Ever notice that God seems to like paradoxes? You know all the references like first and last, die to live, humbled and exalted...you get the idea. The crazy thing is it may not make sense from a worldly perspective but absolutely makes sense from God's perspective. It has everything to do with our relationship with … Continue reading Jumbo Shrimp
Tag: grace
Three Doors
I see things so differently now. Before I felt lost, without purpose, floundering in my hurts and hangups, desperate to find "the more." Now I have purpose, finally feel free and get to live the life of Christ. I may have been "born again" years ago, but only now do I feel alive. Much of … Continue reading Three Doors
Believing Bridge
Do you ever feel like who you are is not who you want to be? It is like you are living in one reality and looking at another across a great divide. People will say "I do this but know I should be doing this." It is an identity problem. In our carnal thinking we … Continue reading Believing Bridge
Training and thinking
James 4:6-7 Expanded Bible (EXB) 6 But God gives us even more grace, as ·the Scripture [L it; orhe] says, “God ·is against[opposes; resists] the proud, but he gives grace to the humble [Prov. 3:34; 1 Pet. 5:5].” 7 So ·give yourselves completely [submit]to God. ·Stand against [Resist] the devil [1 Pet. 5:9], and the devil will ·run[flee] from you. So we are on vacation and spending some time with … Continue reading Training and thinking
Puffed up or edified?
God provided faith comes by hearing and accepting as we listen intently to the breathed utterance and loving narrative about Jesus (Rom 10:17 Lance Literal Translation). I've always been a left brain person. I love to figure things out. It is exciting when I have a thought or think about a problem differently and out … Continue reading Puffed up or edified?
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