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Until we understand how to be present, to be us now, to sit with where we are exactly, we will not be able to be where God wants us. Psalm 46:10 compels us to just stop. Quit kicking, screaming, or pretending. Sit in your half tended garden, in that pile of ashes that embarrass you.
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Perhaps a little amateur devotional today . . . my thoughts given freely—keep your pennies (they don’t make them anymore!) First: Ask, Seek, Knock. Those are our instructions. We’re told by Jesus that the Father in heaven loves us deeply and will not swindle us or placate us. He will give us what we need.
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Billy Joel had it right, sort of, when he put that song on an album. It is all about soul, just not the exact way he meant it. The Soul–that piece of us that makes us us. We are a soul, after all, stuck in a body. In Hebrew, Nephesh—a living being. Made not just
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I am becoming the thing I have tried to avoid! Danger ahead! Road CLOSED! Turn back! There is this story Jesus told that I have always viewed as applicable only to others. Certainly not to me. After all, I refuse to be fake (true story). Knowingly, that is. It’s the story of Mary and Martha.
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Recently, I’ve seen the Lord move in His mercy. It is always amazing to watch! This has happened many times in my life, but lately, He is just plain showing off! I am humbled, empowered, and truly quite calm about it all. Once thing that I’ve learned is that Words spoken over you require immense
Cries of a Curious Follower 