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The Most Wonderful Gift
We can believe in and know perfect love. It is not a fantasy or a fairy tale. Though, we often do not perceive it, it is an ever present gift flowing down from above, always before us, calling out to us, “I will never leave you or forsake you.” You see, there is a lie, as…
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Jesus, The Word of God
Many times I’ve picked up the Bible and put it down disappointed. I would need encouragement from God’s Word, but all I felt was discouraged. In these moments, I wasn’t trusting in His Word. I wasn’t “taking it in” and it wasn’t changing me. Oh, there are many reasons for my lack of faith! I…
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My Heart’s Desire
Who I am? I thought myself small and weak, my only asset- “never letting go”. Never letting go of the desire to please You, to love You more, to submit myself fully unto Your craftsmanship. Oh, the times it hurt, as You cut deep into my heart, removing so much of me. I cried and…
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Your Heart
Your heart will always be God’s number one goal. He will rain down trials, tribulations and flat-out disaster if only to be able to mold your precious heart. Making you like Christ is of paramount importance to Him. Because of His great love for you, He will allow life to get hard, painful and almost…
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Life-changing Words!
If we truly believed that every spoken word had an effect for good or evil, how would our words change? Do you know the power of the tongue? The Bible says there is life and death in the tongue (Prov. 18:21). We can speak words of life that literally change the atmosphere! More importantly, we…
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Humility
Humility is the rich top-soil in which we grow. Without it, the seeds God plants in our hearts will wither and die. The more pride we have, the worse the condition of our soil or should we say soul. A prideful heart refuses the hand of the Lord. This is why it is so sad…
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The Ultimate Satisfaction
I must only compare myself to the perfect obedience of Jesus. Comparing myself with others will only hold me back. Let not pride, spiritual success, jealous, envy, self-righteousness or entitlements hold us back. If we will continually choose humility, continually submitting our will to the Father, we will one day taste the glory of the Ultimate Satisfaction, becoming like…
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Unliked
Who doesn’t want to be liked? But, living for what others think to be liked is a bondage that will make us sad and trite. Believe me! If we want to become truly dynamic life-changing people, we have to be willing to lay down the “mindset of the times”, follow and speak the Truth only.…
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The Cost of Greatness
The Cost of Greatness: to be despised, rejected, stricken, made to suffer, pierced, crushed, unfairly punished, oppressed, afflicted, given over to one’s enemies and falsely accused all the while silently bearing it. Isaiah 53 is the Great Necessary Cost to becoming like Jesus. There is no higher calling, no greater honor or greater reward to…
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A Kind of Sacrifice
There is kind of sacrifice the world will never understand, a kind of obedience to God that is crazy, no insane! You can see it in the Bible over and over. Only those who truly know God can follow such a calling and only those who truly love Him will. Any person can choose this…
