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Are we entwined with our past?

All of us have a history and all of us have our respective futures. We cannot change the past but we have the innate ability to create our futures. For most of us, our past contains some good memories and some painful memories. We have made some wise choices along the way and also some poor choices ...

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Does God bless us because we are fruitful?

One of my favorite Scripture verses occurs in the opening chapter of the Bible: "God blessed them and said to them, 'Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.'" - Genesis 1:28 Does God want us to be fruitful? Absolutely. Does God bless people because they are fruitful? No!

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Complaining and Disputing

Paul shows us that complaining actually gives place to the enemy in our lives because he thrives in an atmosphere of complaining. The Bible also shows us that we as believers should focus and meditate on the "good" and "praiseworthy" (Phil. 4:8). Complaining, called murmuring in the King James, is ...

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Freedom From Lust and Sexual Immorality

If we know in our minds that it is against our core beliefs to entertain thoughts of lust and sexual immorality ... yet we continue to allow access ... we can begin to develop a "covered" relationship with God. We are instructed many, many times in the word that if we seek Him, He will be there and he will always provide ...

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Why does God seem to wait?

Why does God seem to wait when we so desperately are begging Him to "do something?" When we think of God’s timing, it can be common to lapse into a mindset that God’s clock is unintelligible, wound by a Deity who is distant and aloof to our desires. The reality, however, is that God is omniscient. He knows ...

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Finding Peace in the Battle

Imagine you're in a battle, surrounded by hatred, violence and every type of evil imaginable. You've been in this battle for years, you're in it now and there's no end in site. All the sudden (in the middle of the battlefield), 20' tall angels appear to surround you along with a lavish banquet table and two chairs ...

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Serving When Called

When my kids were small, they were enamored with Siberian huskies because ... well, they're sled dogs and they're cool! They wanted a husky more than anything and mentioned it often (by often, I mean often). After caving in to my daughter (a common occurrence), we found a beautiful blue and brown-eyed husky ...

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Prayer to Restore Marriages

I praise You that You are always in control and I pray that You will show Your people the power of prayer. Father please breathe hope into this marriage, showing them and speaking to them that You can heal, restore and rebuild their covenant before You. Lord, we praise You and thank You that we have confidence in ...

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Living and Loving without Fear

Fearless love means that your heart is hidden and sacred. Acquiring and sustaining a love for God and wrapping yourself in His mercy is a deeply profound feeling ... one which encompasses you and encourages you on a daily basis to displace self-righteousness with unwavering humility ...

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God’s Open Doors

God opens doors in our lives for various reasons. There can be doors of opportunities and doors that lead us from one season to another. If we are obedient and allow the Holy Spirit to guide us, we begin develop a clarity to find these open doors and the courage to explore within. Paul spoke of an open doors in ...

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