Posts by Dwayne Hicks
Trying To Understand
I have tried to understand complicated positions before – if I don’t understand, I usually try to approach the position again from a different angle. I have tried to understand people who sharply disagree with me and then emotions pile into the situation and it’s gets really hard to understand and sort through the…
Read MoreSelf-Pity
Self-pity is not an attractive trait and sometimes it’s really hard to push away from such a strong emotion or sentiment. When it seems like the whole world is crashing in around me it’s tough to keep my head up. In my journey with the Lord I’ve learned that no one else can “pity”…
Read MorePushing Back
There are times when someone tells me how things are or how they are going to be and I have to raise my hand and “push back” or speak up. Sometimes people who are being led must push back on the leader to understand how he or she works. I’m not sure I have always…
Read MoreTruth Timing
I believe that truth is always truth. It can be sugarcoated or it can be raw but truth is real and concrete. I’m aware that there are those who think truth is relative to whatever situation. I believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God and it is truth – non-negotiable truth. I…
Read MoreTherapeutic Prayer
There have been times in my prayer life that as I heard my prayer out loud, I saw and felt it quite differently. I pray mostly with unspoken words. I do believe that prayer feels different when spoken aloud. I will often pray aloud when I’m alone with the Lord. In Job’s first response to…
Read MoreDespair
There have been moments and even days of despair during certain seasons of my life. I can think of three particular seasons right off the bat – Loss of Job, Divorce & Cancer. I could probably write a book about my journey through these seasons of life. I’m not sure that I could very eloquent…
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