More on Faith

James 2:8, “Come near to God and he will come near to you.”  (NIV) James 2:10, “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”  (NIV) I was talking with a friend the other day and he shared with me his intent of focusing on hooking up with God the first thing in the…

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Faith

Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:3, “By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.” There is a bunch of crap going on…

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More on Finances, Debt etc…

Malachi 3:10, “Bring the full 10 percent (tithe, offering) into the storehouse so that there may be food in My house (God’s world).  Test Me in this way, says the Lord of Hosts.  See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.” I never know…

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No Debt…Know Peace

Although I’v read the follow scripture many times, this morning it “jumped” out at me and said “blog me.”  So here it goes. 1 Timothy 6:6-8, “Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.  After all, we brought nothing with us when we came into the world, and we can’t take anything with us…

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More on Understanding…

Matthew 25:35-36, “For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty and you gave Me Something to drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you took care of Me; I was in prison and you visited…

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seek first to Understand

YOURSELF!  This thought came to me as I was listening to a close friend share her most recent victory with me in her continuing quest to grow beyond the beliefs and bondage of her past.  On more than one occassion I’ve talked about our beliefs and how they control our thoughts and our thoughts are the…

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Another Season

Ecclesiastes 3:1, “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.” A couple of my blog followers have contacted me wondering if I am still alive as it’s been almost two weeks since my last blog.  I am still alive and feeling pretty relieved right now.  Over the last couple of…

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It’s not Rocket Science

John 8:31-32, “Jesus said to the people who believed in him, ‘You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.  And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” (NLT) Last week I played golf with my college basketball, assistant coach, Joe Campoli.  He and I have always…

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Why Humble?

Psalm 138:6, “Though the Lord is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.” This is very powerful scripture written through David.  In order to stay close to God we must humble ourselves.  The best way this blogger with an ego that is just waiting to take things over…

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