what I am pondering
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Real Love is Not Afraid to Bleed
I’m saying yes to You And no to my desires I’ll leave myself behind And follow You I’ll walk the narrow road ’cause it leads me to You I’ll fall but grace Will pick me up again I’ve counted up the cost Oh I’ve counted up the cost Yes I’ve counted up the cost And…
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It’s 3AM… (Thoughts on Rejection)
…and I can’t sleep… today I finally finished Joyce Meyer’s book, ‘Ashes to Beauty’. I kept getting interrupted several times. One of the last chapters I read today had this… “Almost every time God is ready to promote you and bring you to the next level, you will experience an attack of rejection at the…
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Hearing Voices
Continually I seek to hear the right voice and for the discernment in recognizing His voice. It comes by familiarizing myself with the Shepherd’s voice through focused time in His Word and in prayer… It is daily seeking to hear… The Still, Small Voice of Love “Many voices ask for our attention. There is a…
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When Bad Things Happen
When God allows things to happen, it doesn’t make it right. I have learned that God can take evil and use it for good. He’s done that in my life. He can do it in yours. Trust. Pray. Surrender. God often uses tragedy for us to repent and be refined for His glory.
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In Your Quest for Self-Gratification, Do You Neglect Others?
In your quest for self-gratification, do you neglect others? “Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence—and love your neighbor as well as you do yourself.” (Luke 10:27 The Message) And if you don’t love yourself, ask God to show you how He sees you. Understanding His great…
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Fearless One Minute, Freaking Out the Next
“Whether you deny Jesus in what you do or don’t do, he forgives and restores you as he did Peter.” I shared this above with a friend and she replied… “That was fantastic!!! Thank you for sharing! I love all your ‘Peter’ moments! What an honour to know that you (we) will rise and fall,…
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A Fire in My Heart
“You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it is burning within your own.” This is why I pray for passion to do what I do. I never want to do life on my own strength and enthusiasm. That’s simply boring… and insulting to God and His big plan of spreading hope to…
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His Birthday on a Sunday!
This year we will recognize the birth of Jesus on a Sunday. How wonderful it is that this year, the day we observe the birth of Jesus falls on a weekly day of worship! It’s right where it should be! May our hearts be focused on Him, not even on our family or our traditions,…
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Every Believer Is A Church Planter
Alan Hirsch, “The Forgotten Ways” explains the core of the radical Jesus movement.
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Marriage or Christ?
I have been pondering the question: “Which is more important?: a ‘happy’ marriage without Christ or a broken marriage that has driven one closer to Christ?” The answer affects eternity. We have faith and pray for miracles on earth but ultimately what is essential to our soul? The most gracious and Christ devoted people in…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 