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Rekindle Hope
This verse jumped out at me: Phil 1:29 – For to you, it has been granted on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake. It’s been given – granted; on behalf of Christ – not only to believe (which I have consistently recognized as priority) but…
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Cry Out
They did not cry out to Me with their heart when they wailed upon their beds. Hos. 7:14 This verse has had my attention for a while because it pointed out to me the difference between crying and crying out to God. So, cry out: This is not exhaustive because we need to live in…
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Acceptance, Worship, Expectations
Kept running into people recommending author Elizabeth Elliot (like Tim Keller and Jerry Bridges). So, I checked her out on Thrift Books and ordered Loneliness. Read it in two days. Found my next step of acceptance in moving through grief. She talks about the widow who used her last supply to prepare a meal for…
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Pursuing, Diminishments, Unbearable
Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. I Tim. 6:11 When I read a verse like this it inspires me, and if I’m not intentional, I get busy doing my best. But the very next verse gives better direction. Vs. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which…
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Something Else
Sometimes we are to give people opportunities to believe and repent – knowing they will not (Isa. Jer.) Obedience cannot be based on expected successful results. It’s so tempting to think we have misunderstood God when we step out in obedience and there are few to no results. We need to check and be as…
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Aha Moments
January – cold, dark, gloomy, frozen pipes, dead car, lots of sickness in the family – BUT GOD has given me several Aha Moments on things I’ve been thinking about for a while. One was casting your care (I Peter 5:7). I was thinking that if I could do it, it would mean that the…
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Partaker
The word partake stood out to me and I looked up several uses. 2 Cor. 1:7 Partakers of the sufferings and also the consolation Phil. 1:7 Partakers of grace Col. 1:12 Partakers of the inheritance Heb. 3:1 Partakers of the heavenly calling Heb. 3:14 Partakers of Christ Heb. 12:10 Partakers of His holiness 1 Pet.…
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You Were Washed
But You Were Washed – Blog 18 There’s a story in Kings about Naaman the leper who was cleansed from his leprosy and his flesh became like the flesh of a child. That caused me, especially at this age, to think about how lovely that would be – and how complete that cleansing healing was.…
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Just Ask
In Luke 11 today and was reminded in this very familiar passage about asking. In chapter 11, verse 1, the disciples ask: Lord, teach us to pray. And I started thinking about how often I have felt I didn’t know how or what to pray. I would feel discouraged, upset, grieved. I have bought numerous…
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Bride for Christ
I have been thinking on unity. I’m sure there is much more to it than we can comprehend this side of heaven. But Jesus prayed that we would be one as the Trinity is one (John 17:11), that we would be one in Them (vs21), that we be made perfect in one (vs 23). We…
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