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Path of Life

Listening to God’s voice will lead you on the path of life. It may be difficult to truly hear God’s voice if you’re focused on getting your own way.  Allow the Holy Spirit to cleanse your heart by reading his word and turning away from sin and that will open up a door of greater […]

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Wisdom from Heaven (Link up)

Wisdom from Heaven Yesterday I was waiting on God in my time of prayer — I needed fresh wisdom and insight for next steps. As I quieted my heart and began to listen to Him intently, I asked Him if there was any distractions in my life that I needed to set aside in this […]

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Wisdom

Wisdom from God brings peace and assurance to your heart. To hear God’s voice you and I must be willing to submit to him and to surrender to his leading. His voice will be confirmed by the good fruit produced by the word. When you surrender to the wisdom from above that is impartial and […]

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Listening to God’s Voice

Do you know how to listen for God’s voice? Listening to God’s voice requires us to clothe ourselves with humility.  We need to be open to surrender and obey God completely, without bargaining or defending ourselves. God’s voice differs from our own.  However, when we are so badly want our way, it can be dangerous […]

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Humility Leads to Intimacy

Humility leads to honor and favor with God. God promotes and gives grace to the humble, but he frustrates and resists the proud. God’s honor is poured out on those who are not seeking it for themselves. Favor from God increases your ability to help and serve other people. Humility leads to intimacy with God. […]

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Promotion

Do you want to be promoted? Humility is the foundation of all virtue.  God’s ways are higher than the worlds ways.  Our American culture encourages you to strive to get ahead.  It doesn’t seem to matter who you crawl over to get to the top. The claim to fame can be littered with end world […]

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Do you Want Better Relationships?

Do you want to have better relationships? Have you ever noticed humility heals relationships and pride separates close friends? Pride creates strife.  If you seriously believe that you are always right you will experience a lot of conflict in your life. You and I will have better relationships when we learn how to take the […]

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Pride is a Secret Enemy

Have you ever been blind-sided by pride? Pride is so deceptive. You may have been hit by pride like Miriam was in the Bible when she and Aaron confronted Moses. Together they pointed at Moses accusing him of lifting himself up, but it was the other way around.  Pride is the basis of all sin. […]

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Living For Christ

Do you want to know a secret about living for Christ? Dying to self means living for Christ.  After we go through that dying process things are actually easier. We don’t feel hurt when we are overlooked and we are secure in God’s love without the need for public recognition. There are things in life […]

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Dying to Self

Have you ever noticed that dying to self is not a popular teaching? To have a living vital relationship with God we die to ourselves.  To die to self is to set aside your own wants and desires and focus on loving and serving God. As we die to ourselves we no longer try to […]

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