Facing truths

Facing the truth can be a very hard thing to do. Sometimes the truth is ugly. Sometimes its shocking or painful. And then there are the truths that we fear having to face, so we run and hide from them for as long as we possibly can. We may make up excuses to hide our …

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Outlooks and perspectives

 Our outlook has a lot to do with our happiness. How we perceive things can be the difference between enjoying life or being miserable. If we are looking for something good to happen and each day we wake up thinking that this might be the day that it happens we have something to always look …

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Get to know Yourself better (questionnaire)

Understanding ourselves is what I believe is the first step in any kind of growth or change that we need or want to make. Gaining that understanding can often be a challenge as we tend to place blame, fault, excuses, or reasoning behind our actions or ways. In order for us to understand ourselves and …

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How to have a healthy lasting relationship

In order to have a lasting healthy relationship we have to put time and effort into it. Every relationship requires that we put in work to make, and keep, it healthy and strong. Throughout my experiences I have found that there are some key elements to having a healthy lasting relationship. Every relationship has to …

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Perfected by faith

In my walk with God I have found that it is easy to fall into the trap of self-condemnation and lose sight of faith in Jesus and grace. When we first accept Jesus we know and believe that our sins are forgiven and we are made right with God. But what about after that initial …

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Choose to live by your new heart

Ezekiel 18: 31-32 repent and turn from your sins. Don't let them destroy you! Put all your rebellion behind you, and find yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel? I dont want you to die, says the sovereign Lord. Turn back and live!! When it …

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Spiritual Fitness

 This blog is part of a lecture taught by David Freddes from one of the classes that I am taking. I have entered much of what He talked about in one of his lectures and then added some of my input on the subject. "Submit yourselves then to God. Resist the devil, and he will …

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