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Powerful Stuff
Tie this promise to Prov 3:19 and it's clear we're talking about some serious power with this wisdom. It's the same stuff God used to create the earth and He offers it to us here. Why don't I ask for…
Created about 1 month ago
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Psalm 143:10
Psalm 143:10 (NASB)
Teach me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.Created 3 months ago
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Psalm 119:133
Psalm 119:133 (NIV84)
Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.Created 3 months ago
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Our Value
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV84)
The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”Created 4 months ago
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Influence
I hope that as my friendship with God grows, it will change me so that people will also be able to say about me that I "continually serve" Him.
Created 5 months ago
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Treated with Respect
It's so easy to simply ignore people like this man who, through no fault of his own, had been dealt a bad hand in life. I like that Luke makes a point of how Peter and John looked directly at him. Begging…
Created 5 months ago
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Brothers
Jesus called them brothers; and referred to the Father as both His and their Father. How cool is it to be called family!
Created 5 months ago
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Peace
John 16:33 (NIV84)
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”Created 5 months ago
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God's Not Mean
Sometimes I think of the Father as harsh and exacting, looking for excuses to keep me out of heaven. Jesus tells me here that's not how He is at all. He wants me to have eternal life. I have to believe…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Shared a Bible Reference
2011-12-11
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God's Help
Psalm 34:4 (NASB)
I sought the Lord, and He answered me, And delivered me from all my fears.Created 6 months ago
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Isaiah 30:18
Isaiah 30:18 (NIV84)
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!Created 6 months ago
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Waiting
If I can only be quiet, get out of the way and let God do His thing, He wants to show me grace, bless me and see that justice is served. Sounds so simple; sure is hard.
Created 6 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-11-22
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Always Good
Even when pronouncing discipline on Israel, it's as if God can't wait to get to the part about how He loves to do good to them and will never stop doing good.
Created 6 months ago
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Worry
I like how the KJV puts it: "David encouraged himself in the Lord his God." The one thing I can do to improve my frame of mind is go to Him. Nothing else lasts. I had occasion yesterday evening to experience…
Created 7 months ago
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Prayer
Matthew 7:7-8 (NLT)
“Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.Created 7 months ago
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Judging Others
Matthew 7:2 (NLT)
For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.Created 7 months ago
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Blessing
When I stop to think about it, how cool would it be to be promised that I will be a blessing to those around me. It's not about me and what I want. It's about others.
Created 7 months ago
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Don't be Afraid
Joshua 1:9 (NLT)
This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”Created 7 months ago
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Needs
Philippians 4:19 (NLT)
And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.Created 7 months ago
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My Needs
God will supply all I need. I see it doesn't say He will supply all I want. I wonder how many times my pride sneaks in and makes a want look like a need.
Created 7 months ago
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My Purpose
Sometimes I wonder why I'm here but Paul says it's to do the good things God assigned to my name before I was ever born. What a responsibility and honor. I'm renewing my commitment to follow Him down…
Created 7 months ago
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Jesus Knew Best
I can get so attached to the familiar and comfortable. I grieve when faced with the loss of what I have and know. Here, Jesus addresses this mind set. Yes, it will hurt when He leaves the disciples but…
Created 7 months ago
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Psalm 25:4
Psalm 25:4 (NLT)
Show me the right path, OLORD; point out the road for me to follow.Created 7 months ago
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Security in His Arms
What a powerful picture of how God cares for those He loves. He often leads me but when I most need to feel secure, He puts His arms around me.
Created 7 months ago
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Lead Me
Psalm 5:8 (GNT)
LORD, I have so many enemies! Lead me to do your will; make your way plain for me to follow.Created 7 months ago
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Worry
Philippians 4:6-7 (NASB)
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.Created 8 months ago
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My Wife
When it sometimes seems like my prayers don't go anywhere beyond the top of my head, could it be because I haven't been doing right by my wife? Peter makes a clear point that how I treat her affects how…
Created 8 months ago
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Commended
What an honor it would be for heaven, whether I'm presently aware of it or not, to commend me as a friend who pleases God. When it's all said and done, pleasing God is all that should matter to me anyway.…
Created 8 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-09-30
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Do I Trust Him
As I read this this morning, I asked myself: Do I trust Him enough to feel secure when the door locked me in or would I feel fear and entrapment instead?
Created 8 months ago
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Jude 1:24-25
Jude 1:24-25 (TNIV)
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—Created 9 months ago
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Romans 8:34
Romans 8:34 (TNIV)
Who then can condemn? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.Created 9 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-09-01
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Promise of Safety and Peace
Zephaniah 3:13 (NLT)
The remnant of Israel will do no wrong; they will never tell lies or deceive one another. They will eat and sleep in safety, and no one will make them afraid.”Created 9 months ago
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Aug 30
Micah 6:8 (NIV84)
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.Created 9 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2011-08-16
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Aug 15
Psalm 40:8 (TNIV)
I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”Created 10 months ago
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Psalm 94:18-19
Psalm 94:18-19 (NIV84)
When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your love, O Lord, supported me.Created 10 months ago
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Nahum 1:7
Nahum 1:7 (NASB)
The Lord is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.Created 10 months ago
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John 18:11
John 18:11 (NLT)
But Jesus said to Peter, “Put your sword back into its sheath. Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?”Created 11 months ago
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Psalm 43:5
Psalm 43:5 (NLT)
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again— my Savior and my God!Created 11 months ago
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Proverbs 18:17
Proverbs 18:17 (NASB)
The first to plead his case seems right, Until another comes and examines him.Created 11 months ago
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Matthew 11:28
Matthew 11:28 (NIV)
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.Created over 1 year ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-02-08
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Matthew 6:27
Matthew 6:27 (NIV)
Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?Created over 1 year ago
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