Matthew 6:22 – The lamp of the body is the eye… A ”healthy” or “perfect” eye is able to take in light and see clearly. Seeing clearly in the spiritual sense means having a singular focus and looking toward the direction of God’s calling without looking to the right or left (Prov. 4:25-27). Discerning and […]
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Pondering on a person’s natural personality vs. gaining the fruit of the spirit. For an example: Being patient by the fruit of the spirit vs. being patient in the flesh,
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I don’t know if its kinda weird to compare my engagement-ring purchase as a-carnal-person-experience of my previous marriage, to my engagement-ring purchase as a-new-creation-in-Christ-experience of my re-marriage. But I have thought about it several times throughout the years. I’ve never wrote down any thoughts about it, but looking at all these journal entries, I can’t
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Note: This exact journal entry can also be found on YouTube, where I read it along with a video. (Inspired by a journal entry I wrote on June 28, 2020, which was about prioritizing; January 2, 2022, which was about dwelling in the land; August 11, 2021, about being a housewife) For me personally, I
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1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 NLTMake it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before. [12] Then people who are not believers will respect the way you live, and you will not need to depend on others. I have become convinced over these
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1 Timothy 6:20-21 NKJV O Timothy! Guard what was committed to your trust, avoiding the profane and idle babblings and contradictions of what is falsely called knowledge- [21] by professing it some have strayed concerning the faith. Grace be with you. Amen. We like Timothy must guard and protect the trust of: faith, truth,
October 28,2018 I know a few other Christians who get up very early every day in order to make time for God. I look up to these people and have found their example inspiring to me. I found that getting up bright and early (5:30 a.m. – 6 a.m.) before starting my work day has helped me to develop a consistent routine, which has ultimately helped
May God give us a distaste for this world, for money, and for its “good things” through the difficulties we encounter. They are all empty and failing if we depend on them. Use them to get through life, but treat them as junk, not treasure. As I was praying this morning “Lord deliver us all
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This was inspired by a journal entry written on September 3, 2020 So often I’ve heard people talk about their passions and how they believe that their passion is who they are, because it’s so deeply part of them. I use to think the same thing about myself when it came to gymnastics/fitness and fashion.
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I wrote this journal entry during the process of buying a home in 2021. The housing market has been difficult, and although it made more sense for us to wait, God led us to buy a house in midst of all the chaos. We put a bid on a house and lost and then put
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