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Be Anxious For Nothing Philippians 4 6

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Don’t Worry Be happy. Do you remember that song? It was sort of a silly song I think in the 80s which is of course when I was growing up . I guess that tells you how old I am. Anyway I thought of that song as I was reading Philippians 4:6 this morning. Don’t [...]

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King James Bible KJV Is Not The Only Translation

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I believe that God’s Word is truly living as explained in Hebrews 4:12. There are some who are adamant that the King James Bible (KJV) is the only true translation of scripture in line with 2 Timothy 3:16 and no other translation is God’s Word. They are so firm in this belief that all they [...]

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Are You Feeling Distant From God

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Do you remember a few years ago when some private letters from Mother Teresa were made public and people found out that she had experienced difficult times in her faith where she felt that God was distant. She admitted to living in a state of deep spiritual loneliness. She even referred to it as torture. [...]

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Angels Watching Over Me

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Have you ever thought for a minute about how exciting it is to know that angels are watching over our lives? The writer of Hebrews 1:14 says that angels are ministering spirits sent out to serve those who will inherit salvation. If you do a thorough study of Scripture you will find that Angels are [...]

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His Will Or Ours?

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“That which is often asked of God, is not so much His Will and way, as His approval of our way.” S.F. Smiley

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Learning How To Trust In God

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It’s very easy to say that we trust God when you is going as planned. But it is when the rug is pulled out from underneath us that we find out what faith really means. It is when we really have to trust God because we have no other hope that we find out the [...]

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In Prayer In Faith

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As soon as we are in God in faith and in love, we are in prayer Fenelon

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No Time For Each Other

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“Today we see more and more that all the suffering in the world has started from home. Today we have no time even to look at each other, to talk to each other, to enjoy each other, and still less to be what our children expect from us, what the husband expects from the wife, [...]

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Kisses From Katie Review

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I am reading a book called Kisses From Katie about a 19 year girl who left everything and moved to Africa to serve Jesus. The following is from the book. I just love the last sentence. “Jesus wrecked my life. For as long as I can remember, I had everything this world says is important. [...]

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I Was Made For Another World

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If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. CS Lewis

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