Recognition

This word has a double meaning. On one hand, it means to see someone you’ve seen before. It also means to acknowledge someone or an accomplishment. I have to have good memory to recognize someone I’ve seen before. If I’ve only had an “acquaintance” relationship with someone, I’m not as likely to recognize them. If…

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Lord Over All

I once heard the phrase that “Jesus must be Lord of all or He’s not Lord at all”. At first glance, this phrase seems pretty harsh and hard. I have been in the process of making Jesus Lord of all for many years. It’s easy to say that He’s Lord, but it’s a bit tougher…

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Yet

I have really grown to love this word. I like this word as I often associate it with hope. It is a three-letter word used mostly as a word that connects thoughts, sentences or words in the context of the same idea. For example: “I don’t know what to do yet”. I think this word…

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Continue

I used to hate watching a television show and then at the end it says, “to be continued”. I like streaming things now because to be continued can happen in just a few seconds as I open the next season of the show.  The word continue means: “persist in an activity or process” or “recommence…

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Eyewitness

When I see something with my own eyes, it is really difficult to convince me that what I saw didn’t happen. I will confess that when something traumatic happens, it’s hard on the eyewitness to comprehend all that just happened. I’m reading through John’s account of Jesus’ life. I’m near the end where Jesus is…

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Useful or Useless

This is quite the contrast. I have felt very useful in multiple situations. There have also been times I didn’t feel useful. My grandmother used to tell me to “make myself useful” when I was a kid growing up. There is a work ethic that I was taught back then that seems to be missing…

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