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Surrendering the Hard Things [Friday, #141]
What would be the hardest thing for you to surrender to Jesus?
Is it your media consumption? MLB TV, NFL Sunday Ticket, Hallmark Channel, Netflix, HGTV, news channels, You Tube or any other favorite can steal your...
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Surrender is a Choice [Wednesday, #140]
Do you remember a time when you knew you had to ask God for forgiveness, but you were hard-hearted?
That angry outburst towards your spouse or child. The moral misstep that you deeply regret. The lie that slipped out...
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Jesus: The Ultimate Example of Surrender [Monday, #139]
When I have a hard time surrendering to the Lord, I need to look at Jesus. He gave it all. He surrendered his life to the Father in the most unselfish act of all time. He went to the cross.
After considering Jesus, my...
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Rest and Prayer [Friday, #138]
Are you on the go so much that you don’t have time for prayer? Not quick prayers, but uninterrupted time with God. When you discover the richness of prayer, you’ll know the richness of rest, too.
When we pray, we...
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Rest and Listening to God [Wednesday, #137]
Can you imagine what our relationship with God would be like if we closed our mouths and listened? Not for 60 seconds. Or five minutes. How about 15 minutes of silence before God? That sounds so painful! Actually, the...
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God Rested [Monday, #136]
“And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done” (Genesis 2:2 ESV).
God must have been exhausted after creating the universe, because...
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Joy and Loss [Friday, #135]
How can joy be restored in our lives when we are going through a time of heart-wrenching loss?
When we lose someone close to us, indescribable emotions take over. Whether a loved one’s death comes slowly or suddenly,...
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Joy and Laughter [Wednesday, #134]
They say that laughter has a healing effect on the body. In fact, the Bible tells us, “A cheerful heart is good medicine.” (Proverbs 17:22 NIV) Laughter may even release some happy hormones.
In any case, laughter is...
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Joy and Fellowship [Monday, #133]
Isolation is one of the most painful conditions a person can be in. I heard a speaker tell the stories of the persecuted believers in one particular country. He reported that the imprisoned believers were beaten,...
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Jesus and Pride [Friday, #132]
We call it pride. God calls it sin. We all struggle with it. We see it in others yet we’re blind to it in ourselves.Â
Jesus demonstrated the opposite quality, right up to his final breath on earth. Hanging on a cross,...
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Jesus and Everyone Else [Wednesday, #131]
I’m sure you’ve called out someone’s salvation at one time or another. “Jim can’t possibly be a Christian.” “I know Barb’s not a Christian. Look at the way she lives.”
I understand. I do a bit of salvation analysis at...
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Hearing the Voice of Jesus [Monday, #130]
Two tables down, a man was talking. But no one was with him. I’m not sure who he was talking to, but it may have been God. He had a pocket New Testament on the table as he dozed off in that corner booth. Before I had...
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