Learning to Love the Truth

Excusing Yourself

Do you excuse yourself? from designated prayer time with the Lord? from waiting quietly before Him?from reading His word in a meaningful way?from not serving His kingdom, but the world instead? Do you excuse yourself?from knowing His word and what He has said about each subject?from aligning with His people?from forgiving others?from loving your enemies? […]

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Deception is Strong, Truth is Stronger

There are no gods before HimWherefore God also hath highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name:That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to

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Fairy Tale Jesus

Some people make Jesus what they want Him to be. They pick and choose the commands He gave or the warnings. They create a new Jesus or a different Jesus that matches their idea of how God should think and act. For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye

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Knowing When to Break the Yoke

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14 God has warned us about mingling with those who do not regard Him throughout the Bible. He always allowed for those who wanted to serve Him to be a part

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A Thorn in My Flesh

People are usually my thorns. I don’t know if there is something wrong with me or if everyone battles this at times. I know a lady who wants to be my boss but she is not my boss. She interferes in my life and gives her unsolicited opinion and even tells me what to do

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Wrestle, Reason and strive

There are a few instances in the bible where there was almost banterbetween God and His people, a back and forth, seeming competition with God. Of course He wins, but He likes the back and forth to some degree. Maybe because it’s honest, laid bare before Him and He can teach us? This back and

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Trials, Trials and More Trials

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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Being Sorry for not Being Sorry

I did a bad thing yesterday. I even felt that I grieved the Holy Spirit while I was in the middle of it. I kept going. It was a true story I was telling to someone who was a non-essential person. She did not need to know. It did not help anything. It was gossip.

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