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How We Connect
People and relationships, these are two important elements in seeking and finding peace and joy in life. The world says that money and comfort/convenience is what you need to be happy. Focusing on others feeds our spiritual life and focusing … Continue reading
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Transformation
What does it look like? How should it feel? What is different? I certainly can’t answer these questions for others as this is a process of spiritual growth and the cornerstone of the spiritual life is our personal relationship with … Continue reading
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His Sacrifice = Grace
We can have a personal relationship with our Creator. We are redeemed. We have been saved from wrath. The punishment we all deserve has been delivered onto Jesus Christ. We are forgiven. All of this has been completed because of … Continue reading
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Perseverance
Don’t quit…don’t give up…get up…keep going…keep seeking…keep trying…believe. Here we are back to talking about attitude and perspective. Attitude is formed over a period of time by experience and observation. The things we chose to take in with our senses … Continue reading
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Humility
I don’t know how it works…I don’t understand…I don’t have the answers…accepting things even when we don’t fully understand them. This can be a hard thing. Even just reading the first three statements above can feel uncomfortable. To know the … Continue reading
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God’s Time
God is always working for our good. Even when life seems hopeless and we feel the darkness of evil surround us…God is with us. Reach out to Him in prayer…true, honest, sincere prayer that is delivered with belief that He … Continue reading
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How We Treat Each Other
The changing of the year signifies a milestone, a break point, a natural point in time to reflect and to begin again or renew or start over…we say things like ‘this year is going to be a good year’ or … Continue reading
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Tagged Faith, family, friends, Inspiration, Lessons Learned, Life, New Year's Eve, People, prayer, relationships, resolutions, Truth
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God Is Love
I am reminded this morning of this statement. When we fix our eyes on Jesus and not on the pain, struggle and our self-serving desires, we are able to rise above those things carried by the love of God. If … Continue reading
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God Came Down
The coming of Jesus Christ, to be born as a baby here on earth was miraculous for many reasons. The most difficult part to comprehend is that God, the Creator of the world, the beginning and the end of all … Continue reading
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Forgiveness
To begin to seek a new nature, to desire to be different than we have been, to seek kindness and compassion and a servant attitude…first we must turn toward Jesus Christ on the Cross and confess our sins. Be humbled … Continue reading
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