Category: Obedience
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Not Like This
Long ago, a promise was made that from the line of King David a Savior would be born. Joseph was from that line. All of the line of David knew some day another great King would be born, but not like this. Joseph did not think that his fiancée would…
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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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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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the One who acts on our behalf.
Those who wait upon the Lord, He acts upon their behalf. Waiting for anything can be a great trial of our faith. It can cause us to loose our temper and our good sense. Just climb in the car and take a trip to the local supermarket. I see more…
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promise to provide.
God assumes full responsibility for our needs when we obey Him. A question to ponder: Do you really believe God is able and eager to meet all your needs? In times when the season of our life seems to be going perfect, that is always a yes. But when the…
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fight from your knees.
The key to winning spiritual warfare is from the posture of your knees. First, I need to say that we do not fight men or circumstances. We fight against evil. “Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength. Put on the full armor of God so that…
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leave the consequences to Him
“Now if you will carefully listen to me and keep my covenant, you will be my own possession out of all the peoples, although the whole earth is mine,”Exodus 19:5 CSB What does a life of obedience look like? Obedience can be a challenge. It is especially challenging when we…
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mountains that obscure faith
I have been exploring this idea of mountains. I love the mountains here in Colorado. While I am on my missions trip this next year, I am going to miss them! Jesus spoke and said that just a small faith will move mountains. 20 “Because of your little faith,” he told them. “For truly…
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perseverance.
Perseverance and endurance. What are they? Perseverance is persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. Endurance is the fact or power of enduring an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way. Endurance is experiencing or surviving the pain. Perseverance, however, is not merely experiencing pain or hardships in life…
It Starts Small 