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Thought for the Day – The Hope that We Have?

Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged , , , on July 7, 2020| Leave a Comment »

Scripture exhorts us to always be ready to give an answer about the hope that we have (1 Peter 3:15), but if all people see & hear is our fear, frustration and indignation, it’s unlikely that anyone will ever ask.

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Through Your Eyes

Posted in Free Verse / Poetry, Heart of "The Father", tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »

What I see as a failure (2Cor.12:9)

You see as learning

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What I view with self-sufficiency (Prov.14:12)

You see as pride

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What I see as a chance to get even (Matt.6:14-15)

You see as an opportunity for mercy

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What I view with frustration (Isa.40:31)

You view with patience

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What I view as crushing (2Cor.12:9)

You see as renewing

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What I view as being made vulnerable (Matt.18:3)

You see as an opportunity to trust

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What I view with pessimism (1Pet.3:15)

You view with hope

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What I view as my own righteousness (Isa.64:6)

You view as tattered rags

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What I view through a broken exterior (1Sam.16:7)

You view through the beauty within

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What I see as unpleasant to the body (Gal.5:17)

You see as pleasing to the spirit

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What I see as disillusionment (John 8:31-32)

You see as liberating

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What I see as an opportunity to gain my life (Matt.16:25)

You see as the threat of losing it

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What I view as an occasion of my weakness (2Cor.12:9)

You see as an opportunity to manifest Your strength

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What I view in judgment (Matt.7:1-3)

You see with grace

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What I see dimly (1Cor.13:12)

You see with absolute clarity

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What I view as a roiling sea (Matt.14:30)

You view as a chance to walk on water

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What I view as being alone (Heb.13:5)

You view as being alone with You

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Lord, help me to see through Your eyes (Isa.55:8-9, 1Cor.3:19, 2Cor.4:18)

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