Posts Tagged ‘growth’
God’s Permissive Will
Whenever we pray the Lord’s Prayer, we are asking that God’s Kingdom manifest in our physical world, and that His will would be carried out exactly the same way that His will is absolute and dominate in Heaven. NOTHING takes place in Heaven that is not His will. This is…
Read MoreThe Importance of the Celebration
A number of Christ-followers, including myself, have looked at Christmas as the celebration of Jesus’ birthday. That view is supported in Western culture with the emphasis on manger scenes featuring a beautiful, helpless baby. Certainly the reminder of what Jesus did for mankind in leaving His glory in Heaven to…
Read MoreThe Cure for Negativity
Sometimes it seems there is not much to be happy about these days. COVID variations still threaten people world-wide, US mandates threaten freedoms and livelihoods, and the unrest that follows threatens peace and security in families. Anxiety and depression are at peak levels. Many believe that finding a cure for…
Read MoreHow the Elect Are Deceived
The nature of deception is that you don’t know you are being deceived. So how do you deal with something you don’t know is there?? When deception finally comes to light, the reaction ranges from shock to anger to hurt, all accompanied by feelings of helplessness. Nevertheless, we can learn…
Read MoreGet Wisdom
Take the jab, versus don’t. Wear a mask, versus not. Defund the police, versus support them. Teach critical race theory, versus American history. Increase government spending, versus balance the budget. These polarizing issues simply go on and on. Each side is animated and absolutely convinced they are right. But where…
Read MoreThe Life Cycle of Dependence
In many species, but especially mammals, God’s design is for the young to be dependent upon the adults until they can function on their own. Once independence is attained, the process repeats with a new generation of parents. The cycle in man continues as aging people often require assistance to…
Read MoreI Love You So Much It Hurts
Have you ever loved someone so much that your heart literally ached for them? This intense feeling happens most often when we are apart from “the one our heart desires,” usually a fiancé or spouse, but it can also be a child, or grandchild. It’s hard to believe we can…
Read MoreLimitless Grace
We know God’s love is limitless from the many scriptures describing love – including the one from 1 John 4:16 that says “God is Love.” If God is infinite in His Being, and His Being is the personification of love, then His love is infinite as well. But does God’s…
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