sanctification
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He Chose Relationship
My stomach turned as I drove through the little town. I glanced at the clock in my car and clenched the steering with my hand. So much for making a good impression and being on time. I pulled into the parking lot and there he was waiting outside for me. We had decided to meet Continue reading
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Renewed
Last Sunday our pastor pointed out that living by the Spirit is the command Galatians 5. The fruit of the Spirit is simply what the Spirit produces in us when we walk by the Spirit. He then challenged us to look into what walking by the Spirit actually looks like in daily life. I feel Continue reading
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Maybe
Maybe we wait to say the obvious. right thing. Maybe we choose not to tell our angry friend to be more patient. Maybe we resist the urge to tell our depressed friend that they’re supposed to be joyful. Maybe we bite our tongue when we want to tell our anxious friend to stop worrying and Continue reading
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Carried By Hope
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”Philippians 1:6 ESV I’ve found this verse so reassuring recently. Because the honest truth is I wonder if I’m not enough for God to want to really love me and Continue reading
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Stories Bound by Love
Seeing God in my story and seeking and giving thanks for His presence is a theme that keeps coming up for me. For example, today I read Psalm 105. It starts off like this: “Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples! Sing to him, sing Continue reading
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You Can Handle Me
When my family moved to our current home I was quite happy with the pale blue walls and white trim that already existed. It made the rooms feel light and airy. But as we began to move in I sighed noticing that the white steps and railing was already getting smudged. I would have to Continue reading
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Learning to Hope
“It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night, to the music of the lute and the harp, to the melody of the lyre. For you, O Lord, have made me glad by Continue reading
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Soar
“‘I have no wish to talknonsense.‘” “‘If you did, it would be in such a grave, quiet manner, I should mistake it for sense. Do you never laugh, Miss Eyre? Don’t trouble yourself to answer–I see you laugh rarely; but you can laugh very merrily: believe me, you are not naturally austere, any more than Continue reading
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Emotional Sanctification?
It needs to be said loud and clear: Our experiences of Jesus do not change Who He is. But they do change us. In other words, how I feel about Jesus doesn’t change His character or what He has done. But how I feel about Jesus can change me and my thoughts, view of self, Continue reading
The Worth Of Knowing 