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Friday, December 16: Wrestling Before God
right now, i am consciously and determinedly veering my mind away from worrying. Christ tells me, “do not let your heart be troubled. trust in Me.” i am getting scared. not because the Lord has decided to keep me waiting but because i feel i am losing the … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolute Surrender, Armor of God, Christ, Christianity, complete surrender, Evangelism, faith, God, HolySpirit, Jesus, John 14:1, Lord, love of God, My Utmost For His Highest, Trust
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Wednesday, December 14: The Great Life
i must admit i have been bugging the Lord for something for like two weeks now and all i keep finding myself saying is, “c’mon, Looord, let it happen. just will it, pleeeeease!” i don’t get mad, i just persist. … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolute Surrender, all or nothing, Christ, Christian, Christianity, complete surrender, Conversation with God, Dependence, Divine grace, Evangelism, faith, God, God the Father, God's love, God's purpose, God's Will, Jesus, Lord, love, love of God, My Utmost For His Highest, personal relationship with God, Prayer, Religion & Spirituality, Spiritual Union, Trust
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Saturday, December 10: The Offering of the Natural
i can only begin to offer spiritual commitments to the Lord when i have made up mind about my natural commitments. the choice is simple: either deny myself or deny Him because talking about Christ is meaningless if i don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Absolute Surrender, Bible, Christ, Christianity, Commitment, Divine grace, Evangelism, faith, Family, God, God the Father, God's love, Grace, Holy Spirit, humility, Jesus, Lord, love, love of God, mankind, My Utmost For His Highest, Natural Life, obedience, Prayer, promises, Religion & Spirituality, Sin, Spirit, Spiritual Life, vows, worldiness
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Friday, December 9: The Opposition of the Natural
repulsed by the obvious evilness of sin, i find that it is no longer a matter of avoiding sin per se, “but of giving up my right to myself, my natural independence, and self-will. this is where the battle has … Continue reading
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Tagged Abuse, Christ, Christian, complete surrender, Control, Evangelism, Exploitation, faith, God the Father, Grace, Holy Spirit, independence, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Knowledge, love, love of God, mediocrity, My Utmost For His Highest, rights to myself, self-actualization, Self-Denial, Self-Sacrifice, self-will, Sin, standards of God, standards of man, Stubbornness
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Thursday, November 24: Direction of Focus
what is my average day like? i wake up to a mind dialogue with God at half past six in the morning and begin my day from there. (i normally speak to Him in my sleep, albeit in fragments, so when i wake up, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blessing, Christ, Christianity, dialogue with God, Divine grace, Evangelism, faith, focus, Gift, God, HolySpirit, Jesus, Kerygma, Lord God, love of God, My Utmost For His Highest, Psalm 123:2, Religion & Spirituality
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Friday, September 24: The Missionary’s Goal
it is so easy to lose sight of our divine purpose in our anxiousness to preserve and succeed in our temporal lives. in this material world, we tend to have this underlying belief that the one who has the most … Continue reading
Friday, September 16: Praying to God in Secret
“i seriously cannot understand how people who are so religious can be so vexatious at the same time!” my daughter had just recently posted this on her Facebook status. we know we are not doing well enough with our prayer life … Continue reading
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Tagged Evangelism, faith, fear, Fellowship, God's love, Holy Spirit, hope, humility, Jesus, love, love of God, My Utmost For His Highest, Prayer, pride, religion, Religion & Spirituality, religiosity, repetitious prayer, secret prayer, self pity, self-delusion, Spiritual Union
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Sunday, August 14, The Discipline of the Lord
God hears and knows my longing to be good and pleasing in His eyes but He also knows my failings in this regard. God knows i dream of Him and speak to Him even in my sleep but He also … Continue reading
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Tagged Chastening, Christ, Christianity, complete surrender, Divine grace, Evangelism, God, God's Discipline, Goodness, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Lord, Lord Jesus, love of God, My Utmost For His Highest, Trust
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Saturday, July 30: The Teaching of Disillusionment
two of my kids are married, my eldest daughter and my eldest son. although they are based in australia, we get to chat on skype regularly and update one another about everything — including the petty squabbles they sometimes have … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Bitterness, Christ, Christianity, Critism, Cynicism, Disillusionment, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, love, love of God, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Squabbles, trials, True Love, Trust
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Tuesday, July 19: The Submission of the Believer
“Our Lord never insists on having authority over us… But once His life has been created in me through His redemption, I instantly recognize His right to absolute authority over me. Then He is easily Lord of our life, and … Continue reading
