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God’s Word
Words are used to express ideas, thoughts, commands. Words help us to perceive and understand what a person is trying to express to us. In John 1, Jesus is called the Word. At different points through is life, Jesus said that He was the way to God, and the way to see...
Expect When There Is Nothing
Sometimes we know God will give us something, but we don't see it yet. But faith is what trusts that God will deliver, that He will bring to pass. Sometimes you need to prepare for the blessing before you get it. Get ready. Make room for it. Sometimes you need to...
Living with a Vision
Last night in church was our last lesson in the series on Nehemiah. Nehemiah had a vision for God's people in Jerusalem, and God blessed him to pursue it. But by the end of the book, everything that Nehemiah worked so hard to do was completely undone. These are my...
Trust Without a Miracle
Sometimes when things are going badly, we ask God for a miracle. We ask Him to intervene directly and heal or remove something. But what do you do when you don't get the miracle you wanted? What if God says no? What do you do when there is no miracle? In church...
Discernment
The longer I live (which isn't really that long right now), the more I realize that a lot of life has to do with discernment. If I were as good at life discernment as I am at discerning when the milk is going bad, I think I'd do a lot better in life. For example: You...
Something to Chew On
This post was supposed to go up Monday, but I missed it. I will be posting again tomorrow to keep up! In Colossians 3:16, we are told that the word of Christ is to dwell, to live, in us richly. Last Sunday night in the sermon, I heard a metaphor about this that I've...