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Searching boldly in the Word of God to answers to life and faith.

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Searching boldly in the Word of God to answers to life and faith.

    Bad Habits

    Bad Habits

    Bad habits aren't worth the cost. - We all have bad habits and we all know they are bad habits, yet we keep doing them. These habits give us something and we keep using them until the cost of them becomes greater than the cost of changing them. Whether it is about what we eat, how we behave, our coping mechanisms, how we spend our money, or anything else. We need Jesus to fill the need that the habit is filling and make a change because those bad habits usually aren't worth it.
    Matthew 5:30
    Bad habits aren't worth the cost.

    Time to Wake Up

    Time to Wake Up

    Proper worship clarifies life. - When you are just waking up it is hard to think clearly or even interpret information, let alone make big decisions. Often we need to go through a pattern or get some coffee into us before we start to think clearly and have the groggy fog lift. We often face that same fog when God starts speaking to us, and the only way to lift the fog and see what He is saying clearly, is to worship Him.
    Ezekiel 45:8-10, 47:1-12, 48:35
    Proper worship clarifies life.

    Can You Escape?

    Can You Escape?

    If you're trapped, play dead. - Sometimes our behaviours are traps in themselves, and sometimes the circumstances of life leave us trapped. We all know what it feels like to be trapped though. It's one of those feelings that can drown out everything else and leave you completely crippled. This happens especially in those situations where you don't think anyone will ever be able to save you. We know Jesus can reach us wherever we are, but the rescue requires something significant from us...
    If you're trapped, play dead.
    Ezekiel 36-44

    Don't Forget Why You're Here

    Don't Forget Why You're Here

    When you stop fighting for the lost, you get lost. - Life is busy and there are lots of things trying to get our attention. It is easy to get distracted, but it is also easy to simply start thinking that we are here for our own pleasure and benefit. We forget that we are here to take care of each other and we are here to fight for the lost. When we start living like that, we end up doing huge amounts of damage to others and to ourselves. Actually, when we start living like that, we can end up in a worse situation than the lost.
    When you stop fighting for the lost, you get lost.
    Ezekiel 33-35

    When Your Enemies Get Punished

    When Your Enemies Get Punished

    Let God handle everyone else; You need to just focus on what God is trying to tell you. - It is a very natural response to celebrate when your enemies get what they deserve. The sense of justice is very nice and it makes you feel vindicated. And sometimes when we are facing pain, we anxiously wait for our enemies to be in pain too. Yet, these reactions don't seem to fit with what God desires. Even though justice can be a very good thing, God wants to give mercy more than justice. And God wants us to react differently too.
    Let God handle everyone else; You need to just focus on what God is trying to tell you.
    Ezekiel 25:3-7

    Is Jesus Really Alive?

    Is Jesus Really Alive?

    When you meet the living Christ something real happens to you. - Everything about Christianity hinges on Jesus rising from the dead. If that didn't happen, there is no point following Jesus. If that did happen, then nothing else matters. That is the key element we must face and deal with. When we examine the evidence, we have very good reasons to believe Jesus is actually alive today!
    When you meet the living Christ something real happens to you.
    1 Corinthians 15

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