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Disappointment: Enemy’s Attempt to Paralyze

Disappointment: Enemy

The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. (Luke 22:61,62 NIV) Buckle- up! Motivating Monday! Buckle up- today’s blog will rock our world. Remorse filled the air with Peter’s disappointment. What if a rooster crowed every time we disowned Jesus? I hear Pharisees now- “Well, we never disown Jesus.” I have to ask myself. Every time we ignore the Holy Spirit’s direction, I believe we deny Christ. Did you know there […]

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Protect the Doughnuts, Lord. Seriously?

Protect the Doughnuts, Lord. Please!

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. (Psalm 18:2,3 NIV) Territory Protect the doughnuts! Lord, please protect. I am serious. The bliss that comes with the territory. The territory we arrive when surrendered to God’s will. Does a box of doughnuts have any spiritual implications? Not really- Yet, God loved us to die on the cross for our […]

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Amazement: Whose God Is Amazing? Mine!

Amazement:

“The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” …says the Lord. (Zephaniah 3:17 NIV) Amazement Once grasped, a small amount of faith welcomes God’s power to remove obstacles. Images of mountains moved from here to there, are etched in our minds. There is nothing to bring amazement like seeing God move in our lives. Unlike cartoon character’s super powers only work in fictitious story lines. God’s mighty power is here to save. God is Willing […]

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Circumstances Change with Faith To Believe

Circumstances change with faith and belief

He replied, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” (Matthew 17:20,21 NIV) Circumstances Circumstances are not always going our way. Life is like a roller coaster. We start slow, momentum builds- before we blink we face twist and turns. Some turns are sharp while others are joyous. Tracks up are rackety. Then all of a sudden, coaster stops and goes backwards. Forward once again slowing […]

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Hope: Defeating Daily Deception and Hatred

Hope: Defeating Deception and Hatred

And again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations; the Gentiles will hope in him.” May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Romans 15:12,13 NIV) Sink or Swim Quite the boat we find ourselves in today. We’re either going to sink or swim. Contrary to popular belief one’s own strength will not help them survive. What direction do we go- unless we have hope? Sadly, […]

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