Going deeper with Jesus
This writing is about a friend who taught me a lot.
Gossip spreads poison. What seems like an innocent comment about another can be filled with malice. Rarely, if ever, does gossip have zero ulterior motives. The reason for gossip is often to make someone else look bad, perhaps make oneself look better, to gather an army of strength against someone who may not have been […]
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The Fear of God and the feeling of guilt are not the same.Guilt is a way some people feel God thinks about them, guilty. Guilt is not what God teaches. Even when God is disappointed with us, when He is saddened that we did not walk in His way,He gives us a hand up, a
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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