HOPELESSNESS IS NOT HOPELESS
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The Lakota people are not without remedy for the hopelessness and despair that has robbed them of years of peace and joy. Their deliverance — their restoration rests in recognizing the source of their sin, repentance and surrender to the only ONE TRUE GOD.
DON'T ANSWER THE DOOR
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Don’t answer the door when the enemy comes knocking. Refuse to accept those feelings of defeat, oppression, heaviness, and error he brings with him. We are children of the Most High and it is He who dwells in us mightily.
A TRUE WORSHIPER
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We're in this journey together, learning to obediently give Him all He asks of us while He provides the means to do so. The true worshiper will obediently give all that He asks trusting that He will provide.
TEAR DOWN THE PAGAN ALTARS
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Ancient Israel had leaders who did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and obeyed His commands but failed to tear down the pagan altars..
TREASURES HIDDEN IN DARKNESS
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Darkness flees when Light appears. Where will you carry the Light of Christ today? How will you respond to God’s call to the uttermost parts of the earth?
A CONTRITE SPIRIT
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In our prayers of confession, let’s be ever mindful that we’re not fooling God by choosing the more gentle ways of expressing our sinfulness.
THE NEW CHURCH LADY
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I can remember pulling into church parking lots again and again and sitting there bawling my eyes out as I watched married couple after married couple walk inside the holy doors of we have it all together -sorry about your luck.
THE DEEPEST WOE
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Hell had unleashed its fiercest fury, summoning every demon as if to convince Him he was utterly alone. His deepest woe weighed heavily in...
NOT MADE OF FEATHERS
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Consider with me the cross … not a velvet cross or one made of feathers. The cross was was made of wood; a man could carry it … Jesus carried it after inviting as many as would to pick up their personal cross and follow Him.
SHOWERS OF BLESSING
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We simply cannot do without saturating showers of grace. Seasonable grace. For His glory.
STRENGTH OF HOPE
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Is the hope you have in Christ enough to sustain you in the face of persecution? Could you testify of His love in the face of martyrdom?
FAITH SHINES BRIGHTER IN WINTER
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"...thy faith never looks so grand in summer weather as it does in winter.” Likewise, God's grace shines brighter in the midst of adversity.
CONSTRAIN US, GLORIOUS LORD
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Spurgeon wrote, "Glorious Lord, constrain us that we may never leave thee, but dwell by the well of the living God." It has become my prayer...
COLLEGE OF CONTENTMENT
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True and abiding contentment will cost us. It will be painful at times. We will find it difficult to resist the urge to complain and grumble, to murmur and show discontent.
NO STEP WITHOUT GOD
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Without our “Compass”, the way through life is filled with deadends, roadblocks, disguised potholes, insurmountable mountains, hidden pits and cunning traps laid by the enemy to snare the unsuspecting.
WHAT A PRIVILEGE
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His secret voice is heard deep within my heart, yet is so profound that it demands a response
PRIZING HIS PRESENCE
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If we are willing to follow hard after Him until we find that place of rest in His presence, we will go where He may be found.
THINGS UNSEEN
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When trouble knocks at our door, we quickly become owners of it, identifying our very selves with our troubles, taking on the persona of one who has become one with their circumstances.
