Proverbs 19:21 Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails. Life happens. Just when we think we’ve got a handle on things or think that we’ve just crested the top of the hill …we see it and experience something different. The path changes, what we thought was […]
If one enters the Presence of God there is an immediate understanding of the sin still residing within us. It is not a general ‘knowing’ but specific on an area of our lives the Holy Spirit usually has pointed out to us previously. The Holy Spirit convicts us of those acts or words specifically, and
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Inspiration. The Divine spark. How does one tap into that resource? Conscious focus on the One who gives it. Many seek His creation to sit in it and ponder, but in reality it is just them attempting to draw near to Him without realizing it within themselves. We naturally crave Him. God IS the Creator
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What does it take to have belief? A strong argument? Intellect? Facts? Sensory experiences? Actually belief comes through an act of our will. We choose to believe. Certainly all of those questions might be a factor in leading us to that decision to choose, but it still is our will that ultimately makes the leap
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First world problems. Entitlement. Comfort. Pride. Oh those of us living in this time in a first world country are some of the richest the human race has ever seen. Yet there are those around us – who aren’t as fortunate. And then there are many who are making terrible decisions that squander their blessings
Freedom. What really is it? Is it just free will? Or is it just being able to do what you want to no matter how selfish it is? What really brings the ‘feeling’ of freedom? Oswald Chambers says, “Beware of any work for God that causes or allows you to avoid concentrating on Him.” What’s
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2 Peter 1:3-7 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. The Greek word ‘steadfastness’ here is hupomone can be translated endurance, steadfastness, and
As TC2 individuals we know we’re are always under His authority, life, love, and direction. Our goal is to become everything He desires us to be in His service while we are yet in this earthly life. Knowing this the Holy Spirit continues to bring us the smallest details of our lives He wants us
Virtue is word no longer used in our society today. It’s origins comes from the Middle English from Old French vertu, from Latin virtus ‘valor, merit, moral perfection’. In the Greek the word would be arete which means moral excellence and goodness and uprightness. In the scriptures a good example of this word is used
