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Written Like It Is
Once again I've been looking at some notes I have written from listening to others speak. Some of them are very concise and do straightforwardly tell it like it is. God has a plan for your life, and it's better than yours. There's not one area or aspect of our lives...
Through the Eyes of a Baby
Do you know why babies stare at everything? Do you know why they smile, cry, and giggle so much? Because everything is new. Literally everything is a new experience for them. They've never before seen or done any of this. A face. I don't know this person. They're...
God’s Battle Strategies
God can use tactics or instructions that make sense to us, but He often does not. God can use a certain tactic or instruction more than once, but He usually does not. He always acts in line with who He is and how He has revealed Himself to us in His Word, but God is...
Shepherd on the Mountain and in the Valley
In ladies' Bible study last week, we were learning about Jesus saying "I AM the Good Shepherd." We learned about what shepherds in Israel did and where they would take their sheep. We got to see what the terrain looked like. The mountains are great vantage points, yet...
Context
As humans, we take sets of words or actions out of context. Sometimes we do this without knowing there is other context. Sometimes we do this so we can twist things into what we want to see or hear. We don't even twist things to look bad every time; sometimes we twist...
Several Surrenders
The sermon last night was about surrendering to God, and my mind went quite a few places. Here is a bit of where it went. Sometimes in life you will have to surrender something to God more than once. Say someone has committed a serious offense towards you. You need to...