“But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap.”
Luke 21:34 ESV
Jesus’ admonition for His disciples is important for us today.
Prepare for Battle
We are locked in battle with being more powerful and knowledgeable than we. Their experience is many lifetimes longer than ours and yet it is through the power of Jesus’ name and His Holy Spirit that we fight. We encourage one another with testimony, telling of what He promises and how He delivers. It is through prayer and walking in the Spirit that we endure and work for His kingdom. Read more... (698 words, 1 image, estimated 2:48 mins reading time)
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Categories: Christian Life, God's Directives, Prayer Tags: battle, blood, demons, encouragement, faith, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, lamb, life, Perseverance, power, spiritual, tired, warfare, weary
Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from Him.
Psalm 127:3 NLT
We adopt concepts and principles of educating children that were articulated by Charlotte Mason such as respecting a child as a born person, teaching them habits, valuing relationships and the affirmation and commitment “I am, I can, I ought and I will.”
Charlotte Mason, painted by Frederic Yates, 1902
I am a child of God
I ought to do His will
I can do what He tells me
And by His grace I will
SBA Elementary motto
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Categories: Christian Life Tags: cherish, children, Earth, God, Heaven, honor, invest, Jesus, kingdom, Kingdom of God, love, parenthood, prepare, raise, serve, teach
The Principle: Standing in the Gap
“I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one.”
Ezekiel 22:30 NLT
Praying Woman
God does not need anything from humans. He doesn’t need help with things, He doesn’t need praise from us; He doesn’t need our money in the offering plate.
He allows us to join Him as He brings about His plan.
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Categories: Prayer Tags: 1 Timothy, Abraham, Colossians, endurance, Ephesians, God, healing, Hope, illness, intercede, intercession, James, Jesus, judgement, Matthew, Moses, Paul, persistence, Philippians, Phineas, prayer, sickness, Timothy, understanding, wisdom
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
Philippians 1:6 NLT
I started off the other morning OK and found opportunities to demonstrate joy and peace. Sometimes I deal with the opportunities well; sometimes not so much.
As Peter did, I took my eyes off Jesus, looked to the circumstances around me and I found myself floundering.
Things that I tried navigating as I got the family up, ready and on our way: Read more... (455 words, 2 images, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)
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Time for God
With a family, a career and other group or avocational responsibilities making time for God must become a priority of the desperate.
When we listen to a lecture … listening and language is engaged … [which] …doesn’t seem to be very discriminating in how [we prioritize memorizing information]. So crucial information is treated exactly the same way that trivia is treated
I use a journal to keep track of people and prayer requests although I don’t go to it every week. This isn’t a “do it or else you’ve not done enough” exercise; it’s more rooted in: Read more... (704 words, 2 images, estimated 2:49 mins reading time)
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