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"A lazy person has trouble all through life" Prov. 15:19 NLT
Am I constantly late?
Do I wait until the last minute to complete a task?
Is my house or desk always messy?
Do I postpone difficult tasks?
Are other people constantly waiting on me?
Is my life more difficult and complicated because I'm lazy?
The rest of the verse reads "the path of the upright is easy" Life would be so much easier if I only practiced a litle more self discipline.
Okay, I will start today!
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Sacrifice Sacrifice Sacrifice
Jesus was the world's greatest sacrifice.
The Bible asks us to also live sacrificially. But doing that means...well... self denial and self discipline. I don't do well with those ugly words.
So what exactly is it that a believer should be sacrificing?
I sacrifice my right to choose my path, my destiny,my direction in life. It was Jesus who taught us these words. "not my will but thy will be done"
I sacrifice my right to selfish pleasures. Of course…
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"It may not happen overnight but God's timing is always right"
Believe it and receive it.
Our son's truck was stolen last October when we were returning from Baja on our Mission trip. After many great answers to prayer this had to happen!!
Whenever we have a problem our first response is usually WHY?
Why me? Why now? Why so hard? Why so painful? Why so hateful? And so on and on...
But God's ways are not our ways and to try and discover why is usually futile and leads to nega…
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God Will Make A Way ...... is a great song written by Don Moen
God will make a way When there seems to be no way He works in ways we cannot see He will make a way for me He will be my guide Hold me closely to his side With love and strength for each new day He will make a way He will make a way.
Believe It
Accept It
Expect It and...
Wait patiently for it! Then God will make a way.
What ever your dilemma might be He WILL make a way. Jer. 29:11
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It was the greatest event in all history.
His resurrection is still life changing today.
This is what I get from the resurrection.
I get life after death. His power proves that the grave is not the end. He said that because he lives, we too shall also live. I get a new life after death and I also get to be with family and loved ones who have also believed and moved on ahead beyond the grave.
My brother Ralph who was two years younger than I died on the operating table from heart comp…
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Goes a long ways with God. In fact it will produce great results, huge results! Whatever we give or give up to God is an astounding investment.
People often think if I give it up or give it away I'll never see it again.
"I once gave away a car and it was gone. Nothing happened." Another person said, "I remember giving away my furniture, my favorite clothes and my tools and they were gone. Nothing happened."
Here is the defining MOTIVE. Why did I give or sacrifice or make a financial gif…
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Jesus asked this question of blind Bartimaeus. We notice that he is absolutely desperate. When Jesus came he started yelling and wouldn't stop. People tried to quiet him but he just yelled out all the more. There is something about being desperate that motivates us to action. Wouldn't it be special if we would seek God wholeheartedly without the need to be desperate?
Bartimaeus was desperate, but he was also very definite in what he wanted. He said, "I want to see." Mark 10:46-52. In coming t…
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We are amazed at the beauty of a sunset, the wisdom of a great saint, the awesome sight of Mt. Everest, and the strength of an Olympic weight lifter.
Our amazement blossoms with the spring flowers and the laughter of a wonderful little baby.
The seven wonders of the ancient world were amazing and especially the great pyramids of Egypt with a height of 450 feet and 2,300,000 stone blocks each weighing 2.5 tons.
These are all amazing to us but do you know what is amazing to God?
Jesus …
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What makes life work for you?
It is a matter of the heart. The Bible says "guard your heart".
When I am "Wholehearted" for God life works really well.
Notice three kings 1] King Saul -- he had many great problems with life because of disobedience. He had NO HEART for God. 2] King Solomon -- he also had great problems and forgot his wisdom given him from God. He was HALF HEARTED. 3] King David -- he was the apple of God's eye because he was WHOLE HEARTED for God.
My life always goes…
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There are nine basics. Do a little inventory. Ask yourself, how is my relationship to:
1] God 2] Myself 3] My spouse 4] My family 5] Church 6] Work & boss 7] Money & finances 8] Society & community 9] My friends
If #1 is not right then very likely the others will be stressed, broken or non-existent.
So what about you and God today? "You shall have no other gods before me" "Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only".
Question? Is there something which you recognize needs c…