“And Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, ‘Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times’ And he went out and wept bitterly.” Matthew 26:75 NIV “The attempt to escape from pain is what creates more pain.” ― Gabor Maté A wife was caring for her husband in the hospital and liftedContinue reading “Denial is Exhausting!”
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Phonies
Goody-Goodies, Snake Oil Salesmen and Other Pretenders “If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. Each one should test their own actions. Then they can take pride in themselves alone, without comparing themselves to someone else.” Galatians 6:3-4 NIV “Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be grateful. ConceitContinue reading “Phonies”
Plank in the Eye-Ouch!
Or there but for the grace of God go I. “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? 4 How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time thereContinue reading “Plank in the Eye-Ouch!”
You Matter
Even when you don’t feel it. “Look at the birds of the sky, that they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather crops into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more important than they?” Matthew 6:26 NASB “Live like someone valued by God.” Unknown Yes, I’m one of thoseContinue reading “You Matter”
Dailiness
The bugs and annoyances of life. “A fool always loses his temper, but a wise person holds it back.” Proverbs 29:11 NASB “No matter what type of anger or frustration we have to struggle with, a clear picture of how our faith in God is the answer to anything we need to overcome.” – CarolContinue reading “Dailiness”
Shame! Shame! Shame!
Ashamed of Shame “They looked to Him and were radiant,And their faces were not ashamed.6 This poor man cried out, and the Lord heard him,And saved him out of all his troubles.7 The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him,And delivers them.” Psalm 34:5-7 NKJV “Shame is the most powerful master emotion. It’sContinue reading “Shame! Shame! Shame!”
Sin Management
“Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.’” 1 Peter 5:5 ESV “Your greatest life messages and your most effective ministry will come out of your deepest hurts. The things you’re mostContinue reading “Sin Management”
Holiday Gatherings? Blind Spots and Button Pushing.
What is this about? “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26 ESV “When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.”-LaoContinue reading “Holiday Gatherings? Blind Spots and Button Pushing.”
Ease Off the Gas!
Quit abusing God’s beloved “If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever andContinue reading “Ease Off the Gas!”
Spiritual Breakdown
“And Peter went out and wept bitterly. And the men that held Jesus mocked him and smote him.” Luke 22:61-62 “It’s not the load that breaks you down. It’s the way you carry it.” C.S. Lewis Peter, even after Jesus warned him, broke. He denied his savior three times before the cock crowed. This isContinue reading “Spiritual Breakdown”
Prayers and Musings of a Black Sheep 