Animals, by the instinct of self-preservation, will either fight or run in reaction to fear, except for possums who freeze up and play dead. Humans, very often, react to the fears life brings much like the possum. Christ, however, shows an altogether different attitude when challenged. He seems always to be calm and in control […]
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"To us he is the censure of our thoughts; merely to see him is a hardship for us. Because his life is not like other men’s, and different are his ways." –Wisdom 2:14-15 The lives of the just are a bright light and a prophetic witness against the deeds of darkness (Wis 2:12ff). Therefore, "everyone
Heaven is about experiencing the joy, peace and love that comes from service. Hell is about experiencing the arid, painful dryness that comes from selfishness. Some will argue that there is no hell. Perhaps, but there is a not-heaven.
If… “Your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” – Matthew 6:8 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” – Matthew 7:7 “Your heavenly Father (will) give good things to those who ask him.” –
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The tragedy is this: not so much that Adam ate the food, but that he ate the food for its own sake, apart from God, to be independent of God. Believing that food had life in itself and thus make him to be “like God.” He put his faith in food.
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The reason why so few receive inward light and freedom is that they cannot wholly renounce self and follow Christ.
of a bigger problem: selfishness. Contemplate what it would be like: if we welcomed every baby as the miracle it is. if we provided loving support for teens that get pregnant, instead of shunning them. if we respected life as we should we would love as we are capable.
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Quiet yourself and dwell on an area of your life that causes you stress. Surrender. Admit to the Lord that you can not handle it on your own. Ask him to give you what you need to move forward. You may feel his peace right away, or it might come later. It will come Never
"Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap. For that day will assault everyone who lives on the face of the earth. Be vigilant at all times and pray that you have the strength to
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