J. David Barron
J. David Barron is an award-winning columnist and author of "Fairway to Heaven," a novella based on a true story, available online at BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon.com. Reach him at jdpbarron@msn.com
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A Promise that Means to CleanEven the hopeless affects of our willful disobedience can be set aright with God.
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Chunk Your Junk at GodThe very first step in gaining God-given relief takes an especially deliberate action on our part.
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A Shirt and a HopeWhen all you've got left to show for it all is a T-shirt, put it on and wear it proudly. Then get ready to talk about it.
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I Am a Rich Man, IndeedGod has His job, and we have ours. Let us be sure not to confuse the two.
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The Victory ContinuesTell the devil to go to Hell, and have a good time doing it.
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The Promise is in the ProcessJust as it seems God is ignoring us, we discover "The Process." Once we embrace it, discouragement flees and we take heart at the sure Promise we know we have for our lives.
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Having a Real Security BlanketGod offers us happily ever-after, however, most of us only get the "ever-after" part. We don't understand the "now" part of Our Father's gift for us. Jesus wants us to hear that part of it right now.
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It's All GoodThings may not be good, but they will surely turn out to become good for those of us who are in His plans.
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God Wants to Know What is on Our MindsOur Big Daddy wants us to take Him at His Word, and give Him an earful. Really.
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Moby and the MinnowsThe sharks are honored, and enjoy a considerable reward. However, the real life God wants to give them to compliment their portfolios is available to us who know where to place our focus.
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An Extra-ordinary Difference in Ordinary LifeMixing a little trust with our right attitude makes all the difference in the world.
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Teaching Us the Value of Our Redeeming ProfitInsider trading made easy - and legal.
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Our Righteous Foundation and FutureAll the promises of God are "Yes" and "Amen."
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Forever is a Long, Long TimeIf we wish for the best for ourselves, we will ourselves to abide.
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An Offer We Can't RefuseMaking our way prosperous is as simple as saying, "Yes."
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Putting in a Good WordHaving a door opened for us is the key to a good start. Asking the right doorkeeper is essential to seeing our way made evident.
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Discipline is a Righteous WeaponBeing pious is one thing. Being a disciple is quite another.
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The Assuring Success from Knowing the Good ShepherdOur souls do better with a "Shepherd". Jesus tells us He will gladly assume that responsibility, and in doing so, will become the foundation for our success.
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Saving Face with My Facebook BuddiesUnlike those extended periods of absence from the hallowed halls of Robert E. Lee, I actually have a legit excuse this time for staying gone so long ...
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Looking at Our Future with 2020 VisionGod has not made this rocket science for us to understand. If we want to have success in life, then we must seek His Presence.
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Looking at Our Future with 2020 VisionGod has not made this rocket science for us to understand. If we want to have success in life, then we must seek His Presence.
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Grace HappensWe are to cease and desist from trying so hard, and just receive the gift.
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Got Yada?God loves you. Yada, yada, yada, right? Wrong. Trust instead in a new thing.
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Getting What We Need and WantThe emphasis on the title of today's Promise is on the word "And." If we will but humble ourselves to consider God's design for us, we won't believe how sweet now "and" forever will be.
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The Craft is UnsinkableWe ain't on the Titanic. Based on the promises of God for our lives - such as Romans 8:28, for instance - we can take a cue from how Our Lord is handling the tempestuous waters.
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Our Counsel Gives Us SafetySudden calamity and terror is guaranteed to happen. Yet, we are given reassurance that it will have no dominion over us who abide in the shadow of The Almighty.
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Our Hope LivesKnowing God in spirit and in truth produces for us tangible benefits.
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For the Love of a FatherMany of us have no problem realizing how serious God takes His commandments to us. Have you ever thought about how serious He is regarding the responsibilities He has to us? He is even more so.
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Throw Yourself into the ThronePart of what He defines as "good" is giving us yet "another chance." God is asking us to boldly seize such an opportunity.
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Eternally Living the DreamIf you choose to abide, then you get the privilege of enjoying eternal life.
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Our Deliverer Continues His PromiseSo great a security we enjoy by simply being aware.
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Change, Change, Change, Changes ..He still remains the same. The entire landscape of the world as we know it may be changing, but God's incomprehensible love for us does not and will not.
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If You Will, I WillSincerity is the key to our receiving His strength for our lives.
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He Has the Whole World in His HandsRoses come with thorns, but you put on a pair of gloves, and the problem is handled.
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God Wants You to Know He Has Your BackTrials do not mean you've lost His blessing.
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God Wants Us to Know He Has Our BackTrials do not mean God is judging us.
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God Wants Us to Know He Has Our BackTrials do not mean God is judging us.
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God Wants Us to Know He Has Our BackTrials do not mean God is judging us.
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God Has a Secret to ShareUnderrated, and often unappreciated until it's gone, Our Father has a gift for us that is absolutely priceless.
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The Help We Need is All Around UsGod is as hands-on or hands-off as you and I prefer Him to be in our lives. But the more we want Him involved, the more He will be Our Helper.
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Our Help is All Around UsGod is as hands-on or hands-off in our lives as we prefer. But to those of us who seek Him for our answers and our guidance, He promises to be our Helper.
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Confessing an Abiding PresenceThe Spirit symbolizes to us a sure sign of eternal reality.
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We Should Anticipate a Good SolutionWhen we seek God to resolve a matter, we can know what to expect as a result.
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Trust, Submit, Cast, ReceiveThe care and exaltation God yearns to give us blesses Him more than it even does us.
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth IsThere is a manner of investing that will satisfy all our desires - to get and to give.
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Our Payoff is a Catch-22Electing to patiently wait for The Lord to bring our desires to fruition in His timing yields more blessing than we can contain.
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He is Not About to Quit on UsOur destiny isn't subject to starting and stopping, nor is it getting ready to begin.
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Our Inheritance is 'Now'We have been given simple instructions for when we will receive all we need and, thus, really desire.
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Stupidity is Not Becoming ExcellenceGod has declared us to be royal unto Him, His own special people. As such, we have been relieved of a task-oriented mindset.
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The Fork in the Road is a Fork in Our LivesWe have a choice to how we consider matters. One way or the other produces consequences. We can't have both, though, so we must choose well.
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Set Free to Be a BlessingThis present suffering is to bring about in us an effectual change that will lead to just-as-real effectual change in the world, for His glory. We are to be blessed in order to invest in His inheritance.
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Our Trust Must Be ImmovablePeace is our barometer for what to do when. By relying on our promises from God, peace will steer our direction.
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Our Supplier Never Runs OutGod tells us how to ask for more in The Book of James (4:3). He wants us to know, because it blesses His heart to see us living in the abundance He wants us to have, and be. He truly wants us to enjoy contentedness.
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We Shall Not Be MovedNo matter the disaster, no matter its scope, no matter the gloom and doom we may face, we have very present help in time of trouble.
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Trust His CommitmentIf we give Him our very best, then our dearest will have the very best.
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Unalterable Peace for TodayGod has a currency He's given us that if we will but spend it, the rewards are simply unfathomable.
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We Are to Ask for Fulfilling JoyJesus is instructing each of us today to ask of Him what we will. Our requests will be the mirror that provides the map for how we are to take our next step. Be assured, however, those desires are coming.
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We Can Have Fun Feeling Good About OurselvesIt's not just good and fun to feel well about ourselves, it also makes us incredibly dangerous and, even terrifying.
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Mercy Surrounds Our CareSeparate facets of our lives - like politics, economics, religion, business - are not separate. They are entwined. Just like one hand washes the other, each component of our existence affects the other. Our God is in the midst of them all.
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We Have Promise Upon Promise Upon Promise ForeverThere's something about still waters and green pastures that bring out the very best in life.
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It's a Beautiful LifeGod's Promise for us today is a Holy tip that can bring much relief, and then joy.
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Get the Door. It's Not DominosWhen we hear the word "Behold!" we might want to give the matter the attention it deserves.
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What Part of 'All' Are We Not Getting?We really can have all of Him in our lives. If we'll acknowledge His order for our lives, we can do it all, too.
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We Can Be Sure We Haven't Been Counted Out"The Fear of The Lord" also entails having a humble and contrite heart and spirit. Even that is a gift from Him. But to have that gift, means Our God will never leave us, not forsake us. So we can keep on getting up.
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He Doesn't Forget His PityGod's heart feels all the sentiments toward us that we feel toward those we love the most - only much more so.
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Stand Up Instead of Rolling OverWhen we experience the fellowship of Jesus' sufferings - as we surely will - we can be certain that we will also have the sure mercies of David.
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Let's Just as Soon Get Past ItAlong with the problem of believing the same for ourselves as we do for others, many of us also struggle with the ability to feel the same forgiveness that we extend toward others. God has a heart about that matter, too.
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He Will Come Through for YouBelieving for others is often a lot easier to do than believing for ourselves. God knows that. As such, He has so lovingly provided something He didn't have to do for us - proof.
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The Wonder of it AllGod has a crystal-clear Word to each of us that will heal every one of us, and that is guaranteed to excite us about our future.
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He Who Hesitates LosesWhy put off tomorrow what can be done today? or, Why do today what can be put off until tomorrow? The question is really, "How good do you want it?"
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Our Defense is on RetainerGod, Who loves us more than most of us can ever hope to begin to realize, has set us up with an Intercedent Who has His ear - and His heart - for our good.
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He Says He is It, and Only He Will Help UsDaily Promises has unapologetically declared that Jesus was a radical; that He is confrontational, and divisive. God also says to believe otherwise is something contrived, and only the foolish give such thoughts credence.
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Cash is King, but Jesus is LordGod has a bailout plan of His own; He even details how He intends to implement it for those of us who are committed to taking Him at His Word.
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Taking Charge Means Letting GoGod has explained to us that His ways are not ours (Isaiah 55:8-9), but He promises over and again that if we will but trust Him, He will see to it that we get the most possible from our lives.
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Our Want is Only for LackWe have not because we ask not. God is inviting each of us today - right now - to seek Him to show Himself strong on our behalf.
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Whether It's a Trek or a Roller Coaster, It's LifeWe have no need to rely upon philosophy when we have The Word explaining all things to us - even those secrets of life we must endure for His Name's sake.
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It's the Little Delights that Make the DifferenceUpon taking Him up on His offer, our quality of life improves significantly and dramatically with only a little to ponder.
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Reading the Break: Galloping Bird Leaves Jockey Laughing like a LoonMine That Bird flew out of nowhere and straight into creating another sensation when the colt with dubious connections romped past the field to win the Kentucky Derby.
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That's the Kind of Friend I'm Talking About!The only thing better than having a friend who loves you like a brother, is having a rich One who loves you like that.
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We've Got a Friend Who Has Our BackGetting to know God introduces us to know His Spirit, Who leads us into relationship with The One Who loves us more than any other. It's a friendship we can't live without.
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To Invest We Must DivestAnyone savvy with finances knows that to make a lot, you need to spend some. Kind of like a relationship. It goes both ways. You give and get. God is pointedly asking each of us a question today about our relationship with Him.
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The Payoff Exceeds Our ExpectationsWe don't have to stop living as we are, just how we are if we want to begin realizing true contentment from our lives.
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The Ultimate Life Insurance for TodayOn such a day of sorrows, the only thing we need to fear is Him. -
That We May Order Our Lives AbundantlyOur God not only provides and protects, He promotes and glorifies, too. All we must do to receive such fantastic gifts is do what we should, anyway.
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Knowing is BelievingWe believe what we know. In today's Promise, God assures us that we will know both Him and His Son forever, together as One.
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Hearing is KnowingYou don't have to face your fears, you just need to face God - head on, and quietly - in order to know your deliverance.
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Being Merciful Can Also Be JustWith today starting something new in our lives, our pasts can about to become finally buried.
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God Has Lent Us His Divine TeflonAs events begin to pick up pace - like what we are experiencing - the sinister element becomes more bold. History is replete with such examples. But God has something for just that sort of evil, too.
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Rick Warren is Slip-sliding AwayQuite an about-face from the latest Christian superstar, he of The Purpose Driven Life fame. It's also a call to arms for us, and a prescient example to each of us about how the enemy comes into our life via lies and flattery. -
It's Either the Seminal Point, or the Biggest Lie EverIt's time for the War of the Gods. Let's see which, or Who is the real deal, and then get busy getting Him, or it, involved in saving us from ourselves. -
Come Together, Right Now! ... Over MeThe three individuals of The Godhead, or Trinity, are separate; yet together they form one easy-to-understand Truth. Our Lord very much wants us to know that fundamental fact.
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In Right Marvelous Protection We TrustEven in America we are becoming impervious to senseless mass murder, as if we lived in Iraq, or some other war-torn Third World country. We are also becoming more and more justifiably scared. Here's a prayer to help.
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To Do Something Effectively Means to First Do NothingGod has told us that His ways are not ours. Today's Promise epitomizes that assertion. We are a people of action, used to seeing results. To do that effectively, God requires a most-uncharacteristic action.
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Are You Capable of Heeding Wise Counsel?It is a fool who believes he or she can live life on their own conditions. But a loving God has given each of us that choice.
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How You Desire Determines Your PayoffMost of us have big plans for our lives. To be able to realize those is one of God's most sincere desires for you. Really. Today's Promise directs your path to such realization.
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The Lord Cuts Us Slack so We Can Become BoldMore and more we're coming out of our apathy. That is a sure sign of His Spirit moving, so get excited and get with the flow! -
Timing is Everything, and the Time is NowGod is not getting ready to get up off His throne and move; He has already stood up and stretched - His mighty right arm!
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Giving Yourself to Others is God's Investment StrategyIt's a Kingdom (business) of God principle: The more you give, the more you get. And it's the only sure investment there is these days.
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Greatness Comes from AskingIf you really want fulfillment for your life, God is more than ready to help you succeed. You only need to begin such a pursuit with a simple request.
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A Promise is a Fact ... GuaranteedToday's Promise cuts through it all with as succinct of a guarantee as we could ever ask or hope for - if Jesus is God, then we will abide with Him. Forever. -
God's Word Really Sticks it to Our EnemyThe Bible is a ministering weapon, always accomplishing more than one thing as it attends to us and protects us from both within ourselves and from the enemy of our souls. -
He Shields, Guides, and Protects UsGod is ever-mindful of where we are and what we are doing, beause we are His intimacy. As such, He delights in us and always has His hand on us.
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He's Got Us Well in HandGod has hold of us, He says, and nothing or no one will ever be able to take us away from enjoying the close relationship we get to have with Him.
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We Shall Know the Truth and He Will Set Us FreeOur respective futures just happen to be rosier than any future of anyone who ever had the privilege of breathing. No lie. -
Get Good and Happy with Your LifeOur Daddy always has the big picture in mind. What we often fail to realize, however, is that He is just as preoccupied with the snapshots, too.
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Who is in Charge of History's Agenda?It's getting more and more difficult to find counsel we can trust in the midst of all that's happening. God's got something to say about that, too.
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I Am ... So There!Today's Promise reinforces the notion of many that we are indeed living out Bible prophecy. We even have a very good idea of just where we are in that prophecy. But God is right here in it with us.
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We Have a Say About What We GetGod's promises are not only for the here and now, but He wants us to have His very best forever, too. Therefore, He has given us an eternal opportunity.
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Princely Goods Are in Store for UsGod's love is unconditional, but not His blessings as Our Father. However, when we meet those conditions, that is when His love may just be its greatest.
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Working it Out Begins with Being StillOur natural minds tell us one thing. Having God's mind gives us another perspective, which brings the right order to our good ideas.
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Our Significance is in Knowing Our Efforts Aren't FutileWhat we do does count and is being noticed. Be assured you are making a difference.
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God Commands His Blessing on Those of Us Who AbideGod isn't on some ego trip when He gives us a commandment. Instead, He is wanting to give us His very best.
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It's a Spirit ThingGod can and often does blow our minds. But there's nothing about His character that's too much for us to comprehend. Just accept Him as He has chosen to be, and watch your relationship with Him become even more intimate and, therefore, fulfilling.
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We Need to Get an Attitude that Matches Our StatusGod wants all of us to know that we are His children - and just exactly what that means.
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From Our Ashes Will Come Eternal BlessingOur bodies often need tune-ups, even overhauls, but soon there will be a day when we can throw away the tools. 'Cause we won't need fixing any more. -
God Doesn't Drip on UsWhen we need Him, God does much more than just sprinkle us. Nor is it His nature to just drop an angel off from time to time to check up on us.
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All the Deliverance We Need, with No Shame AttachedTrusting God protects not only your life and your family's well-being, but also your reputation.
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God Defies Our Reason with His InvitationGod is not only willing, He even invites us to huddle with Him on our decisions while He bestows upon us His nature in the process. -
If You Choose, You Can LoseOften times our Achilles Heel is none other than our free will. But it can also be one of our greatest assets.
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For Those of Us He Knows, We Can RelaxIf you are concerned whether or not God feels like He really knows you, here's your standard.
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Being Right with God Means Being a Mover and ShakerBeing in right-standing with God provides a key that unlocks, opens, and shuts. -
Giving Out of Your Need Always Produces BlessingYou will not go without when you consider those less fortunate and help them. -
Comfort, Reassurance, and Honor Are His GiftsA lot comes from taking time to get to know God - much more than you give to Him or can even imagine.
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Desperation Gives Rise to a SolutionThe BCS is no longer credible, legit, nor relevant after the bowl outcomes left us with no less than four teams having real claims to supremacy. -
His Mercy Triumphs Over JudgmentGod loves to give us second chances - lots of second chances. Praise Him instead of resisting Him, and watch His salvation become evident in your life.
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Don't Miss the Best Part by Coveting Your SolutionYou can wind up missing out on the best you can have at that moment by comparing yourself with others and their supposed condition. -
There's No Shame in Counting on HimLife can beat us down and do its best to cause us to experience shame and even disgrace, though we've done nothing to deserve such awful feelings.
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All You Will Need is Always There for EverythingIf you need it to do what is necessary for both you and others counting on you, then be assured, everything is taken care of. Always.
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If He Said He Will Do It, Don't Sweat ItThere's no need to sweat 2009. It may not be a rose garden, but it will be very good to those of us who realize the spiritual is just as viable ...
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T'was the Days Right Before Christmas, and We Say Not a ThingA subtle, yet insidious facet of the movement has become evident during the past decade that seeks to so completely homogenize the Christmas season.
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BCS Declares Germany Winner of World War IIYou can't argue with a sick mind, and the BCS has got rationale that's certifiable.
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With Obama's Blessing, the BCS is Going AwayThe BCS just imploded ... the computer was only meant to serve as a barometer, not as a manacle to a flawed decision.
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Goodell Needs to See the Big Picture of the Vick SagaMike Vick gets another chance; it's up to Roger Goodell to determine if that chance can produce a real difference.
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At the Risk of Everything, We Need an Answer... there's been a call since before the Democratic Convention for then-Senator Obama to produce an authentic birth certificate so as to satisfy the very least qualification of serving as president of the United States.
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Let's Lay Hands on a Better Q-ratingI don't think it's what Paul hand in mind when he exhorted us to "Lay hands on the sick," but it seems to this deep-thinker that it's an idea whose time has come.
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Of All Places, the Golden State Assures a Sacred Tradition and Our Future Remains GoldenNoting the adage "As California goes, so goes the nation," ... we can now begin to smile. The Golden State shot down homosexual marriage.
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It's Time to "C" If They Get it Right This YearCelebrated big mouth Woody Paige, columnist from the Denver Post, practically screamed during a boob tube sports blathering on Tuesday that it will be Florida and Oklahoma in the BCS championship.
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We Got What We Want: The Chance to Really Make a ChangeNow we get the chance to either be the church we always should have been, or we can sit around and lick our wounds.
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Now We'll See What the Future Will BeThis election is not about change. It's not about the economy. It's not about the war. Ditto for the failed policies of the Republicans, the ineptness of the Democrat-controlled Congress ... Nor is it about choice.
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Choose Wisely Your Path, Dana JacobsonESPN broadcaster Dana Jacobson recently enraged much of America with her vulgar comment about Jesus. The incident may proof to be an epiphany for Jacobson.
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The Bowls Gave Us a Feast of Gluttony - and IndigestionSome notes on the bowl season now that all ... heating up in the board rooms over the realization that "BCS" definitely has one too-many letters.
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It's a Tough Out to Make from This Particular LieWhat's not good is the damning anecdotal evidence we in the kangaroo court of public opinion have in the form of McNamee. The man's already been proven to be a reliable witness ... Redemption is a wonderful thing.
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An Untimely Comment on an Unfortunate ResponseSo, Judge Henry E. Hudson and the court of public opinion thinks Mike Vick is sick ... Instead of beating Vick to death like one of his dogs in order to satisfy the myriad of special interests howling for justice ... a real prospect to right a wrong was missed.
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Belichick Best Pay Attention to More Than the ScoreIn this, the age of hyperbole! What shall we call Sunday's Titanic scrum anything but the single-most important, biggest regular-season game ever in the history of the National Football League! At least until we see if the game actually deserves such slobbering.
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Read the Label, Then VoteSomewhere along the way, John Heisman's trophy got bastardized into an MVP award for ... As the quarterback goes, so do the players around him. And the team. Period. ... Without him, the Hogs would've been calling 911
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Bayou Bengal Tigers' Impending 'W' Could Bring Desired ChangeMeet the new champ. Same as the old champ - an SEC team that beats Ohio State ... But there is a silver lining in all this.
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Justice Has Its Own PunishmentIf pride comes before a fall, then Barry Bonds is about to take a plunge from atop the Grand Canyon. That would be the same plummet O.J. Simpson began taking immediately following his acquittal.
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BCS: There's Better Fertilizer Than BSBCS needs level playing field qualifications.
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Hiring Quotas in Today's MediaLessee, how does one approach such an explosive subject gingerly enough that the masses would actually entertain thoughtful discourse on the matter? Probably not very well, seeing as how it heretofore hasn't been done.