Category: Freedom
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Resting in God
I love that God commands us to rest! 8 Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy: 9 You are to labor six days and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. You must not do any work—you, your son or daughter, your male or female servant,…
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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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the thrill of trusting God
Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to seeing what God sees. In our discipleship journey we are going to encounter mammoth sized trials and difficulties. We have to learn from God’s Word how to respond to threats by laying hold of a victorious faith that looks beyond…
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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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type of food for the mind feeds the thoughts.
What we feed our minds is what the mind will think. Our mindset is set upon what you put into it. If you put junk into it, your mindset will be junk. If you put healthy things into your mind, your mindset will be healthy. A mindset is impossible to…
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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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Bondage Carnal Christian Character of God Christ Confess Cursed Decisions Disobedience Fear Freedom Freedom to Choose God’s Promises Hardened Heart Heavenly Father Holy Spirit Jesus Natural Man New Creation Old Nature Pride Rebelion Redemption Seeking Selfish Desire Selfishness Traps and Snares Works of the Flesh
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…
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identity crisis.
Yesterday I implored readers to consider the most insidious net, the worst trap of all shame. Shame is satan’s weapon for keeping our eyes on the ground. Shame is an identity we keep when we can not let go of our past sufferings or past wrongdoings. We keep our old…
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Ask Be Filled Blessed Christ Commitment Compassion Decisions Disappointments Distraction Encouragement Failure Faithfulness Fear Focus Freedom Fruit of the Spirit God God’s Promises Heavenly Father Holy Spirit Hope Jesus Kingdom of God Liberty Overcoming Overloaded Overworking Presence of God Priorities Rest Strength The Journey Transformation Troubles Victory Worldly Philosophy
finishing what we start: discipline
It has been an amazing journey to dig into God’s Word to look at why we find ourselves in the middle of a project, goal or commitment and we grow weary. We get tired, frustrated, distracted and disappointed, lose our focus, and why does that happen. We have looked at…
It Starts Small 