Posts Tagged ‘Grace’
Repentance & Worship
I have grown up over the years understanding both of these words in terms of my faith journey. Repentance is like step 1 to knowing the Lord. When I look at my life even now, I find myself needing to repent often. I also learned about worship at a pretty early age. My view of…
Read MoreSeek & Surrender
I grew up following the rules. I was taught the difference between right and wrong. I definitely “pushed the envelope” and made bad choices at times. I look back now and I have regrets with some of my choices. I heard a great truth last week – “Disobedience is simply unbelief”. (Thanks Shannon Lovelady.)…
Read MoreScary & Comforting
I have had some things that scared me to death and I’ve had things that really comfort me. When I see the power of the US Military, it is really scary to think of all that they are capable of when it comes to fighting. It is also very comforting to know that the military…
Read MoreEnough
I remember hearing about “the straw that broke the camels back” when I was just a kid. The idea being that at some point you’ve reached and/or surpassed the load limit of straw that a camel can carry. This is obviously a idiom phrase that means, “you can only take so much”. I think everyone…
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“What you are doing speaks so loud, I can’t hear what you’re saying.” This is another way of saying “Actions speaks louder than words”. I think this is an axiom that is chocked full of truth. Joash was 7 years old when he was made king of Judah. His son, Amaziah was only 25 years…
Read MoreForgivness & Restoration
Both of these words are dear to my heart. They are words that require work. I believe the Lord is really good in both these areas. They are also close kin to one another. Forgiveness is to pardon an offense against me. Restoration is putting back into former position. I look at both of…
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