Posts Tagged ‘Mercy’
Trend
I am not really much of a “trend setter” or a “trend watcher”. I heard a phrase when taking financial peace from Dave Ramsey years ago that talked about how we often try to impress people we don’t know or even like. When I was growing up my mom referred to it as “keeping up…
Read MoreOne Question
When someone approaches me and says, “I want to ask you one question”, I think that there has been great thought in that question. Andy Andrews always says, “The quality of your answers is determined by the quality of your questions”. If I want good answers, I must ask good questions. If I’m trying to…
Read MoreConsequences
I don’t always like this word. I’ve seen the consequences for some behavior seem way more devastating than the behavior would seem to call for. I’ve seen lives ruined and restored, but the consequences of the sin last for generation to generation. Solomon took 20 years to build the temple and his castle. He spared…
Read MoreConditional Prayer
“If you do this, then I’ll do that” is a conditional promise. There are also promises made without conditions. The Lord loves without condition, but I’m not sure He blesses without conditions. I recall the passage where Jesus said: “….For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain…
Read MoreAnswered Prayer
I believe in prayer. I believe that prayer calls upon the Power and Authority of God Himself to act on my behalf. I have seen Him answer some really bold and audacious prayers just like I asked. I’ve also seen Him not answer the prayers in the manner in which I asked. I think God…
Read MoreDesperate Situation
I’ve been in several desperate situations over the years. There seemed to be no way out of them without great pain. There were times when it was painful. There was way more times that I often feared the worse-case-scenario and it never came to pass. The Lord has walked with me through some desperate situations…
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