Monthly Archives: June 2018

Whether we realize it or not, we are all in the continual process of building our house, which represents our lives, on some type of belief, standard, or principle. The principles of Truth or error we hear and believe will influence our day-to-day choices. Then our decision making will affect the course of action on which we choose to build our lives. Jesus urges us to listen and build our lives upon His words and teachings. If we listen and…..

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Most of us are so afraid to encounter hardship, loss, or disappointment that we are blinded to the positive spiritual and emotional benefits that can be derived from the process of working through our inner struggle, fear, and frustration. Our ‘flesh man’ will push us to fight with those who bring us grief, or to run away and hide from the inner issues driving our ill feelings.  But our maturing ‘spiritual man’ understands the truth of not needing to be…..

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Jesus calls those who are overwhelmed, overburdened, and struggling to come to Him to find help.  He offers Himself as the way out for anxious, struggling human beings to find rest, even as they are living in this stressful world. When we have labored long and feel spiritually weary, physically exhausted or mentally depleted, His gentle call is, “Come to me. I will help you find relief.” Because of His great love, the Lord is always intimately concerned about the…..

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In our humanness, the thought of suffering is troubling! Nonetheless, suffering will come to all of us while living on fallen planet earth. Jesus said, “In this world, you will have tribulation, but fear not I have overcome the world”. Our “natural man” is afraid of undergoing hardships because we feel the experience of suffering might be too overwhelming and more than we can bear. Yet, when we face the truth that our faithful God desires to help us overcome…..

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