Going deeper with Jesus
These things I have spoken unto you, that in Me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 Jesus said, I have overcome the world. Let’s unpack that somewhat. I say somewhat because when Jesus says something, it’s always huge, […]
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Amazing Grace! (in part) Perilous times are here. We will be affected. That does not mean the Lord will not be with us. He has promised that He will never leave or forsake us. There are many promises in the word of how the Lord will be there for us, how He will protect us
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Disappointment in ourselves. Disappointment in others. Disappointment in God. We can have all sorts of disappointments. When we finally figure out things aren’t going the way we want them to, they way we think they should, disappointment sets in.It is a sort of sadness because something didn’t go right. It is a part of life
I was thinking this morning about regrets. I have them, we all do. Some of them cannot be fixed or changed or corrected. Something we said, something we did, something we didn’t do. We learn from regret. We do the same things over and over and regret them and then, we hopefully stop and quit
And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness. Luke 11:39 How do we clean the inside of the cup? Short answer: We don’t. He does. Jesus spoke a few times of ignoring the
Have you ever tried waiting on the Lord before you pray?To see what the Holy Spirit might pray through you?Which scriptures might come to mind?Try it. He might even reveal His will. Sometimes His will is not so obvious. People in our culture have no time to wait. They are always in a hurry… on
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Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; Ephesians 5:20 This is what prompted me to write of thanking God for everything: In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Thanking God
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Whenever I complain or want to complain, I think of Paul:Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and
I had an issue where I had to go out and brave the elements. My fingers got so cold, my pain level went to a 10, like the temperature. I wasn’t able to wear gloves because of the task I needed to do.I got to come inside at that point. It seemed like it took
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The suffering continues but it’s much different now. frustration, anger, doubt, but not the pain that it was before. Mainly the feeling of not being loved by God… It’s hard to understand why God allows suffering but He says, ‘fellowship of suffering’ and we should ‘not be surprised when some fiery trial comes upon us.’
A Few Entries from My Journal on Suffering Read More »