Tag Archives: Lord
An Effective Quiet Time With God
By Ronnie Lee Murrill in Fellowship Baptist Church, SBC MAKE TIME FOR GOD If you are too busy to be alone with the Lord, you are too busy. Food gives your body the sustenance it needs and the soul food … Continue reading
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Finding Balance in Unbalanced Relationships: A Discussion about Conflicting Emotions.
Think about relationships that you have with significant people in your life, what is the first word that comes to mind? Is the word a reaction to how you feel about relationship or a descriptor of how interaction occurs? Something … Continue reading
Spirituality: Striving and Developing on the Path
When Jesus said, “Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able” (Luke 13:24), I am reminded of the discipline that is involved in continuing … Continue reading
Finding Hope in the Holidays
In the season of Christmas, one of the themes that are common and heard is focused on hope. In the last few years it seems that with job losses, foreclosures, and the general direction of decline that has been developing … Continue reading
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God, If You Really Know Everything, I Need Some Advice
What happens in the future may surprise us but it’s not going to surprise God. God is not in heaven wringing His hands, wondering what will happen next–nothing ever catches Him by surprise. The crisis that you’ll experience next month, next year, or whenever, the inevitable crisis that catches you and you ask, “What’s happening? Where is God?” God’s been there all along, preparing. He knows your future. He is in your future and He’s prepared for everything. That gives me confidence. I know when I hit that crisis, it may surprise me, but it hasn’t surprised God.
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Does God Know, or Really Care What Is Happening?
What is it that get’s on your very last nerve? There is something that all of us are facing that is wearing us thin. Those are the things that raise the temperature, creates stress, and causes things that would not … Continue reading
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What Does God Really Know About Me?
So, if God knows all about himself, creation, and all of history: What does he know about the personal and often times hidden details of our lives? In Psalm 139, a description is recorded of what God knows about who … Continue reading
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Having A Settled Peace In Stormy Times
You may not be experiencing a difficult time right now. From your perspective everything may be sunny and clear. However, storms come. At times, they roll over our lives with bounding blows. How do we maintain a sense of peace … Continue reading
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How Can I be Intentional About Helping Others?
Lifting People Up Instead of Pushing Them Down Many people are professional critics, self-centered, and see it their life’s mission to make as many people miserable as they can each day. Many churches, work places and other types of organizations … Continue reading
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