Behave

I’ve heard that word many times over the years directed at me. I’ve used that word with my children over the years as well. It’s meant to be a directive regarding my actions and activities. I must confess that I’ve ignored that directive a few times. A few years ago, when studying God’s Word, it…

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First Forgive

There is a sequence to many things in life. One simple example is preparing food.  The sequence is: purchase, prepare, cook, serve, and eat.  It would be out of sequence to serve it before it was prepared. There are hundreds of thousands of examples of sequential order in our lives. Jesus taught His disciples as…

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Inside Job

I have watched many movies and TV shows over the years where the traitor comes from within the organization and seeks destruction from the inside.  A robbery occurs and there are multiple clues that the thieves knew too much about the security systems and locations of where to go first. Inside jobs have a bit…

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Keep Planting

I love this time of year when the leaves are back on the trees and everything is coming back to life from the wintertime where it seems everything was dormant. During wintertime, it’s hard to tell which trees are alive and which are dead. As the leaves come back, it’s easy to tell which trees/plants…

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Crushed

I remember some of my “crushes” when I was much younger and innocent.  I ended up getting my heart “crushed” when nothing came of them.  I have had my heart “crushed” many times since then.  I’ve learned that I have a sensitive heart. It’s not all bad for sure, but it does need to be…

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Confession

To confess something is to “own it”, acknowledge it, admit or agree that it’s true. When I confess my sins to the Lord, I’m agreeing with Him that what I did was wrong. It is very helpful for me to confess my sins verbally and hear myself say the things I’ve done. I have written…

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