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I didn’t realize how much I take for granted. How about you? I noticed I get frustrated when technology doesn’t work. I get upset, but I have noticed that I’m not thankful and appreciative when it does work, which is actually most of the time. I need the reminder that we need to ask God…
Have you ever had a time when you had to be on, but you literally had nothing left? You know, one of those “The show must go on” moments? I had one a couple of weeks ago. I had nothing in me to give, but I had to. I just had to. I was asked…
Had a tough lesson this week. A personal dream, which seemed like a definite gift from God, seemed to evaporate. I just don’t understand. It doesn’t make sense. It looked like His plan and felt like it was blessed by Him. Another financial challenge came my way this week as well. It was looking as…
The New Thank You – Instead of having the will power not to sin, not sinning is a thank you to God As a baby Christian I’m still learning some of the differences between what The Bible teaches and religion. I realize that some simple ideas are not so simple to adjust to my perspective.…
If you are a believer, you know God is with you. If you are like me, though, sometimes you aren’t sure. We need to recognize and celebrate those times when He is. Several months ago I got word that my nephew’s uncle was terminally ill with brain cancer. They didn’t know how long he had,…
This is one of the things I’ve been struggling with understanding. Today I’m intentionally plagiarizing. This comes right from my church’s app, Verve Catalyst. (www.vivalaverve.org). They post a daily reading and then break it down so emerging Christians like me can understand Bible verses. Monday it was about Romans 10, written by Paul. Although I’m…
OK, although I’m not a Jesus authority of any kind, I find that I often get God messages from unexpected sources. Last weekend I was packing to head to Boston for a funeral. My nephews’ uncle had passed. They were very close to him, and I was more like their older brother than their uncle.…
Right now, you are probably facing some kind of challenge in your life. What is that problem? Chances are God has talked about it in The Bible. What does God say about that problem? Have you considered finding the passages that relate to that problem? What does God say about that problem? I was just…
I just learned that when we were growing up, a close Christian friend’s parents used to have her say, right after coughing or sneezing, “By Christ’s stripes I am healed.” What? I had never heard this expression before. Jesus? Stripes? Isaiah 53:4-5 (KJV) Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we…
Sometimes there is no clear answer. Maybe that is the intention. Maybe that is how it is supposed to be. One crucial aspect of my own growth has been my micro-group. Some churches call them small groups. For me, it is a place where I can share everything and get nonjudgmental feedback from a group…