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Give It Time

Anything worthwhile is going to need some time spent on and for it. Time is certainly not the only thing you will spend. You’ll spend physical effort and resources as well. But don’t forget that no matter how much you do, you must do it consistently over...

Practice

You don’t become a concert pianist by avoiding the piano. You don’t catch a prize bass by avoiding the lake. You don’t build muscle and endurance if you don’t exercise. You don’t learn discipline without saying no to the lesser thing and...

Struggling for Growth

I’ve written plant growth metaphors plenty of times – The Root of the Problem Part 1 and Part 2, Planted and Growing, Real Life Gardening, and Fruit and Growth. I have yet another metaphor. Plants that don’t have to struggle don’t grow strong....

“I Just Don’t Have Time”

While thinking about what to write I read a few notes I’ve written and found a couple of convicting sentences: “When you say you have no time, you really mean that you have given it to something else.” “You will always have time for God’s...

“Come On In!”

Prayer is a wondrous thing! You get to talk directly with God, walk right into His presence! In the sermon yesterday morning the pastor went through a lot of things about prayer that I don’t typically think about, and I wanted to share. So let’s go back to...

The Need for Forgiveness

When you read Matthew 6:12 and 14-15, you find that forgiveness is a very important thing. To be human is to need forgiveness. We need it and others need it. We need to receive it and we need to give it. According to Jesus, we must incorporate forgiveness into our...