Pretend Worship

I’ve used the phrase: “Fake it till you make it”. I confess that I’ve pretended to worship before, because I was supposed to worship. I’ve pretended because others were watching. It’s been several years, but I have since learned the value of being genuine before the Lord. I have learned that He knows my heart…

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He Came! (Merry Christmas!)

  The barn was probably like other barns – wood floor. There was the pungent smell of urine, dung, sheep and cattle. The ground is probably hard and the hay scarce. Cobwebs cling to the ceiling and a mouse scurries across the dirt floor. There are some shepherds a bit perplexed at what they are…

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Awestruck

  This to me is a speechless, incredible and overwhelming moment of admiration or inspiration. I do remember occasionally as a kid being amazed at certain people and their talents or gifts. As I got older, I’m harder to impress. Occasionally, I am blown away by something or someone. The more I study the life…

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Dominion

When I think of this word, I think of dominion – I think of control, ruling power, and domination. I’m thankful that we don’t live under a government of dominion. I have to confess that it feels a bit like that sometimes, but our government is “we the people”. We have lots of choices and…

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Overwhelmed

  There are times when what I see, hear or experience is simply overwhelming. I don’t always have words to describe what I saw or heard or even experienced. It’s at those times I should probably not say anything. I should try to just take it in. Sometimes there are simply no words to describe…

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Respect With Reverence

  I believe that these two terms should probably go hand in hand with one another when approaching the Lord. If I only approach Him with respect, I’m leaving out a valuable part of Who He is. If I approach Him with reverence without respect I’m making much more of me than I ought. Reverence…

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