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Feb.03.2013
By definition, a platitude is a remark or statement that has been overused, trite or without thought, and usually involves some moral content. It lacks originality, importance, and is stale. Unfortunately, platitudes are often used in circumstances where they are least needed,...
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Jan.26.2013
How often have we heard people say, “I need to pray for more patience?” Perhaps, you have said it yourself. Yet others will say, “You better not pray for patience,” as if the prayer may cause God to administer some sort of cosmic test. Whether they pray for it or not,...
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Jan.20.2013
Some of you are discouraged with your lot in life. In fact, some of you are disappointed and even angry. Life as you know it, assaults your sense of fair play. Your dreams have been dashed, the things you worked so hard for have vanished and as far as you’re concerned,...
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Jan.13.2013
One act of the flesh can lead to other acts of the flesh. Some acts overshadow others in contrast because man places emphasis on one while overlooking another. Rationalization sets in by using one act to outweigh a different one. It is a balancing act that is truly unequal...
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Jan.06.2013
Romans 2:4 Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance (KJV)?
As counterintuitive as this may sound, loneliness is not necessarily a bad thing; in fact, it can be a very good thing....
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Dec.30.2012
Matthew 16:24-25 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it (KJV).
When it comes to...
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Dec.23.2012
Hebrews 10:24-25 And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching (KJV).
As we previously discovered,...
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Dec.16.2012
We were all created for relationship; not one of us was meant to be alone. When sin entered into the world, relationships began to break down, and loneliness entered in as well. The very first relationship to break down was the one between God and man. Every human being is born...
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Dec.09.2012
The primary focus on the word guilt here is the emotion of inadequacy attached to it, and not so much the committing of an actual offence. Guilt is the unholy counterfeit of the conviction of the Holy Spirit, used to manipulate and impede one’s ability to function as a child of God...
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Dec.02.2012
One reason that people struggle with manipulation is that they have a personal agenda they are determined to fulfill. “It must get done at all costs.” Even when an agenda has “good intentions,” a person may still employ manipulation in order to accomplish his goals. While...
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Nov.25.2012
Beginning at the fall, people have not ceased to manipulate one another. Even though none of us likes to be manipulated, we have all been guilty of the same crime. One would think after all these years, we would have finally come to a point where we stop; however, it appears as...
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Nov.18.2012
Matthew 24:1-3 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall...
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Nov.11.2012
Matthew 13:22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful (KJV).
When believers are so intertwined with the world, it makes it very difficult for...
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Nov.03.2012
James 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak . . . (KJV).
When talking with other people, we should treat each one as if he or she is the most important person on the planet, because each one is the most important person to God. ...
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Oct.27.2012
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths (Proverbs 3:5-6, KJV).
Sometimes it is difficult let go of our own understanding of things, especially when it comes to the things of God....
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