Tag: joy in the lord
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Quit the Molding
For a while now, I have been working towards the development of a “morning routine” that first and foremost devoted time to God. I am by no means a “morning person”, and frankly, I find it hard to believe many people naturally are. Nonetheless, studying the practices of others, I decided I would force myself…
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March Musings: On The Inconvenience of Believing
“For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.” – Luke 6:45 Paul Tripp once stated, “I am a man in moment by moment need of the rescuing grace of my Redeemer.” Such a short statement, captivated me by it’s depth. The other day, I was sitting and thinking of how to grow engagement…
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On the Significance of God’s Righteousness
“God presented Christ as a sacrifice of atonement, through the shedding of his blood—to be received by faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his forbearance he had left the sins committed beforehand unpunished— he did it to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, so as to be just and the…
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Daily Death For Eternal Life
“Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing had yet been done.” – C. S. Lewis I think the mind can often draw us towards two extreme ways of thinking. Either we fall into a place where we see ourselves as god, or we see the things, people, and…
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Commit It All – Surrendering Your Perspective, Present, and Future to God
The battle ahead is hard, and it is not worth fighting on your own. God’s plans are good, beautiful, and unstoppable. The only person you are hurting when trying to take control is yourself.
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