For the vision is yet for an appointed time; But at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; Because it will surely come, It will not tarry. – Habakkuk 2:3 (NKJV) You haven’t seen it yet. Although you know it is from God and of God, [...]
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Revisit the Vision
Posted in patience, vision, tagged Bible, calling on October 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From Eden to Egypt- Day 21
Posted in answers, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, patience, tagged faith, help, prayer, psalm, relationship on December 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
1 Now Sarai, Abram’s wife, had borne him no children. But she had an Egyptian slave named Hagar; 2 so she said to Abram, “The LORD has kept me from having children. Go, sleep with my slave; perhaps I can build a family through her.”- Genesis 16:1-2 (NIV) 5 Then Sarai said to Abram, “You [...]
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials- James 1:2 (NASB) Can you consider your troubles as times to boost your joy? James thought so. Better yet, James believed so. He said it to other believers about what they endure as a “testing” of their faith. James spoke of enduring such trials, [...]
Forgiven People Forgive
Posted in choices, endurance, grace, love, Love Your Neighbor, new nature, patience, redemption, sacrifice, salvation, sin, tagged and mercy, Calvary, forgiven, forgiveness, grace, heart, love, mercy, redemption, sacrifice, salvation on August 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven- Luke 6:37 (NIV) People who have been forgiven should be forgiving people. Grace, mercy, love and patience should all intertwine in order to offer forgiveness to others. Since God has forgiven [...]
Open to Opportunities
Posted in blessings, calling, compassion, growth, leadership, ministry, patience, prayer, tagged blessing, change, church, faithful, gospel, help, Jesus, ministry, praise, prayer, relationship, theology, work, worship on July 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“God sends us the opportunities; it is up to us to seize them.” – D.L.Moody Ministry involves being open to opportunities. I am speaking of God-ordained opportunities, not some secular stuff. We need to be so in tune with God that we see His hand moving in every situation and circumstance that emerges in our [...]
Patience in Practice
Posted in acceptance, assurance, blessings, expressions, growth, inspiration, patience, praise, Psalms, tagged blessing, faith, help, praise, prayer, psalm, worship on July 28, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.- Psalm 40:1 (NKJV) I dare anyone to say that David was not patient. I truly suspect that David endured enough to learn extreme levels of patience as God bought him up as a shepherd boy, a man of war and a priest-like king. [...]
Patience as a problem
Posted in choices, Christian, discipleship, endurance, expectations, growth, patience, reading, trouble, values, warning, tagged discipleship, faithful, help, patience, pitfalls, problems, support on July 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Patience is more than endurance.- Oswald Chambers Knowing that the proving of your faith worketh patience.- James 1:3 (ASV) Patience can present a problem. Patience becomes a problem when it leads to pitfalls. You have to be careful to exercise patience to the right degree in the right situation. Do not allow your patience to [...]
Beyond Today
Posted in acceptance, action, business, doubt, expectations, faith, fear, future, growth, hope, inspiration, patience, provision, solutions, strength, trust, walk, weary, tagged desperation, doubt, faith, faithful, heart, help, hope, joy, ministry, patience, plans, power, psalm, strength, support, timing, wait on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 (NIV) You’re getting nowhere with your plans. Yes, God gave you the vision. You have prayed and sought counsel on the matter. You have [...]
Answering a Fool
Posted in choices, folly, fools, methods, patience, Proverbs, relationships, strategy, teaching, thoughts, witnesses, tagged actions, choices, interactions, wisdom, wise, witness on May 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.- Proverbs 26:4 (NIV) Yes, it is true that Jesus said that we are not to call our brother a fool. The caveat to that teaching is a study of context that speaks about the anger in which we [...]
Deep-Water Believers
Posted in assurance, believers, change, choices, discipleship, encouragement, messiah, new nature, patience, saved, service, tagged change, Christ, discipleship, exhortation, Jesus, ministry, work on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.”- Luke 5:4 (NLT) Jesus desires us all to go a little further. Can’t you hear it in His voice? Do you sense the urging of the Lord Peter as he crouched [...]
