Whether our worship is through our tears, dance, shouts of joy, sadness, or sweet and tender whispers, He hears and responds with His presence. He gives us His full attention!
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Our lives really do depend on remaining in Christ. When we disconnect from God we become completely exposed and vulnerable to the enemy. If you desire to find your purpose in life, it will be found by remaining in Christ. For any seeker searching for true identity, it is found by remaining in Christ. For the broken and hurting who long for wholeness, it is found only by remaining in Christ. For the abandoned and rejected, you will find your home by remaining in Christ. Everything that bears Godly and life-giving fruit comes from remaining in Christ.
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A maturing child will one day let go of their parent's hand, but in the Kingdom of God, it is unnatural for us to ever let go of the hand of our Father. The Bible promises that He will never leave us nor forsake us. This is of course comforting and very true. He is faithful and will never abandon His children! It is God's children who forget there is a constant need of Him. Simply confessing our need for God, repenting, and reaching out ones hand in faith results in alignment with Him, protection and peace.
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Adding the “also” is a way of living that places value upon others. It bestows honor. It takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary in special and thoughtful ways. The “Also Principle” isn’t about doing to be seen, it’s about doing what is right whether is it seen or unseen. There is something powerful and supernatural that happens in your life, and the others, when you add the “also.”
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The level of honor one gives is determined by the amount of perceived value. In Malachi 1 God is speaking to Israel and asks this powerful question: Where is the honor due me? This question comes from the reality that while the Israelites said they honored God, He was not getting their best.
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We all face many distractions in a single day. Some days I feel as if distraction is looming over me constantly, even to the point of major frustration on my part that I cannot seem to avoid them! I have come to realize that distractions are never going to stop chasing me, but I can stop chasing distractions.
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The evidence of honor in your life is when you honor those who do not return it to you. The kingdom of God is a kingdom of honor. The world needs a restoration of the biblical virtue of honor. Proverbs 4:23 "Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life."
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Time is the only commodity on earth given equally. We don’t all possess the same amount of money, but we do possess the same amount of time. What you become in life is determined by the way you spend your time. Redeeming time is to "own again" time you've spent, or lost. There's no better time than now to begin redeeming the time!
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There is no shortcut to transformation, yet it is not as complicated as you may think. Though not complicated, it requires commitment on our part to come before God to be renewed and transformed.
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Do not tire of telling of your redemption. If unredeemed angels do not tire of worshiping why should we? As one who deserves destruction yet has been given eternal life, I should be singing louder, dancing more freely, and praising Jesus with full abandon. Why? Let the redeemed of the Lord "say so!" I love this line from a song we have been singing this year "there is no sound greater than a captive set free."
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Busy-ness has a way of warring against our awareness of God. Don’t waste your moments. Remain in a place of tenderness and rest. God wants us to draw near to Him and I believe He wants us to come back into rhythms of rest in Him. God is increasing our faith by increasing our rest. It starts with surrender.
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There are no limitations with God. God knows no boundaries. What is impossible with man is always POSSIBLE with GOD! If we will but ask the Holy Spirit to help us see things through God’s eyes, from His perspective, I bet we’d complain less, pray more, love more, have more compassion, and be much more effective. That's exactly what God did with Abram. He took him outside of his limited perspective, and gave him the vast view from the top of the mountain. "Then He brought him outside and said, 'Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.' And He said to him, 'So shall your descendants be,'" Genesis 15:5.
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God says He is the potter and you are the clay. He would like to shape you as seems best to Him. To shape somebody means to sculpt and mold him or her. He shapes as seems best not to you, but as seems best to Him. This, by the way, is always the best for you!
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