What do we mean when we say “God showed up?” Is our assumption that He wasn’t there before and now He is? It sounds like it, even if that’s not what we mean. God has promised He is with believers. He dwells within us individually as well as when we gather. So, when we claim…
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No second chance
I’m so glad I don’t have a God of second chances. Who’d want to go through an exact same regrettable experience again? A second chance is going back to the same starting place and trying again for the same thing. That works out sometimes, but not always. God doesn’t set us back to where we…
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I will always take care of you
Have you seen the dog food commercial where the little girl promises to her puppy, “I’ll always take care of you?” A montage follows giving snippets of their life until the pup is old and gray. Having just made that promise to my new companion, I still feel like that little girl inside. We promise…
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Walk Wisely; Walk Safely
Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe. Proverbs 28:26 When I trust in myself, I’m putting myself before God. I’m asserting the plans I have for myself, and how I’m going to accomplish them. The contrast is to walk with God, the One who made me and…
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