Psalm 26:2-3 (Part 1)

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This morning I was reading Psalm 26, and as I studied, I saw one of the reasons God may have called David “a man after my own heart”.  As I sat in verses 2 and 3, I was convicted and was also challenged, and for both of those things I am so very grateful to the Spirit of God.   “Prove … Read More

Are you really listening?

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Have you ever had someone talking to you and while you hear them speaking, you really aren’t listening to what they’re saying?  Yeah, sad to say, me too.  This morning in my reading, I was convicted of that, as I studied my way through Proverbs 23:19. “Hear my son, and be wise, and direct your heart in the way.”  This … Read More

Ask. Seek. Knock.

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I’m continuing on in Matthew and this morning, I came to Matthew 7:7-11.  Give it a read and meet me back here.  (If you’re wondering why I’m not providing the Scripture , it’s because I want you to develop the discipline of reading the Scripture for yourself, before you read what I wrote).  Ok…did you read it?   As I studied … Read More

Satan’s Graffiti

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As I was reading through the book of Job in The Message, Job 14:4 stopped me dead in my tracks. Check it out … “You graffiti my life with lies…”  While I know that this phrase was used by Job to describe what his “friends” were doing to him in an attempt to explain why he was going through so … Read More

Lessons from Genesis 24

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So this morning I was reading in Genesis 24 about the story of Abraham’s servant being sent to Abraham’s homeland to find a wife for Isaac. The Spirit was talking up a storm to me. Here are a four lessons He taught me.  Check it out! NUMBER ONE – RELATIONSHIP DRIVES OUT FEAR When the servant was told what he … Read More

A Conversation with God

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So, I was reading my Bible this morning.  In Jeremiah 32:39, this phrase really jumped off the page at me.   “I will give them SINGLENESS OF HEART AND ACTION. so that they will always fear me…”  In the passage, the disobedient and idolatrous nations of Israel and Judah were being exiled to Babylon as God’s wrath was being executed … Read More

A Lesson from James

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So my study this morning included James 1:4, but where God took me from there….well, let’s just say I love following rabbit trails with my Abba! “Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” ~~James 1:4~~ I learned yesterday that perseverance is the characteristic of the person who is unswerved (not changing … Read More

What’s Your Purpose?

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“For you have been called for this purpose, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you would follow in His steps, He who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth; and while being abusively insulted, He did not insult in return; while suffering, He did not threaten, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; … Read More

Every Good and Perfect Gift

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Not long ago I did a two-part study on the “what” and the “why” of trials taken from James 1:2-4.  If you haven’t read those yet, I’ll include the links to those at the end of this blog post.    So, after James talked about trials,  temptations, and evil desires, why does he then seem to shift gears and suddenly … Read More

A “Lot” of Lessons

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So after finishing Revelation last week, I decided to start again at the beginning of the Book.  Don’t you just LOVE that no matter how many times you’ve read through the Bible, God always has something fresh and new to show you in its pages?!  I love God a lot, just sayin… Anyway, I began reading this morning in Genesis … Read More