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Jan 31, 2012, 10:31 pm
whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things honest,
whatsoever things just,
whatsoever things pure,
whatsoever things lovely,
whatsoever things of good report;
if any praise,
think on these things.
Philippians 4:8 (KJV)
What we think about is impo... Comment - Like
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Jan 27, 2012, 9:00 am
Welcome to a new series here on A Christ Follower’s Musings! I’m surprised I haven’t had this one from the beginning considering the title of my blog. Musings will be short posts with one or more musings about various things. These musings may lead to a devotion or study down the line, but for... Comment - Like
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Jan 26, 2012, 12:11 pm
Every so often I have questions; questions that aren't specifically answered through studying the Bible or despite study I do not understand the answer. This question is among them:
What does a life fully devoted to the Lord look like?
Or
How can we live lives fully devoted to the Lord? Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 9:00 am
Are you still out there? I hope so. I am sorry for being so absent the last eight months. You see, I have a problem. My problem is that I get so focused on things that it’s practically becomes an obsession. When that happens everything else falls into a state of disrepair. Even my walk with G... Comment - Like
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Nov 30, 2011, 9:00 am
Look carefully then how you walk!
Live purposefully and worthily and accurately,
not as the unwise and witless, but as wise (sensible, intelligent people),
Making the very most of the time,
because the days are evil.
Ephesians 5:15-16
Time management is the process... Comment - Like
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Nov 28, 2011, 9:00 am
"Keep watching and praying that you may not enter into temptation;
the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Matt 26:41
This verse has never been as evident in my life as it has this past year. Since last November I have struggled to keep my walk with God afloat. I do not doubt ... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2011, 11:01 pm
THOSE WHO WALK WITH GOD WON'T RUN FROM PEOPLE'S NEEDS.
Right before the jetway door closed, I scrambled aboard the plane going from
LA to Chicago, lugging my laptop and overstuffed briefcase. It was the
first leg of an important business trip a few weeks before Christmas, and I ... Comment - Like
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Sep 20, 2011, 10:25 pm
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all?
What if I Stumble~DC Talk
There has been something weighing on my mind. While I do my best to love God with all of my heart, soul, mind and strength and while I try to obey His commands, I am... Comment - Like
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Sep 1, 2011, 9:55 pm
Cause I struggle with forward motion
I struggle with forward motion
We all struggle with forward motion
Cause forward motion is harder than it sounds
Well every time I gain some ground
I gotta turn myself around again
Forward Motion~Reliant K
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May 11, 2011, 11:20 pm
So he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights;
he did not eat bread or drinks water.
And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.
Exodus 24:28
Whether you believe that the 10 Commandments are abolished or not, they are great standards ... Comment - Like
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May 9, 2011, 9:25 pm
Submit therefore to God
James 4:7
I have written before about God’s lordship, but recently I have been thinking about what our response to it should be. That response should be total submission, should it not? But what does that look like?
What is submission? In today’s culture, submi... Comment - Like
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May 6, 2011, 9:40 pm
Verses I Liked
Job 20:20“Such God-denying people are never content with what they have or who they are; their greed drives them relentlessly.”
Job 23:10-14 “But he knows where I am and what I’ve done. He can cross-examine me all he wants, and I’ll pass the test with honors. I’ve fo... Comment - Like
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May 4, 2011, 8:43 pm
Anxiety: distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear…
So I have a problem with anxiety. I get anxious and worry about the silliest things that have no bearing on anything what so ever. I seriously worry these things in circles and drive myself crazy. When I am anxious I bite my nails or pig o... Comment - Like
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May 2, 2011, 8:52 pm
He who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich
Proverbs 21:17
The last fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians is Temperance. Of all the fruit of the Spirit this is the one that I need more of.
Temperance is translated from the Greek egk... Comment - Like
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Apr 27, 2011, 8:40 pm
1. Do I spend more time daily caring for my personal appearance than I do in Bible study, prayer, and worship?
Not really. I spend more time worrying about my personal appearance than actually doing anything about it. In that sense though, I do think about my personal appearance a lot more than G... Comment - Like
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Apr 25, 2011, 9:22 pm
When you enter the land which I am going to give you and reap its harvest,
then you shall bring in the sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest to the priest.
He shall wave the sheaf before the LORD for you to be accepted…
Leviticus 23:10-11
The feast of First Fruits is the... Comment - Like
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Apr 22, 2011, 11:22 pm
Verses I liked
Job 9:2-4 “The question is, ‘How can mere mortals get right with God?’ If we wanted to bring our case before him, what chance would we have? Not one in a thousand! God’s wisdom is so deep, God’s power so immense, who could take him on and come out in one piece?”
Job 9:... Comment - Like
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Apr 20, 2011, 9:11 pm
Then on the fifteenth day of the same month
there is the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD;
for seven days you shall eat unleavened bread.
On the first say you shall have a holy convocation;
you shall not so any laborious work,
But for seven days you shall prese... Comment - Like
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Apr 18, 2011, 8:05 pm
In the first month, on the fourteenth day of the month
at twilight is the LORD’s Passover.
Leviticus 23:5
Passover is the first feast of the year, and it starts tonight. In fact it has already started here.
Passover is observed in remembrance of what God did while the Israelites... Comment - Like
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Apr 13, 2011, 9:49 pm
“My grace is sufficient for thee:
for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”
I haven’t done one of these in a long time and I figured that this it was time for another teaching from the words of Jesus. This is yet another backward teaching of Christ who often went counterculture to... Comment - Like
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Apr 11, 2011, 10:14 pm
For sin shall not be master over you,
for you are not under law but under grace.
Romans 6:14
I have heard more times than I can count that we are not under law but under grace, but I don’t recall anybody ever explaining what that meant. It seems important though and thought it neede... Comment - Like
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Apr 8, 2011, 10:38 pm
Verses I liked
Job 1:1 Job…was honest inside and out, a man of his word, who was totally devoted to God and hated evil with a passion.
Job 1:8 “Have you noticed my fried Job? There’s no one quite like him—honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil.”
Job 1... Comment - Like
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Apr 6, 2011, 9:34 pm
Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
James 4:7
What does it mean to resist the devil and why do we need to resist him?
We are to resist him because he is God’s adversary and therefore, as Christians, he is our adversary as well. In fact his name, Satan, is Hebrew for adversary... Comment - Like
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Apr 4, 2011, 10:43 pm
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
Romans 3:23
One of the key parts of our beliefs as Christians is that we are sinners saved by grace. No one who has ever lived, aside from Jesus, has escaped from being a sinner. All have sinned and are in need of grace. It is ingrained... Comment - Like
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Apr 1, 2011, 10:56 pm
Verses I liked
Esther 4:14 “If you persist in staying silent at a time like this, help and deliverance will arrive for the Jews from someplace else; but you and your family will be wiped out. Who knows? Maybe you were made queen for just such a time as this”
Notes
The book of Esther cove... Comment - Like
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Mar 30, 2011, 9:00 am
God gives some the gift of marriage
and to others the gift of singleness…
A woman who is no longer married or has never been married
can be more devoted to the Lord
in body and in spirit…
1 Corinthians 7:7, 34 NLT
In the past I have always heard the “gift o... Comment - Like
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Mar 28, 2011, 11:38 am
Last night after my quiet time I made a decision. Don’t worry, I’m not shutting down the blog. The complete opposite actually. I have decided to be more committed to blogging. The past few months my blogging has been hit or miss. I am committing to posting four times a week; Monday, Wednesday, F... Comment - Like
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Mar 28, 2011, 9:00 am
Seek the LORD,
All you humble of the earth
Who have carried out His ordinance;
Seek righteousness, seek humility…
Zephaniah 2:3 NASB
Meekness is defined as gentleness1; calm temper of mind, not easily provoked2, humility and lowliness of mind3, mildness,…patient suff... Comment - Like
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Mar 25, 2011, 5:51 pm
Verses I liked
Nehemiah 1:5“God, God-of-Heaven, the great and awesome God, loyal to his covenant and faithful to those who love him and obey his commands”
Nehemiah 9:5-6 “Blessed be your glorious name, exalted above all blessing and praise! You’re the one, GOD, you alone; You made the... Comment - Like
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Mar 23, 2011, 8:48 pm
He existed before anything else,
and he holds all creation together.
Colossians 1:17
I love this verse. It’s one of my favorites. To think that without God the world falls into chaos. The same is true for us. When we leave God out of our lived it begins to fall apart.
I believe that... Comment - Like
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Mar 21, 2011, 8:00 pm
Do not merely listen to the word,
and so deceive yourselves.
Do what it says.
James 1:22 (NIV)
In 2 Timothy 3:16 we are told that the Word of God is “profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.” That is all well and good, one of my f... Comment - Like
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Mar 13, 2011, 11:39 am
The one to whom we pray knows our feelings. know temptation…has felt discouraged…has been hungry and sleepy and tired. He knows what we feel like when the alarm clock goes off…He nods in understanding when we pray in anger. He is touched when we tell him there is more to do than can ever be do... Comment - Like
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Mar 4, 2011, 9:00 am
Verses I liked
Ezra 3:11 “Yes! GOD is good! Oh yes—he’ll never quit loving Israel!”
Ezra 7:10 “Ezra had committed himself to studying the Revelation of GOD, to living it, and to teaching Israel to live its truths and ways.”
Ezra 7:25 “… Anyone who does not know th Teaching, ... Comment - Like
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Mar 2, 2011, 9:00 am
To those who use well what they are given,
even more will be given, and they will have an abundance.
But from those who do nothing,
even what little they have will be taken away.
Matthew 15:29 NIV
A steward is a manager or caretaker of sorts. They manage the household, l... Comment - Like
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Feb 28, 2011, 9:00 am
You shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil
into the house of the Lord your God.
Exodus 34:19
The Law of First Fruits was a law that commanded the people of Israel to bring the first of their livestock and harvest to the house of God. According to Smith’s Bible Dictionary t... Comment - Like
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Feb 27, 2011, 9:00 am
WINDSHIELD WIPER LESSON FROM A CHILD
One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick.
Suddenly, my son Matthew spoke up from his relaxed position in the front
seat.
"Mom, I'm thinking of... Comment - Like
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Feb 25, 2011, 9:00 am
Verses I Liked
2 Chronicles 30:9 “Your God is gracious and kind and won’t snub you—come back and he’ll welcome you with open arms.”
2 Chronicles 30:18-19 “May God who is all good, pardon and forgive everyone who sincerely desires GOD…”
2 Chronicles 34:31 “The king (Josiah)... Comment - Like
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Feb 23, 2011, 9:00 am
I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse.
So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants,
by loving the Lord your God, by obeying His voice,
and by holding fast to Him
Deuteronomy 30:19-20
To choose life is to choose Jehovah as our... Comment - Like
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Feb 21, 2011, 9:00 am
the righteous will live by his faith
Habakkuk 2:4
The Hebrew word translated faith in the verse above is ‘emuwnah. It means firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness. In the New Testament the Greek word pistis is translated as faith. It means conviction of the truth of anything. In ref... Comment - Like
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Feb 20, 2011, 9:34 am
A Christian cannot be an atheist, but he can live like one.
From 1001 Things Your Mother Told You
(an you should have listened to!)-Quotes, Sayings, and Timeless Wisdom
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Feb 18, 2011, 9:00 am
Verses I likes
2 Chronicles 19:7 “Live in the fear of GOD—be most careful, for God hates dishonesty, partiality, and bribery.”
2 Chronicles 20:17 “just stand firm…and watch GOD’s saving work for you take shape. Don’t be afraid, don’t waver. March out boldly…GOD is with you.... Comment - Like
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