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Just Right Is Not Necessary
Yesterday morning in church a specific line stuck out to me: The Holy Spirit doesn't need everything to be just right in your life for Him to do His work through you. We were talking about Paul the apostle and how he had a prison ministry, but from inside as a...
All of a Sudden
Backsliding (which is usually Christian-speak for sliding back into the bad parts of who you were before God saved you) isn't something that happens all at once. It usually happens little by little, like slowly raising the temperature of water or slowly getting used...
Jesus, Friend of Sinners
Sometimes I wonder, if Jesus were to come today like He did back then, or instead of back then, how comfortable would I be with Him? Would I like Him? Would any of us who claim to be His followers like Him? We love Jesus of course, but considering all the upset that...
A Bit More Advice
I've given advice before (A Little Advice, Introspective Advice, A Little More Advice), and while I'm not qualified to tell you what to do with your life, I can tell you some helpful things. God's idea is always better than yours. He sees all of time at once and knows...
Further Notes
I figured I'd share some of my notes again. Just because someone isn't doing their job is no excuse for you not to do yours. You don't have to prove others wrong to do what you know is right. When Abraham was "bargaining" with God in Genesis 18, it wasn't about...
A Little Something on Hope
I'm sure you've heard it before: We often use the word hope in a way that means we wish something will happen and are uncertain it will, but for the Christian hope means we're sure of something, that we're looking forward at it. The word faith can be used with it. But...