Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears; let the weak say, “I am strong.” – Joel 3:10 I am. Two simple words that most people think are simply parts of speech…not realising that “I am” is the name of God. God replied to Moses, “I Am Who I Am. Say this …
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Humility is not
When pride comes, then comes shame; But with the humble is wisdom. – Proverbs 11:2 Humility is not thinking less of yourself. Rather, humility is thinking of yourself less. Selah. Just look at Jesus. “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30) and: “For I have come down from heaven to do the will of God who sent …
Deciding to abide
“If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it shall be done for you. – John 15:7 Here’s the real secret: abide. And here’s how you do it: abide. Meaning, you just decide to abide. Yes, but how do you do it, I hear you ask. By …
Who is He to you?
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. – Proverbs 18:10 The name of the Lord…is whoever you know Him to be. “Know” as in yawdah, meaning a personally intimate relationship. “And Adam knew his wife Eve and she conceived”. That kind of “knowing”. Whoever you know Him to be …
2 kinds of tension problems
But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. – Gen 13:6 Too much tension or not nearly enough tension. Those are the two types of tension “problems”. If you’re negotiating a peace treaty between two volatile parties, you’re probably facing the “too much” …
Danger signs
When you see trouble coming, don’t be stupid and walk right into it— be smart and hide. – Proverbs 22:3 When you see the danger signs, act immediately to avoid what you see. Do this especially when nobody else sees what you see, because if you wait for them to see it you might miss …
Empathy is…
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. – Romans 12:15 …rejoicing with those who rejoice, and weeping with those who weep. Selah.
Use what you have
Then the Lord turned to him and said, “Go with the strength you have, and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!” – Judges 6:14 This is bigger than necessity being “the mother of invention” or even the power of creative limitation. This is a reminder that you have strength, and God is sensing you. …
Back to the beginning
So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.” – Exodus 3:10 Moses was raised in Egypt, then he fled from Egypt as a fugitive – closing the Egyptian chapter – only to have God send him back to the very place he ran away from. The …
Keep telling yourself
For she kept saying to herself, If I only touch His garment, I shall be restored to health. – Matthew 9:21 What do you keep saying to yourself? What do you keep saying to yourself about this situation? Is what you keep saying to yourself in agreement with what you keep seeing on the outside…or …