Going deeper with Jesus
This writing is about a friend who taught me a lot.
Do you ever feel like your life has so many problems, you can’t see beyond?You know God will help you, but the problems are so big, so insurmountable that you can’t see the solutions?And, your job? It is to rest. Rest, placing things in the good hands of the Lord, There is no better position […]
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I have a friend, a very old friend of many years. I met her at a job I had while in college. She was a Christian and I was always glad when someone was a Christian. To me, that meant they were saved and following the same path that I was, which was essentially following
Sin means breaking a religious or moral lawIniquity means wickedness, vileness It is difficult at first glance to understand how the two differIniquity is intentional sin, participating in it, justifying itIt almost means adopting sin and accepting it I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will
I’ve heard people state how many times God says ‘Do Not Fear’ in the bible.While this is true, if you’re afraid, you’re afraid. Even if you know you’re not supposed to be. Knowing God doesn’t want us to be afraid can be helpful. We still might be concerned or even scared. When I was first
God can hear tearsHe knows all of our thoughts and our concernsWhen we cry, or cry unto Him, hoping He can hear us and understand and help us He hears, He listens and help from Him is on the wayIf we cry because we can’t talk when we are so upset and words cannot come
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If Jesus is not real to you, where do you start?What do you do?How do you find out? Read the bibleRead it front to back, cover to cover as much as you can every daySomeone said to read it like a little childWe are to have childlike faithVerily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not
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Do you ever feel like you’re a failure? Like you’re not doing what you’re supposed to do?Like you’re in some sort of a difficult place and you don’t really know how you got there? Maybe you’re being honed. Honing means to sharpen, to smooth and sharpen a blade.A few other words for honing: sharpening, whetting,
Considering our Instant Society, We can’t be that way with God, otherwise we’ll miss itGod is not always instantIn fact, usually notThere is a lot of waitingHe enjoys spending time with us, but the conversation is not casualIt is meaningfuland it often takes time Sometimes we have to do something It’s impossible to know what
Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861 How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.I love thee to the depth and breadth and heightMy soul can reach, when feeling out of sightFor the ends of being and ideal grace.I love thee to the level of every day’sMost quiet need, by sun and candle-light.I love thee freely,
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The steps of the righteous are ordered by the LordThe steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and He delighteth in his way. Psalm 37:23 Sometimes we’re not sure which way to go and we just have to do our bestThy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. Psalm 119:105God
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