Be Still

27Jan09

Be Still, and know that I am God. – Psalm 46:10

Life doesn’t get much better than when you follow that advice. Just letting go of all the stress, worries, fears, regrets, concerns etc etc of your day and opening yourself fully to God. Just listening, not talking. Just saying, I am here, I am open [...]

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Today is the day the Lord has made!

22Jan09

I’m casting my cares aside, I’m leaving my past behind, I’m setting my heart and mind on You, Jesus.
I’m reaching my hand to Yours, believing there’s so much more, Knowing that all You have in store for me is
good

Today is the day You have made, I will rejoice and be glad in it!  
And I won’t [...]

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The Priority of Prayer

20Jan09

We will all probably be quick to agree that we can’t do anything in our own strength, but need to wholly rely on God. But every time we go into something without prayer, we are relying on ourselves and not God.
On Sunday, I was reminded of this fact. Bill said that we would not attempt [...]

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Aiming to worship creator not creation

06Jan09

Martin Luther explained that if we keep the first two of the ten commandments
“You shall have no other gods before  me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below.  You shall not bow down to them or worship [...]

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The Shack

05Jan09

I haven’t actually read this book in it’s entirety, but I’ve read enough for it to worry me. What worries me most is that many Christians are buying copies of this book in bulk and giving it to their non-Christian friends in the hope it will interest them in Christianity and maybe lead them to [...]

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