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Profound and Obvious – Part 2
I didn't know I'd have a second part to Profound and Obvious, but here it is. You cannot give what you do not have. You cannot teach what you have not learned. If you don't let God lead you, someone else will lead you. If the boat rocks too much you could fall out;...
More Than You Can Handle
I've heard it said, "God will never give you more than you can handle." While I understand a little of the idea behind that statement, I also find the statement itself wrong. God will give you plenty more than you can handle. But He will also be there to help you...
Praying for ALL
Sunday during the sermon we read and learned about prayer from 1 Timothy 2:1-8. Not that we haven't ever learned about prayer before, but sometimes it helps to be reminded. For example, there are different ways of praying that are all important. Right from verse 1,...
Forgiving Yourself
Sometimes we let ourselves get away with a lot of things, but if someone else does those same things we point it out to them rather emphatically. But sometimes we let the offenses of others slide easier than we will let our own. For me, I know who I am and exactly...
Judging You
"Judge not!" is a favorite saying of many. "Only God can judge me!" is another. The first one is often taken out of context and the second should scare you enough that you would listen to someone who is trying to point out your problem. Let's take a look at the first...
What’s My Motive?
The word "motive" comes from a Latin word that has to do with moving and motion. If you don't have a good reason for doing something, you won't move to get it done. We all have things we are supposed to be doing. Sometimes we do these things because we have to....