Going deeper with Jesus
“That I may know him,and the power of his resurrection,and the fellowship of his sufferings,being made conformable unto his death“ Philippians 3:10 Feeling sorry for yourself and joining the Lord in the Fellowship of His Suffering are not the sameSaying in your heart: “woe is me for I am suffering” is not embracing it, looking […]
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SingWho me?Yes, you!Sing unto the Lord “O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the Lord, all the earth.Sing unto the Lord, bless his name; shew forth his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders among all people.For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he
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Last night I saw an old friendDuring the course of our conversation, I patted myself on the back about somethingWhile this doesn’t sound significantI think it was significantThe reason I say that is because it was a difficult thing that I refrained from doingAnd I was telling my friend so that he would think I
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As we go through lifewe have many people that come and go into and out of our livesWe have our familyand friendsWe have friends that are like familyWe have coworkersWe have neighborsWe have vendors or customers,Classmates,Teammates,All sorts of people in all different circumstances Some are enduringSome give upSome we find we just don’t mesh well
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Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8 We’re supposed to count our blessingsLook for the good things in our lifeFocus on the beauty and the lovely and the good and kindIt
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It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him. Lamentations 3:22-24 Your mercies are new every morning?How is it that they are new every morning?The
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This was to be a letter to a brother in the Lord who is going through earthly hell right now. I decided to make it a semi-open letter instead. Dear Friend,I have been trying to help carry your burdens to God in prayer:Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Galatians
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And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Job 42:10 They call Job’s friends Job’s comforters, almost sarcastically, because comforters are supposed to comfortThese friends weren’t so comfortingThey were not performing their functions wellThey blamed Job for
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They say when God closes a window, He opens a doorI’d say that is trueIt’s also true if He allows your whole life to be dissolved as you know it Look at Job, he lost it all, the only thing, or I should say person, who was not taken from him was his wife and
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The pain is unbearableI wonder how my body can still liveThe pangs feel like a knife slicing me up the middleAre you listening, GodDo you see my suffering?Do you understand?You have so many people at your throneI am just one among manybothersome, I am sure,Every day my prayer is the sameThe pain goes away then
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