All through the Bible, God encourages us to stay away from sin, not because He’s an overbearing rule-maker who demands our unquestioning obedience to His every word, but because of the consequences that follow our decisions. He wants to forgive us and waits to forgive us, but His forgiveness isn’t[…]
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How many of us have had stress tangibly build up inside us, in a short time, until we felt like we were having an anxiety attack? Maybe it even was an anxiety attack. Scary! As Christians we’re not supposed to suffer from stress, fear, and anxiety, right? How many places[…]
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We rehearse what we’re going to say all the time, don’t we? We may have a mental dialog about a meeting presentation we have to give later that day, or about an important phone call we have to make. Or maybe we rehearse what we’re going to say to convince[…]
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Let’s be real for a moment: sometimes being a Christian can be really rough, right? We are encouraged to love others as ourselves, to care for those around us, not to complain as we sacrifice our time and resources yet again thanklessly, and we know we should. We know it’s[…]
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Accepting God’s grace as a new believer is awesome! Most of us are trying to escape something; escape going to Hell; escape our current situation; escape the emptiness the world offers; etc. As we grow in Christ, we try to apply God’s word to our lives and actions, working out[…]
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We’ve all been angry about something that hasn’t gone the way we thought it should or wanted it to go. And maybe it’s not a small thing; maybe we received news that we or a loved one has cancer, or something of a similarly serious nature. There are no easy[…]
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Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:1,2; NKJV). Has anyone tried to write a story or a novel? The main character starts the story as a certain kind of person or with a[…]
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Who remembers their first crush? Do you remember getting ready because you were going to meet that special someone? Can you remember the slightly nervous anticipation? Even just hanging out with your friends, with the slightest possibility that the person might be joining the group that day, was a rush,[…]
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Let’s talk about getting into physical shape for a moment. We can know all the right things to eat; know about intermittent fasting. We can know all the right exercises; know how to balance cardio with strength training, and include HIIT in there as well. We can know everything there[…]
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Deuteronomy 30:19 (ESV) reads: “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live.” While the context of this passage is where God is reviewing His covenant with[…]
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