Not knowing how to pray isn’t an occasion to tune into current events (i.e. what is seen – 2Cor.4:18), it’s a time to get in tune with the Spirit of God (Rom.8:26). Only He has the words of life (John 6:68).
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Thought for the Day – Tune In
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged current events, how to pray, Spirit of God, what is seen, words of life on October 29, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Thought for the Day – Stormy
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged devastation, morning after, new beginning, stormy, stormy season on October 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »
In the midst of a stormy season, it’s easy to be consumed by visions of devastation, but those who are given the gift of a morning after must learn to embrace the opportunity of a new beginning
Thought for the Day – Peacekeeper
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged confront, confrontation, peacekeeper, peacemaker, toxic on October 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »
“Keeping the peace” presumes that a state of peace already exists. Too often, the term “peacekeeping” is applied as an excuse for not confronting a toxic situation that needs to be dealt with. “Peacemaking” often entails such a confrontation.
Thought for the Day – Picking a Partner
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged ability, endurance, life partner, partner, perserverance, picking a partner, strength on September 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »
In picking a partner for beach volleyball it’s undoubtedly preferable to choose ability, strength, endurance, perseverance… over how one might look in a bathing suit. I would also suggest this strategy when looking for a life partner.
Thought for the Day – Righteousness
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged angered God, live righteously, pleased God, righteous, righteousness on September 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The Pharisees spoke of righteousness, and generally viewed themselves as guardians of what was righteous, while Jesus lived righteously before His Father and amongst men. One of those approaches pleased God (Matt.3:17), while the other angered Him (Matt.23). We need to take an honest look at ourselves to see whose footsteps we’re following in.
Thought for the Day – Lose Your “Self”
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged best version of yourself, Christ revealed, self on September 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The goal isn’t to become the best version of our “self” that we can be. It’s to lose our “self” so that He might be revealed to the world around us (Rom.8:29).
Thought for the Day – Standard Reply
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged answer, prayer, trust on August 19, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The answer that I’ve most often received during times of prayer is “Trust Me”
Thought for the Day – No Room
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged anxious thoughts, cynical heart, no room, suffering servant, theology on July 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »
When You arrived, there was no room for You at the inn.
When You left, there was no room for a Suffering Servant in our theology.
When You speak, there is no room for a still small voice in a head full of anxious thoughts.
When You touch, there is no room for compassion in a cynical heart.
When You come back (Luke 18:8)?
Thought for the Day – Solomon’s Legacy
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged legacy, live wisely, Solomon, wisdom on July 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »
We have a tendency to grab ahold of the things we like from scripture, and to ignore the things we don’t. We laud Solomon for asking for wisdom (1Kings3:7-9), and point to the resulting splendor that accompanied that gift (1Kings10:23-24), while ignoring the over-arching point of the entire narrative, which is that because Solomon failed to live wisely (1Kings11:6), he was ultimately rejected by God (1Kings11:11). In missing this significant lesson, many prominent ministers of the Lord have followed in Solomon’s footsteps.
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Thought for the Day – Two Wrongs
Posted in Commentaries, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged annihilation, disrespect, justification, slander, two wrongs, wrong on October 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »
As a child I was always taught that “two wrongs don’t make a right,” but I sense that as a culture we’ve moved on from that idea. Currently, you being “wrong” is justification for all manner of disrespect, slander, and maybe even annihilation.
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