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Exploring the Gospel in plain talk.
In the process
of exploring the scriptures, the Lord showed me that we all need to be renewed
in our minds every single day. With that in mind, I have written articles
that reflect my own journey with the Lord on a daily basis. Please
come with me. You will most likely find favorite scriptures of your
own here. If you have favorites and they are not here, please email
me. I will try to get to them as soon as I can. Thank you for
visiting and enjoy yourself!
2 Timothy 4:2-5, "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables. But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry."
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What Is Your Focus?
An End Times Question.
© 03/16/04What is your focus during the day, at night, for your future? Certainly, you are focused on your family. Most people do have that in their minds and I will bet that was the first thing you thought of......or the second, if the job takes up most of your thoughts. In this case, my question has to do with your future. What then is your focus? Let's explore it a bit.
The first question about the future that now comes to mind is....do you believe that we are either in or about to enter the end times of the prophecies of the Bible? If not, have you heard any of the people who tell us that the times and seasons are right for the beginning of the end of times but you know better because there have always been nuts talking about the end of the world? It never happened before this. Have you heard it all before and, frankly, are not impressed because someone has come along and written a book telling us exactly when the Lord is coming back? When the date they set came and went, you decided that people are nuts and don't have a clue. Either they do not know God, there really is no God or God doesn't care enough about us to get involved, right? Or possibly you feel somewhere in between or are off in some area that I have not mentioned yet. If you will indulge me one more time, I have another question. What if you are wrong? It is possible? Have you ever been wrong before? Hmmm.
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The Comfort Zone
© 11/25/01What is your comfort zone? The couch? Your job? Your family? Your income? Your car? What? Question. Is this comfort worth your life?
One of the things that never ceases to amaze me is that people would rather be comfortable than see the dangers all around them. The word 'comfortable' also means cozy, snug, sheltered, and homelike. Very impressive. When you get into that 'comfort zone', don't mess with you, right? There is just something about that one place, one time that means so much. Don't rock the boat. Too comfortable. Don't make me think! It's all about comfort. This is the legacy we have inherited from our fathers, grandfathers, mothers and grandmothers. Nothing wrong with inheritance.
However (you KNEW there was a 'however', didn't you?), when a person gets that comfortable, they start ignoring things that would have, at one time, been a danger signal. Years ago, men knew what 'honor' and 'integrity' meant. Now we live in an honorless generation. Danger! No one cares if you lie, steal, kill IF you are able to defend the actions. Or perhaps they don't like it but 'what can we do about it'? Danger! Where are the protests? Where are the ones who cry out for an accounting? Are they now in their own comfort zones?
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Does God Care?
© 07/08/05Recently, I started a study on that very question. It seems to me that even the faith giants ask this at one time or another. Isn't it in your heart at those times of pressure or maybe you just wonder about it sometimes because it doesn't really look like it? To answer the question quickly...Yes, He does care very much about all aspects of our lives. Yet, so much of the time, we ourselves get in His way with our bad choices and intent need to "fix it" ourselves when...if only, we would look to God for the solutions. Perhaps we should sit back and think about this a moment. I have no idea how many times I have gone ahead of God, how often have my blessings gone astray because I didn't wait one more hour, one more day. How can we know the answer to that? I wasn't patient enough to wait on God to deal with the situation.
Something hit me just a day or so ago. Someone I knew, who had many health problems and emotional difficulties, committed suicide. In the note left for others to find, the person mentioned that they had tried for months for Social Security Disability which would fix many of the financial problems also looming over the person's head. The person was in dispair, the hope was gone from life. Worries and cares for all sorts of things became too large to handle. Any light, any positive thoughts were gone. The spirit died even before the body through hopelessness. They committed suicide. The day after the death, the letter came that said they received the needed funds. If only the person had waited ONE MORE DAY.
How often do we give up our faith moments, hours or days before our blessing is about to show up? God wants us to be steadfast in our faith walk, our love and pursuit of Him, not giving up until we see the results in our spirits, having peace about all things. Is that too much for God to ask of us? NO! He is our Creator. He, through Jesus, is our Savior and Lord, if we will surrender our lives to Him. We should honor Him even if He does absolutely nothing else for us at all.
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Forgiveness, From God And From The Other Guy
The Anticipation Of The Lord Jesus' Return
The Centurion Stories
Honoring God
Dwelling In The Secret Place....Psalm 91:14
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It's Beginning To Rain. Wash The Dust Off Your Faith
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Forgiveness, From God And From The Other Guy
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Dwelling In The Secret Place....Psalm 91:14
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The Anticipation Of The Lord Jesus' Return
An End Times Question.
What Happens If...?
To Biochip or Not To Biochip. That Is The Question
Arise Sleeper! The Hour Is Upon Us
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