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PEOPLE-PLEASING

PEOPLE-PLEASING Do you constantly worry about what others may be thinking about you?Do you refrain from doing things because others may not approve?Do you tend to replay criticisms over and over in your head? Here is a profound thought for those like me who deal with...
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Words of unbelief – and words of faith

Words of unbelief – and words of faith “Isn’t it enough that you (Moses) have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey to kill us in the wilderness?” (Numbers 16:13). These are words of unbelief. The people couldn’t see past Moses – and that’s why they...
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Showing Mercy

Showing Mercy “So speak and so act, as those who are to be judged by the law of liberty. For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment” (James 2:12-13). Showing mercy is characteristic of a regenerate person....
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Spurgeon’s Evening

Spurgeon’s Evening “We will remember thy love more than wine.” Songs 1:4 (KJV) Jesus will not let his people forget his love. If all the love they have enjoyed should be forgotten, he will visit them with fresh love. “Do you forget my cross?” says he, “I will cause...
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The Weight of Christian Suffering

The Weight of Christian Suffering Romans 8:18  Are you familiar with the notion that our present life is often one of suffering? That, because of the Spirit within us, our Spirit’s calling out to God, we find ourselves repeatedly telling our old master, the flesh,...
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Let Kindness Be Our Superpower

Let Kindness Be Our Superpower In a recent conversation, a friend reminded me of the power a kind word can have on the life of another human being. We live in a world that can be unbearably cruel and incredibly unkind. As believers, Jesus beseeches us to love one...