Category: Decisions
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Obedience: Always brings blessing
One of the most basic and important principles in our lives that we can learn is obedience. When we obey, God will pour His blessings out upon us. We get to experience His blessing through obedience. “All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truth to those who keep his…
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Obedience always brings blessings
When we say yes to God’s simple requests, we receive some of life’s most wonderful blessings. God’s simple requests act as a stepping stone towards His greatest blessings in our lives. Simon Peter is an illustration of this principle. One day while Jesus was speaking to a large crowd, Jesus…
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holding on too tight.
Anything we hold too tightly, we will loose. Our knee jerk reaction;to when the storms come is to take control over the situation. It’s an emotional response and we all want to control. We want to live life with assurance everything is going to be okay and the things that…
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valley of experiences.
We learn more in our valley experiences than on our mountaintops. Our school of experience is through adversity, anguish, trails, tribulations, and headaches. They operate as lessons that bring us to a place of new insight and understanding. They can alter our perceptions of the world, our views on God,…
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my anchor.
The weather this year in Colorado was really different. Up until I left it had rained just about every other day. For it to continue to rain like it did to the end of July was just different that what I was used to. When I say rain, I mean…
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the gap.
The question of the ages: If the gospel is supernatural, then why doesn’t it seem to make more of a difference in the lives of so many who claim to believe it? That is a great question! Skeptics ask it and fellow brothers and sisters ask it. I believe it…
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double.
My writings have been a bit few over the past few days. That vehicle accident has taken a toll on me. If there is something I have learned, take care of yourself. Physically, emotionally, and spiritually. I took the week off to just rest and get things taken care of.…
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Redemption is life changing
I heard a story about a preacher who saw a pattern. Year after year people would get excited, come to the tent revivals. They would make a tearful confession at the altar. Make a commitment to “change” and after three weeks, the people would disappear until the next tent revival.…
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stop running and turn around.
Yesterday we explored the choices we make. We either walk with the Spirit or we walk with our old nature and in the flesh. There is no third option. While working, I meditated on the verse used yesterday. 13 For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use…
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freedom with small print
Have you ever really read the fine print on a prescription. Makes you wonder, with all those possible side effects, why am I taking this to begin with. I believe a lot of truth from God’s Word comes with small print we like to gloss over. One of these truths…
It Starts Small 