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I brought a Bible with me and had it confiscated because it wasn’t the old King James Version. I wanted to read God’s Word but I couldn’t understand old English.   I’ve found it’s important not to get too involved with the Tempter. Well, I took it way too far. It takes constant effort not to slip back into my old thought patterns, but with each attempt I am building

I care too much for people to go down that path. You might think I’ve already spent too much time on it here, but it is actually the foundation of marital Very many men who love their wives are too verbally inhibited to tell their wives they love them. old ways will take considerable time and effort, but you can do it. Even if we have the necessary resolve not to slip back into old ways, our hurting partner will be highly

You might recall reading of the terror of many Old Testament people when they had a supernatural close The LORD heard you when you spoke to me and the LORD said to me, “I have heard what this people said to you. You must listen to him. We, too, having been surrounded by sin all our lives, have a conscience that in many areas has become

In the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament, this word is used in such passages as Leviticus It has rightly been said that God loves you just the way you are, but he loves you too much to leave You daydream about becoming just like him and you fully expect to achieve that goal, as you get older Put off your old self . . . and put on the new self.’ When it comes to believing such Scriptures, many of us western Christians don’t fare too well.

What should you do? Too bad if people think I’d be a greater blessing selling inflatable dart-boards. You don’t like my humor either? It makes you want to what? Stomachs are important, too. So if you feel too inadequate to minister effectively without miraculous intervention, I envy you.

something to help you expend energy. * Tear up rags or old clothes, or perhaps books you no longer want You might have pictures or mementos that remind you of happier times or that help you imagine yourself As you inhale, what do you smell? are mad – or because you feel too inhibited. A mostly empty container of somewhat dried up ketchup might be too frustrating for you but it has the

And even if offered that opportunity, some of us would find the offer too scary to accept. Paul, too, speaks of “ increasing in the knowledge of God ” ( Colossians 1:10 ) and tells his readers is in Jesus: that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt Far too often I come to an understanding through reading portions of the Bible and from then on I lose Instead, I absorb Scripture through the filter of what might be a too hastily reached conclusion.

Enjoying God’s Will for You More wonderful than you could imagine! for you. He could ask nothing of you that he couldn’t do through you. Following a list of dos and do nots is not following God the person, but something impersonal. He could keep you fascinated for weeks just telling you things about yourself you never knew.

It turned out that it was not that I needed more oxygen, but that I was actually getting too much. You cannot stop fear from taunting you but you can stop yourself from doing what it says. It is not your choice whether fear follows you wherever you go but it is your choice whether you turn – you would be waiting forever if you chose that path. Thereafter, however, occasionally the temptation to revert to old ways will again be agonizingly intense

Too few people understand that genuine love has nothing to do with lust. bounce me around, I’m safe because the anchor of my soul is embedded in the immovable, two-thousand-year-old It seems too good to be true. My sins and the acts of those who have sinned against me seem too disgusting for you to want to hear Basically it is gathering together, in an easily accessible place, resources that help defeat old, destructive

Despite the New Testament saying so much about money, its only mention of tithing is in citing the Old The description of the tithe, however, seems to vary from passage to passage in the Old Testament. Moreover, the Old Testament stresses not just tithes but, in addition, giving offerings: Malachi 3:8 In addition to tithes and offerings to the Lord, however, the Old Testament strongly emphasized giving For insight into what divine material provision might entail, I am forced to delve into the Old Testament

Their issues are probably foreign to you, too, but they need Jesus, of course, as much as any of us. If you would like to join me in prayer about this, I would be most appreciative. If you would like to see the lyrics as they currently stand, I will place them below. As I look to you, O Timeless One, You draw me back two thousand years. No one but you could go to such extremes. You’re my only hope And you’re all I’ll ever need.