We are not likely to convince anyone of a truth that we ourselves never believed enough to live out
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Thought for the Day – Unconvincing
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged convince, live out, truth on January 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Thought for the Day – Cuts Both Ways
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged double edged sword, truth on August 19, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The truth is a double edged sword. You can’t wield it’s blade toward someone else without turning one on yourself.
Thought for the Day – Accept No Substitute
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged Jesus, life, truth, way on May 14, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Jesus didn’t just come to teach us truth. He is the truth! Jesus didn’t just come to point us to the way. He is the way! Jesus didn’t just come to lead us to life. He is the life! (John 14:6) Jesus didn’t just come to give us the Word. He is the Word! (John 1:1 & 14) God is not simply loving. He is love! (1 John 4:8) We were meant to access all these things through our direct connection to Him. (John 15:5) Without a genuine bond with the person of God, truth is reduced to a pile of arbitrary facts; the way becomes little more than a methodical process for gaining our desired outcome; the Word is devalued into just another ancient philosophy book; and we become a people who have a form of godliness while denying the true power thereof (2 Tim 3:5).
Thought for the Day – Threads
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged deception, despair, division, hate, hope, love, truth, unity on April 15, 2020| 1 Comment »
Every Minute
of
Every Day
We have the choice
Love or Hate
Fear or Faith
Hope or Despair
Teardown or Buildup
Unity or Division
Self or Others
Compassion or Apathy
Criticism or Encouragement
Persevere or Quit
Deception or Truth
Life or Death
These threads weave together to form the fabric of our existence
Thought for the Day – Double Edged Sword
Posted in Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged the truth sets you free, truth, truth relentlessly pursues on May 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The truth only sets you free when you are willing to succumb to it. When you try to evade truth it relentlessly pursues you, even visiting in your dreams if that’s what it takes.
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Three Questions
Posted in Commentaries, tagged excuses, grace, patience, rationalizations, source of truth, truth on June 1, 2022| Leave a Comment »
There are three questions that the Lord routinely asks me to facilitate an attitude adjustment.
Jesus doesn’t just reveal truth, He is the embodiment of truth (John 14:6). Without Him, we simply have information. Frequently, the world convinces us that we have the facts, and from there we develop an argument, and soon we find ourselves looking for a forum to make our argument. In the midst of such moments, the Lord commonly asks me, “What do you know?” In other words, what is it that I have revealed to you about this? More often than not, I find that my passions have been stirred by some external stimulus, and that He’s not speaking about the issue at all. If I am endeavoring to live by every word that proceeds from His mouth (Matt.4:4), I can’t allow myself to be moved by such things. If He’s not speaking about it, do I need to be speaking about it? Only He has the words of life (John 6:68). The genuine Spirit of prophecy is not only saying what God is saying, it is not saying what He’s not saying.
When I reach my wits end with people (or situations), and want to throw up my hands in frustration, the Lord often chimes in with, “Is that how I handled you (or your situation)?” This instantly reminds me of the incredible patience and grace which He’s extended to me throughout my journey. Within that context, it becomes impossible to justify withholding grace from someone else.
If I have truly surrendered my life to Him, if He has become my source, if He is the vine that I abide in… than this question destroys my rationalizations and excuses. It doesn’t matter what “they” said, or did, or didn’t do… The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself as love (Gal.5:6).
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