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For Such a Time as This: November 2011
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For Such a Time as This. Tuesday, November 29, 2011. 8220;Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” Matthew 5:11-12. The ringing of the phone was a jolt out of a dead sleep. Heart pounding, I raced to the kitchen to answer it. It’s never good news when the call is in the wee hours. This morning I woke u...
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For Such a Time as This: September 2011
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For Such a Time as This. Thursday, September 29, 2011. 8220;I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33. We watched a family say goodbye to their loved one. Tremendously sad – he had a short, but fierce, battle with a rare cancer. There was barely enough time to process the diagnosis and he was gone. Jesus told us in John 16:33 that we would have trouble. But he offers peace amid the troubl...
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For Such a Time as This: July 2012
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For Such a Time as This. Monday, July 30, 2012. 8220;For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.” Galatians 5:17. This morning, my cell phone locked up and wouldn’t do anything. I tried all the usual fixes, to no avail. After more than an hour, it was evident that the only solution was a trip to Verizon. This afternoon, I was working on Bible study homework and came u...
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For Such a Time as This: August 2012
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For Such a Time as This. Tuesday, August 7, 2012. 8220;Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21. I am in a battle and I keep faltering. Ever since my career was put on hiatus now nearly eighteen month ago, the enemy has used this circumstance in my life as a point of attack. Which, I know. Which, when my focus is rightfully on Jesus, I can fend off. 8220;For I am the. Links to this post. 8220;Whether you turn...
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For Such a Time as This: February 2012
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For Such a Time as This. Wednesday, February 22, 2012. 8220;I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.” 1 John 5:13. For those without hope, I just don’t see how that is possible. Times like these polarize my thoughts. Mentally, I travel down two roads. The road of salvation and the road of sadness. Eternal life. We are all going to have it. The question is where we will spend it. With God or apart from Him. I hav...Which leads m...
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For Such a Time as This: “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2
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For Such a Time as This. Monday, October 1, 2012. 8220;Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” Romans 12:2. 8220;Maybe I’ll just go for three today,” I thought as I tied my shoe laces. I had to laugh out loud. To do, but never had the courage to give it a try. But, this time was different. The want-to was there. After I laughed at my thoughts about runni...
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For Such a Time as This: July 2011
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For Such a Time as This. Tuesday, July 19, 2011. 8220;You have made your way around this hill country long enough; now turn north.” Deuteronomy 2:3. What mountain are you circling? It is so easy to get caught up in the ease of status quo, isn’t it? Life throws a lot of curveballs at us and oftentimes, it’s just plain easier to let the battle wear us down instead of fend off the attack and forge ahead. 8226; Job loss. 8226; Injury or illness. 8226; Self-control issues. 8226; Stepping out in faith. There i...
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For Such a Time as This: August 2011
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For Such a Time as This. Tuesday, August 30, 2011. 8220;But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God's instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.” 1 Peter 2:9-10 The Message. Am I the only one who struggles with this? As I wrestle this battle, I read The Message interpretation of 1Peter 2:9-10 and just go, wow!
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