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End of the rope
It hurts to endure life's trials, and it hurts worse to repeat such episodes. Yet, without those deep hurts, we have very little capacity to receive godly counsel or make forward progress toward maturity.…
Created 3 days ago
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The fruit & effect of righteousness
We could call any work dine in the will of God "the work of righteousness. " And in doing that work, you will be surrounded by peace. Deep within you, in the very outworking of that service and that obedient…
Created 10 days ago
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Courage
Courage is the strength or choice to begin a change. Determination is the persistence to continue that change. - Author Unknown
Created 11 days ago
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The great God haa our backs!
No King has ever intimidated God, no matter how wealthy his treasury, how extensive his kingdom, or how powerful his armies. God can handle anyone. Anyone. He can handle your husband. He can handle your…
Created 12 days ago
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In His time, not my schedule
Maybe, as you read these words, you're straining and kicking up lots of anxiety dust because life isn't moving rapidly enough; circumstances aren't changing at a fast enough clip. I'm afraid I have…
Created 13 days ago
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Perfection 101
God knows very well that His thoughts and ways infinitely surpass our own. He is mindful that He created us as finite beings out of a few pounds of garden soil. He understands that. He knows how to work…
Created 19 days ago
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Where is God
Perhaps this has been a difficult year for you. The future stretching out before you may seem gloomy or threatening...In your rare moments of quiet, you may wonder, Where is God? He's right there at…
Created 22 days ago
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Don't use freedom as cover up for sin
1 Peter 2:16 (NIV)
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as God's slaves.Created 23 days ago
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Wait on the Lord
Psalm 27:13-14 (NIV)
I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the lord in the land of the living.Created 24 days ago
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Anxiety attack
Psalm 94:19 (ESV)
When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.Created 27 days ago
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God's kindness
Acts 14:17 (NIV)
Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy."Created 28 days ago
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Living life in reverent fear
1 Peter 1:17 (NIV)
Since you call on a Father who judges each person's work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.Created 28 days ago
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Just do it
Don't let it bother you that you are different. It gives extra value to your intelligence. That's what puts you in demand. Don't care how others run their companies; run yours right. Don't care if most…
Created about 1 month ago
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Cry of an impatient man
Psalm 6:3 (NIV)
My soul is in deep anguish. How long, lord, how long?Created about 1 month ago
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No one is righteous
Ecclesiastes 7:20 (NIV)
Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.Created about 1 month ago
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Good and bad days
Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NIV)
When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future.Created about 1 month ago
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Patience
Ecclesiastes 7:8 (NIV)
The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.Created about 1 month ago
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Perfect Trust
When we talk about perfect trust, we're talking about what gives us roots, character, the stability to handle the hard times. Trusting God doesn't alter our circumstances. Perfect trust in Him changes…
Created about 1 month ago
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What comes out of our mouth?
Psalm 37:30-31 (NIV)
The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.Created about 1 month ago
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Integrity & Honesty
Psalm 25:21 (NLT)
May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you.Created about 1 month ago
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Who am I
It's important that every once in a while we sit down, take a look at our short lives, and just count our blessings. Who are we to have been protected from the rains that fell, leaving hundreds homeless?…
Created 2 months ago
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Who am I Lord?
2 Samuel 7:18 (NIV)
Then King David went in and sat before the lord, and he said: "Who am I, Sovereign lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?Created 2 months ago
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Seeing through the eyes of Jesus
This is the story of Samaritan woman and her encounter with Jesus at the well. So many stories and commentaries were said and written about this and understandably so, because it is full of drama and…
Created 2 months ago
John 4:3 (NIV), John 4:4 (NIV), John 4:5 (NIV), John 4:6 (NIV), John 4:7 (NIV), John 4:8 (NIV), John 4:9 (NIV), John 4:10 (NIV), John 4:11 (NIV), John 4:12 (NIV), John 4:13 (NIV), John 4:14 (NIV), John 4:15 (NIV), John 4:16 (NIV), John 4:17 (NIV), John 4:18 (NIV), John 4:19 (NIV), John 4:20 (NIV), John 4:21 (NIV), John 4:22 (NIV), John 4:23 (NIV), John 4:24 (NIV), John 4:25 (NIV), John 4:26 (NIV)
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Faith & Reward
Faith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe. - Augustine
Created 2 months ago
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Worrying won't make us taller!
Worry is a complete waste of energy. It solves nothing. That's why Jesus said, "Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?" In essence He was saying, "You go to bed tonight and fret and…
Created 2 months ago
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God is attentive to us!
Isaiah 65:24 (NIV)
Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.Created 2 months ago
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Virtues of a godly woman
Proverbs 31:27 (NLT)
She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness.Created 3 months ago
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Blessed is he who does not fall on His account
Luke 7:23 (NIV)
Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me."Created 3 months ago
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Trust and waiting for the Lord is our strength
Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)
This is what the Sovereign lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: "In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.Created 3 months ago
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What can man do to me?
Psalm 118:5-7 (NIV84)
In my anguish I cried to the Lord, and he answered by setting me free.Created 3 months ago
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No fear of bad news
Psalm 112:7-8 (NIV84)
He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.Created 3 months ago
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Create in me a pure heart
Psalm 51:10-12 (NIV84)
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.Created 3 months ago
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Be still
Psalm 46:10 (NIV84)
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”Created 3 months ago
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May He give you the desires of your heart
Psalm 20:4 (NIV84)
May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.Created 3 months ago
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Forgive my hidden faults & keep me away from willful sins
Psalm 19:12 (NIV84)
Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults.Created 3 months ago
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Not to us
Psalm 115:1 (NIV84)
Not to us, O Lord, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.Created 3 months ago
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Be at rest for the Lord has been good to you
Psalm 116:7 (NIV84)
Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.Created 3 months ago
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Word of God is a double-edged sword
Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.Created 3 months ago
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Is Jesus really my number "1"?
Jesus saw the multitude of people following Him....and He also knew the same people will crucify Him or say watch Him be crucified. I can just imagine the hype at that time, He did miracles, healed the…
Created 3 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Bookmarks
2012-02-20
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What do I see?
The eye is the lamp of the body. Jesus pointed out that if we "see" good, then our body is full of light, and if we "see" bad, then our body is full of darkness. I always relate "seeing" as physical "seeing",…
Created 4 months ago
Luke 11:33 (ESV), Luke 11:34 (ESV), Luke 11:35 (ESV), Luke 11:36 (ESV)
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Am I a Thermometer or Thermostat?
Some people are thermometers. They merely register what is around them. If the situation is tight and pressurized, they register worry and fear. If it's calm, quiet, and comfortable, they register relaxation…
Created 4 months ago
Psalm 34:5 (ESV), Ephesians 5:15 (ESV), Philippians 4:11 (ESV)
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2012-02-11
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Communication skills
Don't you love a good conversationalist? Not only that he can articulate well but is also a good listener. He lets you express yourself through your opinion, respects it, and is not combatant when he…
Created 4 months ago
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Struggles against sin
“It is like there are two dogs fighting within me, an old dog and a new dog. The one who will win is the one I feed the most.” - Mary Sutherland Feeding the good dog, that is a great idea. I often…
Created 4 months ago
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Glorify, Magnify God - what does it really mean?
The verb form of glory, to glorify, is doxazo, and primarily denotes “to magnify, extol, praise, to ascribe honor to God, acknowledging Him as to His being, attributes and acts, i.e., His glory. It is…
Created 5 months ago
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Don't be a Super Hero
When we arrive at dilemmas in life and are unable to decipher the right direction to go, if we hope to maintain our joy in the process, we must (repeat must) allow the Lord to be our Guide, our Strength,…
Created 5 months ago
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Habits
I have never seen a habit just lie down, surrender, and die; we have to make a conscious effort if we hope to break long-standing habits. If you are negative today, chances are very good that when you…
Created 5 months ago
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Suffering well
Ultimately, our gift to the world around us is hope. Not blind hope that pretends everything is fine and refuses to acknowledge how things are. But the kind of hope that comes from staring pain and suffering…
Created 5 months ago
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Interrupting our happiness
Some things are so important to God that they are worth interrupting the happiness and health of His children in order to accomplish them. - Charles Stanley Jesus, in His ministry here on earth, often…
Created 5 months ago
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What is your objective?
When money is our objective, we must live in fear of losing it, which makes us paranoid and suspicious. When fame is our aim, we become competitive lest others upstage us, which makes us envious. When…
Created 5 months ago
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Definition of a servant
One who is doing the will of another with the resources of another for the benefit of another. - Cosette Conaway Now this is the no-nonsense kind of woman. She probably could have stayed on her sickbed…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 Highlights
2011-12-29
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-12-17
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-12-11
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Bookmarks
2011-09-21
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 Highlights
2011-09-19
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-07-05
Theresa Lobdell
- tblobdell
- Cary, NC
