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This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. ~1 John 5:14 NIV~ I didn’t write much throughout the month of November because I was struggling with the notion that I had nothing to say. I was caught up in a process of trying very…
But He was speaking of the temple of His body. ~John 2:21NIV~ I am overweight. I have been for many years and only recently have come to accept that this is a part of me that I cannot change. God can change this; I cannot. You see, part of my weight comes from years of…
For in Him you have been enriched in every way—with all kinds of speech and with all knowledge— God thus confirming our testimony about Christ among you. Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. – 1 Corinthians 1:5-7 (NIV)~ The sooner I…
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” John 8:7 (NIV) I believe that the worst thing we can do as Christians is to constantly preach a guilt-invoking message to those…
Lately, it seems like whenever a person speaks up for the good of something, they had better be prepared to be treated like crap. With that in mind, those of you who have thin skin might want to pull in your tails, because I’m about to step on them. When you are friends with someone,…
Sometimes what we see in the mirror doesn’t accurately reflect who we are. In our vision, we may fail to see the progress that has been made in our hearts long after we have proven that we have, in fact, changed. This failure to be forgiving can keep us from realizing our full potential. It…
You will surely forget your trouble, recalling it only as waters gone by. ~Job 11:16~ I’d be lying if I said that this had been a year without challenges. As I’ve expressed here a few times this year, 2012 was one of the most difficult years I’ve had and I’m not exactly sorry to see…
Read more Today’s Pondering~There is power in the name of Jesus…
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. ~Isaiah 43:19 NIV~ This has been a challenging year. In fact, as I look back on it, I believe it could have been one of the…
The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence. ~2 Samuel 22:3 NKJV~ It doesn’t make sense. None of it, really. How can we ever justify the loss of the life of a child? …
Be merciful to me, LORD, for I am in distress; my eyes grow weak with sorrow, my soul and body with grief. ~Psalm 31:9 (NIV)~ We generally hear of the calm before the storm, but in some cases the storm has been raging for so long that we’ve forgotten how that calm looks and feels. …
Leading the Follower 