Category: Encouragement
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Endurance at any Age
Paul starts this passage of scripture with therefore, do not give up…. If we know anything about how Paul writes, the “therefore” means because of ….. do not give up. What is Paul telling us? Let us back up to verse 7 and the following: Now we have this treasure…
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pass the blessing on.
God blesses us so we can be a blessing to others. God saved us to be examples of His love grace mercy and forgiveness to others. Many of us get this idea the only reason for salvation is to save us from an eternity in hell. God saved us to…
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energized.
The awareness of God’s presence energizes for our work. Jesus is our supervisor over all we do. He supervises us while we work, play, and spend time in His Word learning. He’s our ultimate CEO and teacher! He not only watches us from afar, He is with us in all…
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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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listening and walking.
Listening is an essential key to walking with God. One of the most important parts of our discipleship journey is to learn to listen to God. We live complex and often hectic lives and there’s nothing more important, necessary, and rewarding than to hear what God has to say to…
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continued peace.
The key to continued peace with God is the fruit of oneness with Him. Our lives are going to be a continuation of storms. Some storms we can see coming. Some storms jump up out of nowhere. There will always be a little rain falling upon us. No one is…
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the darkness lasts just long enough.
The dark moments of our lives last only so long as it is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us. Are you on a dark road of adversity? Do you want God’s best for your life? Do you desire to be used by Him? At some point you’ll…
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masks.
What is union with Christ? Faith is how union with Christ becomes powerful and operative in your life. Faith is a God given gift. It is a gift that allows you to take hold of God’s having take hold of you. If you are in Christ, have received His gift…
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