I’m glad it helped you. I’m glad things are much better now. You’re saying all the right things in this note. Another thing I suggest you do is to think about everything in a positive way. As you read your Bible, notice the situations that God’s people are in when they are praising God, rejoicing in […]
Okay, let’s suppose that Suzy has been able to control her tongue, hasn’t burned any toast for many months (can’t remember the last time she did it), and has been the kind of joy that everyone around her is noticing it. On the other hand, Johnny is getting worse. He can’t get along with anyone […]
Hi there. Thank you for reading the posts and asking when you think I’ve gone off the rails. Before I get to the scripture, let me explain a bit more about what I mean by “God could release you….” I mentioned that in this post. The simplest way I can say this is that when […]
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; The judgments of the Lord […]
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, Sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it, Mount of Thy redeeming love. Sorrowing I shall be in spirit, Till released from […]
Sandy, carrying several overflowing bags of groceries, struggled to get through the front door. She had had a horrible time shopping. The store was crowded (the students were back and hungry), the kids fought and nagged the whole time, and she hit her head on the door when she was trying to pick up all […]
Dear Wilbur and Wilhemina, I’m copying this note to your pastor so he will be more able to help you all from his end. Thank you for taking so much time to come and visit with me. I know that took a long time and caused you a lot of stress. The whole trip must […]
I was reading The Freedom And Power of Forgiveness, by John MacArthur this afternoon and came across a number of quotations I thought were especially helpful. Here they are: “Since God commands us to forgive others, refusing to do so is an act of direct disobedience against Him. Let me say it plainly: refusing to […]
The following are areas of the Christian walk the normal Christian is participating in. When Jesus said, “let him deny himself, and take up your cross daily, and follow me” (Lk 9:23), this is what he was talking about. There is a temptation to read this list and turn it into a series of academic […]
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