How often do we obey GOD only to do it imperfectly! We may be in a hurry or even in a mood. Ugh we are such imperfect beings! We realize with every step we take, we are fallen, sinful beings, but at the same time, we desire to obey GOD even if our obedience seems half-hearted. … More IMPERFECT OBEDIENCE/STRONG FAITH
If the call to love others and to serve them is a burden to you, then you really are living for you and not for JESUS. We were bought with a precious price. The Cross is proof. JESUS sacrificed it all……..all for us to live out our lives for HIM. DON’T LIVE AS YOUR OWN……..LIVE … More LIVE AS IF CHRIST OWNS YOU
In GOD’S economy I think we learn much from HIM, but we also unlearn too. In “My Utmost for HIS Highest” Oswald Chambers says it like this: “THROUGH EVERY CLOUD THAT GOD BRINGS US IN OUR TRIALS WE ALWAYS THINK THAT HE IS TEACHING US SOMETHING…….BUT ACTUALLY HE WANTS US TO UNLEARN SOMETHING.” This idea … More UNLEARN SOMETHING
Time moves quickly……..are you known by GOD? I think it is human nature that we all want to be known by someone, anyone. People are always seeking to belong and to be loved and to be seen. OUR GOD IS THE GOD WHO SEES HE sees you and HE sees me and in GENESIS HE … More KNOWN AND SEEN
YOU my friend are a child of GOD. Do you know this and embrace it fully each day? We all have the world telling us who we are or who we should become. If you think about that, how truly arrogant of the world and people who don’t even know you. How satanic it is … More EMBRACE THAT YOU ARE HIS
I think it is interesting who remembers you and who doesn’t. What is important to us very often is unimportant to someone else. We might have a big day with a special event and those people you thought you would hear from forgot to remember you. Honestly, what is important to us often doesn’t mean … More YOU ARE REMEMBERED!
ARE YOU ALL CHARTS AND CALENDARS OR ARE YOU ALL WHIMS AND SPONTANEOUS? ARE YOU FLEXIBLE FOR GOD? If you think about it, rigid people, those who follow a tight schedule, have no room for whim, spontaneity or fun. Do you know someone like this? They are hard to be around. Some have everything scheduled … More ARE YOU FLEXIBLE FOR GOD?
Last week as I was leaving my neighborhood I ended up following behind several school buses. And you know how that goes, they make several stops along the way and so I had much time to reflect. I remember those days……. Jason I don’t want to embarrass you here, but I need to be a … More SCHOOL BUS DAYS
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