay home and be quiet.However, we made an end-run around what God was trying to do by filling our lives up with electronic […]
THE BIBLE TEACHES TRUE SCIENCE: Unhealthy bones: Job 20:11 The sins of my youth “fill up my bones” and plague me till I die. Job 30:17 Days of affliction lead to “bones pierced at night” Psalms 6:2-6 My depression leads me to cry all night and my bones are “vexed” ie agitated, anxious, dismayed Psalms […]
God loves passion! Little babies are born with tons of passion! But our passion must be controlled and directed and then dropped; or it will burn the place down. However, if we try to not be passionate in order to prevent the fire from getting out of control, we will go nowhere and do nothing […]
