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If we set our mind to doing something and we accomplish it, that doesn’t make it God’s will. People live by this logic all the time. They claim if God didn’t stop them, He must be okay with it. That’s simply not true. God gives us
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God makes the covenant with us; our job is to accept it. He gives us grace when we did not deserve it. He shows us love when we do not ask for it. He watches over us when we think we have everything under control. He brings salvation to us
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God loves to take opportunities to strengthen our faith. We have a limited perspective; He knows that. We don’t always draw the correct conclusions; He knows that. We try to follow Him and sometimes we get it right and sometimes we make mistakes. He is a loving God and
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Righteous people are always concerned with the truthfulness of God’s word. If we are righteous, we know God’s word to be true. We know God’s promises can be trusted. Our righteousness beckons us to be concerned with and believe God’s promises. After the battle, God comes
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The righteous demonstrate their character to the world by what they do. This idea is prevalent throughout Biblical understanding. Jesus tells us the world will know us by our love. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says our actions will be seen by others and they will glorify the
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God is willing to teach us lessons when we stray; it is up to us to learn and apply them. None of us are perfect. My life is rife with mistakes I’ve made. Obviously, the goal is to minimize the frequency of mistakes. When mistakes do happen, the goal
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As our heart draws closer to the world, we suffer consequences alongside the world. We all know how the world works. The world isn’t fair. We don’t always get what we want. In fact, we don’t even always get what we work for. God is righteous and
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We all need relationship with the Lord as we find our way through life. The temptations of the world are alluring. The distractions the world offers us to take us away from God’s purpose and calling are plentiful. What God offers is a harbor among the chaos of life.
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Those who seek the Lord’s ways may stumble in sin, but they know the importance of returning to the Lord. God doesn’t expect perfection from us because He knows we cannot deliver it. God does expect repentance. He expects our heart to follow Him and He expects us
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The only person who knows what is good for us is God. His ways will not lead us astray. His ways will not fail us. His ways will bring us closer to Him and closer to the satisfaction that comes in living as He created us to live. Abram leaves
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Fear frequently leads us away from God. Isn’t that the point of faith, hope, and trust? We have many things to fear in life, but our faith, hope, and trust in God allows us to overcome fear. Fear does not need to control us. With God, we can control
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All have fallen short of the glory of God. There is nobody outside the influence of sin. We all feel temptation. We all feel the struggle to hold the line in the sand. Continuously choosing to do right is a difficult proposition. Abram takes his wife and his possessions to