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Walking The Thin, Red Line

Walking The Thin, Red Line

Anyone else have a season rife with constant ups and downs, highs and lows, ease and challenges? Not knowing what to make of these swings, a word was given to me, “patient continuance”. In other words—keep walking regardless of circumstances. Don’t fight, don’t fret, don’t be anxious, don’t worry, don’t get frustrated, and certainly don’t get angry. The flesh doesn’t like this season, but if we are to overcome the flesh and its reactions, we must have ‘patient continuance’. Sometimes…

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Are Olden Times Relevant?

Are Olden Times Relevant?

This summer, I’ve been spending time in the books of several of the minor prophets: Jonah, Amos, Hosea, Obadiah, and Joel. In the next month I’ll be moving on to Habakkuk and Zephaniah. These were pre-exilic prophets who pleaded and warned the two nations of Israel and Judah of impending judgment for their failures and sin. The people constantly were falling away from their promise to honor God alone, but rather choose to follow other gods and trust in their own…

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The Weaver – A Poem

The Weaver – A Poem

“The Weaver” “My life is but a weaving Between my God and me. I cannot choose the colors He weaveth steadily. Oft’ times He weaveth sorrow; And I in foolish pride Forget He sees the upper And I the underside. Not ’til the loom is silent And the shuttles cease to fly Will God unroll the canvas And reveal the reason why. The dark threads are as needful In the weaver’s skillful hand As the threads of gold and silver…

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When You Feel Like Job

When You Feel Like Job

A friend recently told me that the “Old Testament” of the Bible doesn’t really pertain to our modern times, so we need to stay in the New Testament. When she said this, I was right in the middle of reading the Old Testament book of Job. There’s an old ‘country’ expression that describes the experience of an intense or traumatic life event that leaves us forever changed. “Being pulled through the knothole,” means going through a situation so exceptionally intense…

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Dimensions

Dimensions

The Bible says in John 14:2, “In my Father’s dwelling place, there are many mansions, [or many abodes, many domains, or many resting places].” Mansions are dimensions or habitations in the spirit. Whatever level of surrender and corresponding harmony each believer attains is where healing and restoration begins. The understanding we reach is our spiritual level or dimension that we will reside in is our eternal home. Individual resting places are in accord with individual spiritual development. While living in…

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Being A Godly Helper

Being A Godly Helper

  Being a spiritual helper requires an understanding and spiritual insight about what is currently needed in the person’s life. When you are called into an assignment to help someone, ask God for wisdom in order to help the person where they are, not with what you want them to surrender. The Spirit is the one who knows how to help each person, so develop the sense to hear him. When you have no current assignment, continue your walk with…

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Why Am I So Angry?

Why Am I So Angry?

Anger is displayed when you are not satisfied with where you are, what you are doing, and you can’t do anything about it. It’s wanting and not having. These desires may or may not be godly, and there is no earthly means that will alleviate the dilemma. There are lots of reasons for anger, but only one cause—dissatisfaction. It’s a long road home, not counting the work necessary to bring about the compatibility needed for the unfamiliar and divine environment…

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Faith or Fleece?

Faith or Fleece?

The story of Gideon in the book of Judges shows him to be uncertain in what God is asking of him. God wanted to use Gideon to rescue Israel, so He sends the angel of the Lord to Gideon to call him into this service. Gideon wasn’t certain of this calling, and he didn’t believe that he was fit for God’s service. Gideon, weak in faith, puts out his fleece to determine what God really wanted him to do. He…

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Find Your Song

Find Your Song

Psalm 119 is a favorite of many, as it is rich in many different aspects: prayers of praise, lament, vindication, worship, obedience, and petitions for wisdom. It has been researched that the word of God is mentioned in every one of the 176 verses except Psalm 119:122. Many beautiful songs are based on verses from Psalm 119. Open My Eyes That I May See (Clara Scott), For the Beauty of the Earth (Folliott Sandford Pierpoint), Break Thou The Bread of…

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