I have always hated violence of any kind. Maybe this is normal for most people, but it truly disturbs me on a deep level. It's really hard to put into words. I can remember when I was a kid, there was a fight in the road, outside of my house. These two boys were fighting and baseball bat was involved. I was home and of course knew that it was going on and I literally went into a panic. I couldn't stand the thought of what was taking place. I felt so aware of the...
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God began dealing with me on insecurity many years ago. It has certainly been a process, one that I'm sure will be ongoing in my daily walk. For the longest time, I believed that these feelings were based on statements such as "I'm not" or "I don't". Little did I know that the root of insecurity had nothing to do with what I possess or how I look. The heart of the matter stemmed back much further to the ideas and beliefs I had about God. And when He shined His light on those dark and...
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"And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid of the day of judgement, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world. Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love." 1 John 4:17-18 (NLT) I can vividly remember as a child...
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This was not on today's list of things to do. I have about twenty other tasks to accomplish today, but as I was reading this morning, I felt compelled to write it down and share. This past weekend, we had a wonderful speaker, Diane Mullins, at our church who shared a powerful message on healing and wholeness. Without rehashing the entire sermon, I'll jump right into the point that has stuck with me for days...
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