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Can We Judge?
Aren't we just like the them? We are given everything, supported on a daily basis, loved unconditionally, forgiven fully, and protected absolutely. Yet, we whine and complain. Once one "miracle" is over,…
Created 4 months ago
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Matthew 6:6
Matthew 6:6 (NIV)
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.Created 4 months ago
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Defender
Three times before he is known, Moses comes to the rescue of those in bad situations. Should he have killed the Egyptian? No, but we aren't given all of the details. For me the key is that he spoke-up…
Created 4 months ago
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The Relationship Begins
Jacob and Laban had a soap opera of a relationship. I felt like it deserved a little more study. You can read about what I learned from my study on my blog: http://enjoyinggrace.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/jacob-and-labans-relationship/
Created 4 months ago
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Proverbs 16:9
Proverbs 16:9 (NIV)
In their hearts humans plan their course, but the lord establishes their steps.Created 4 months ago
Labels: god's plan
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Proverbs 16:33
Proverbs 16:33 (NIV)
The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the lord.Created 4 months ago
Labels: decisions god's plan
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Proverbs 16:18
Proverbs 16:18 (NIV)
Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.Created 4 months ago
Labels: pride
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Proverbs 16:3
Proverbs 16:3 (NIV)
Commit to the lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.Created 4 months ago
Labels: god's plan guidance
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Proverbs 13:6
Proverbs 13:6 (NIV)
Righteousness guards the person of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.Created 4 months ago
Labels: integrity righteousness
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being diligent
Proverbs 13:4 (NIV)
A sluggard's appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.Created 4 months ago
Labels: diligence persistent
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Joseph sold to Egypt
Genesis 37:36 (NIV)
Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard.Created 4 months ago
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Reuben tries to save Joseph
Genesis 37:21-22 (NIV)
When Reuben heard this, he tried to rescue him from their hands. "Let's not take his life," he said.Genesis 37:29-30 (NIV)
When Reuben returned to the cistern and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes.Created 4 months ago
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First Mention of Joseph
Genesis 37:2 (NIV)
This is the account of Jacob's family line. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them.Created 4 months ago
Labels: lineage
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big picture, little picture
My we are arrogant and stupid in out youth. Jacob's sons could not see beyond their own rage and brought further trouble onto them. Their sister should have NEVER been defiled, but they just had to exact…
Created 4 months ago
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Really From God?
How often do we "go around" what is laid before us, it works out, and then we say it is from God? It clearly said a couple chapters before that God closed her womb. So, what's does she do...gives her…
Created 4 months ago
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Get Messy with Love
Love can overcome so much, so why are we so slow to give it away? It is not like there is a shortage, and it will not be replenished. Romans 5:5 says that God pours out his love into our hearts. He pours…
Created 4 months ago
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Getting the order correct
You've heard the old adage: trust is earned, right? Well, He's earned it, and we need to put our lives in his hand. We have to trust, believe and be confident that He only wants what is best for us. Then,…
Created 4 months ago
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Total Belief
When we ask for things, we have to ask with our whole hearts. God knows our heart, and we cannot hide it from His sight. Asking God without belief that God can do it is like a coach instructing his/her…
Created 4 months ago
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James 1:5-6
James 1:5-6 (NIV)
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.Created 4 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2012-01-19
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To Entrust
In verse 8, it says to entrust. This is NOT passive but rather a whole-hearted action! The dictionary defines entrust: "to commit to another with confidence." Confidence is the key word here. Certainty.…
Created 4 months ago
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Extreme Faith
It is truly amazing how strong Job's faith is in light of what he has lost. Everything is gone, yet he remains firm in belief. I'm not sure that I would be that faithful. I would hope that I would be,…
Created 4 months ago
Job 24:1 (NIV), Job 24:2 (NIV), Job 24:3 (NIV), Job 24:4 (NIV), Job 24:5 (NIV), Job 24:6 (NIV), Job 24:7 (NIV), Job 24:8 (NIV), Job 24:9 (NIV), Job 24:10 (NIV), Job 24:11 (NIV), Job 24:12 (NIV), Job 24:13 (NIV), Job 24:14 (NIV), Job 24:15 (NIV), Job 24:16 (NIV), Job 24:17 (NIV), Job 24:18 (NIV), Job 24:19 (NIV), Job 24:20 (NIV), Job 24:21 (NIV), Job 24:22 (NIV), Job 24:23 (NIV), Job 24:24 (NIV), Job 24:25 (NIV), Job 25:1 (NIV), Job 25:2 (NIV), Job 25:3 (NIV), Job 25:4 (NIV), Job 25:5 (NIV), Job 25:6 (NIV), Job 26:1 (NIV), Job 26:2 (NIV), Job 26:3 (NIV), Job 26:4 (NIV), Job 26:5 (NIV), Job 26:6 (NIV), Job 26:7 (NIV), Job 26:8 (NIV), Job 26:9 (NIV), Job 26:10 (NIV), Job 26:11 (NIV), Job 26:12 (NIV), Job 26:13 (NIV), Job 26:14 (NIV), Job 27:1 (NIV), Job 27:2 (NIV), Job 27:3 (NIV), Job 27:4 (NIV), Job 27:5 (NIV), Job 27:6 (NIV), Job 27:7 (NIV), Job 27:8 (NIV), Job 27:9 (NIV), Job 27:10 (NIV), Job 27:11 (NIV), Job 27:12 (NIV), Job 27:13 (NIV), Job 27:14 (NIV), Job 27:15 (NIV), Job 27:16 (NIV), Job 27:17 (NIV), Job 27:18 (NIV), Job 27:19 (NIV), Job 27:20 (NIV), Job 27:21 (NIV), Job 27:22 (NIV), Job 27:23 (NIV), Job 28:1 (NIV), Job 28:2 (NIV), Job 28:3 (NIV), Job 28:4 (NIV), Job 28:5 (NIV), Job 28:6 (NIV), Job 28:7 (NIV), Job 28:8 (NIV), Job 28:9 (NIV), Job 28:10 (NIV), Job 28:11 (NIV), Job 28:12 (NIV), Job 28:13 (NIV), Job 28:14 (NIV), Job 28:15 (NIV), Job 28:16 (NIV), Job 28:17 (NIV), Job 28:18 (NIV), Job 28:19 (NIV), Job 28:20 (NIV), Job 28:21 (NIV), Job 28:22 (NIV), Job 28:23 (NIV), Job 28:24 (NIV), Job 28:25 (NIV), Job 28:26 (NIV), Job 28:27 (NIV), Job 28:28 (NIV)
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He is always with us
Despite his trials and tribulation, Job knows that God is with him. He can feel him and longs to find Him to be with Him.Even in our darkest times, He IS ALWAYS with us. We need to blanket ourselves in…
Created 4 months ago
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The Gift
The gift is peace that strengthens our foundation, calms the butterflies, clears the mind, and opens our hearts to His will. Who wouldn't want that?So why do we fight it. Present it to him carefully with…
Created 5 months ago
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Proverbs 3:5-6
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
Trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;Created 5 months ago
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Proverbs 3:5-6
Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.Created 5 months ago
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With the Right Focus
Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed 3 Reading Plans
2012-01-16
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Blaming it on God
That's what we do, isn't it? Why did you do this to me God? Why did you let this happen? Questions we so often ask. What we forget is that Satan is for real! He is always looking for fissures in our relationships…
Created 5 months ago
Job 13:20 (NIV), Job 13:21 (NIV), Job 13:22 (NIV), Job 13:23 (NIV), Job 13:24 (NIV), Job 13:25 (NIV), Job 13:26 (NIV)
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No Pity Party for Job
Job keeps trying and trying to get sympathy from his friends, but they won't let him. I think the real story in these verses are Job's friends who don't let him give up. This is why can be a Christian…
Created 5 months ago
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Simply Put
It doesn't get any easier than that...quit being so arrogant. Humble yourself and use the gifts God has given you to do what he wants you to do.
Created 5 months ago
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Put Me in My Place
Romans 12:3 (NIV)
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.Created 5 months ago
Labels: arrogance humbleness perspective
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights
2012-01-14
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2012-01-14
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Would I Do Less?
Job whines and complains about his lot in life, and his friends tell him to get with it. Can you blame him? Look at what he has lost...everything. Everything he has worked for is gone. While reading,…
Created 5 months ago
Job 6:1 (NIV), Job 6:2 (NIV), Job 6:3 (NIV), Job 6:4 (NIV), Job 6:5 (NIV), Job 6:6 (NIV), Job 6:7 (NIV), Job 6:8 (NIV), Job 6:9 (NIV), Job 6:10 (NIV), Job 6:11 (NIV), Job 6:12 (NIV), Job 6:13 (NIV), Job 6:14 (NIV), Job 6:15 (NIV), Job 6:16 (NIV), Job 6:17 (NIV), Job 6:18 (NIV), Job 6:19 (NIV), Job 6:20 (NIV), Job 6:21 (NIV), Job 6:22 (NIV), Job 6:23 (NIV), Job 6:24 (NIV), Job 6:25 (NIV), Job 6:26 (NIV), Job 6:27 (NIV), Job 6:28 (NIV), Job 6:29 (NIV), Job 6:30 (NIV), Job 7:1 (NIV), Job 7:2 (NIV), Job 7:3 (NIV), Job 7:4 (NIV), Job 7:5 (NIV), Job 7:6 (NIV), Job 7:7 (NIV), Job 7:8 (NIV), Job 7:9 (NIV), Job 7:10 (NIV), Job 7:11 (NIV), Job 7:12 (NIV), Job 7:13 (NIV), Job 7:14 (NIV), Job 7:15 (NIV), Job 7:16 (NIV), Job 7:17 (NIV), Job 7:18 (NIV), Job 7:19 (NIV), Job 7:20 (NIV), Job 7:21 (NIV), Job 8:1 (NIV), Job 8:2 (NIV), Job 8:3 (NIV), Job 8:4 (NIV), Job 8:5 (NIV), Job 8:6 (NIV), Job 8:7 (NIV), Job 8:8 (NIV), Job 8:9 (NIV), Job 8:10 (NIV), Job 8:11 (NIV), Job 8:12 (NIV), Job 8:13 (NIV), Job 8:14 (NIV), Job 8:15 (NIV), Job 8:16 (NIV), Job 8:17 (NIV), Job 8:18 (NIV), Job 8:19 (NIV), Job 8:20 (NIV), Job 8:21 (NIV), Job 8:22 (NIV), Job 9:1 (NIV), Job 9:2 (NIV), Job 9:3 (NIV), Job 9:4 (NIV), Job 9:5 (NIV), Job 9:6 (NIV), Job 9:7 (NIV), Job 9:8 (NIV), Job 9:9 (NIV), Job 9:10 (NIV), Job 9:11 (NIV), Job 9:12 (NIV), Job 9:13 (NIV), Job 9:14 (NIV), Job 9:15 (NIV), Job 9:16 (NIV), Job 9:17 (NIV), Job 9:18 (NIV), Job 9:19 (NIV), Job 9:20 (NIV), Job 9:21 (NIV), Job 9:22 (NIV), Job 9:23 (NIV), Job 9:24 (NIV), Job 9:25 (NIV), Job 9:26 (NIV), Job 9:27 (NIV), Job 9:28 (NIV), Job 9:29 (NIV), Job 9:30 (NIV), Job 9:31 (NIV), Job 9:32 (NIV), Job 9:33 (NIV), Job 9:34 (NIV), Job 9:35 (NIV)
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Foreshadowing of Jesus Christ
Even in the times of Job (at the very beginning of the Bible) they were calling out for Jesus. That human connection that we apparently have to have.
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2012-01-13
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Philippians 2:3-7
Philippians 2:3-7 (NIV)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2012-01-13
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Not Enough for Satan
Of course, taking everything Job had wasn't enough. The Devil is greedy. You will be at your absolute worse, and he will ask for more. It is in these times that we have to be strong. Satan will do whatever…
Created 5 months ago
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Enough Love to Go Around
I wrote about this subject on my blog: http://wp.me/p1voth-14
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2012-01-10
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Matthew 22:37
Matthew 22:37 (NIV)
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'Created 5 months ago
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With Everything
What a difficult thing to do. With all of the noise around me, do I stop to do this? When I am thrown into a situation that angers me, do I stop to love? It makes me think of a video that I just watch…
Created 5 months ago
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Genesis 2:21
Genesis 2:21 (NIV)
So the lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and then closed up the place with flesh.Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Completed First Reading Plan
2011-04-16
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Romans 5:7
Romans 5:7 (NLT)
Now, most people would not be willing to die for an upright person, though someone might perhaps be willing to die for a person who is especially good.Created about 1 year ago
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Proverbs 12:25
Proverbs 12:25 (NIV)
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up.Created about 1 year ago
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1 John 2:6
1 John 2:6 (NIV)
Whoever claims to live in him must live as Jesus did.Created about 1 year ago
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Matthew 22:39
Matthew 22:39 (NIV)
And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'Created about 1 year ago
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Matthew 22:37
Matthew 22:37 (NIV)
Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'Created about 1 year ago
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Psalm 6:6
Psalm 6:6 (NLT)
I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears.Created about 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-03-08
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-03-03
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Acts 2:1
Acts 2:1 (NIV)
When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place.Created about 1 year ago
