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Proverbs 29:1 Wisdom for the Soul

Posted: January 29, 2011 in Acceptance, Battle of the Mind, Beliefs, Bible Study, Daily Motivation, Encourgement, Fear, Fear of rejection, Fellowship, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Job Opportunity, Justice, Security, and Happiness, Money, Money Issue, Personal Growth, Scripture Memory, Security, Self-Talk, Spiritual Training, Uncategorized, Under Gods Command, winning
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 Proverbs 29:1- A man who remains stiff-necked after many rebukes, will suddenly be destroyed-without remedy.

 Warnings rarely come with countdowns.  We can’t tell when we’ve had our last chance to change.  When we, like the person in this proverb, refuse to consider valid criticism, we leave Ourselves open to sudden disaster.   The moment we realize that a change is necessary is the best moment to take action.  What significant adjustments have been on hold in your life for too long?

Proverbs 28:19 Wisdom for the Soul

Posted: January 28, 2011 in Acceptance, Battle of the Mind, Beliefs, Bible Study, Daily Motivation, Encourgement, Fear, Fear of rejection, Fellowship, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Job Opportunity, Justice, Security, and Happiness, Money, Money Issue, Personal Growth, Scripture Memory, Security, Self-Talk, Spiritual Training, Uncategorized, Under Gods Command, winning
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Proverbs 28:13 – He who conceals his sins does not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy.     

 It is human nature to hide our sins or overlook our mistakes.  But it is hard to learn form a mistake you don’t acknowledge making.  And what god is a mistake if it doesn’t teach you something? To learn from an error you need to admit it, confess it analyze it, and make adjustments so that it doesn’t happen again.  Everybody makes mistakes, but only fools repeat them. 

Proverbs 26:20

Posted: January 26, 2011 in Acceptance, Battle of the Mind, Beliefs, Bible Study, Daily Motivation, Encourgement, Fear, Fear of rejection, Fellowship, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Job Opportunity, Money, Money Issue, Personal Growth, Scripture Memory, Security, Self-Talk, Spiritual Training, Uncategorized, Under Gods Command, winning
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Proverbs 26:20 – Without wood a fire goes out, without gossip a quarrel dies down.

Talking about every little irritation or piece of gossip only keeps the fires of anger going. Refusing to discuss them cuts the fuel line and makes the firs die out. Does someone continually irritate you? Decide not to complain about the person, and see if your irritation dies from lack of fuel.

Spiritual Training 26 January 2011

Posted: January 26, 2011 in Acceptance, Battle of the Mind, Beliefs, Bible Study, Daily Motivation, Encourgement, Fear, Fear of rejection, Fellowship, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Job Opportunity, Justice, Security, and Happiness, Money, Money Issue, Personal Growth, Scripture Memory, Security, Self-Talk, Spiritual Training, Uncategorized, Under Gods Command, winning
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Jeremiah 2.23-27 – How can you say, I am not defiled, I have not run after the Baals? See how you behaved in the valley, consider what you have done. You are a swift she-camel running here and there, a wild donkey accustomed to the desert, sniffing the wind in her craving-in her heat who can restrain her? Any males that pursue her need not tire themselves; at mating time they will find her. Do not run until your feet are bare and your throat is dry. But you say, ‘it’s no use! I love foreign gods and I must go after them’. “As a thief is disgraced when he is caught, so the house of Israel is disgraced-they, their kings and their officials, their priest and their prophets. They say to wood, you gave me birth. They have turned their backs to me and not their faces. Yet when they are in trouble, they say ‘Come and save us!”

The people are compared to animals who search for mates in mating season. Unrestrained they rush for power, money, alliances with foreign powers, and other gods. The idols did not seek the people; the people sought the idols and then ran wildly after them. Then they became so comfortable in their sin that they could not think of giving it up. Their only shame was in getting caught. It we desire something do much that we’ll do anything to get it, this is a sign that we are addicted to it and out of tune with God.

Spiritual Training 25 January 2011

Posted: January 25, 2011 in Acceptance, Battle of the Mind, Beliefs, Bible Study, Daily Motivation, Encourgement, Fear, Fear of rejection, Fellowship, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Job Opportunity, Justice, Security, and Happiness, Maryland Churches, Money, Money Issue, Personal Growth, Scripture Memory, Security, Self-Talk, Spiritual Training, Uncategorized, Under Gods Command, winning
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Jeremiah 2:2 – I remember the devotion of your youth, how as a bride you loved me and followed me through the desert, through a land not sown.
 
We appreciate a friend who remains true to his or her commitment, and we are disappointed with someone who fails to keep a promise.  God was pleased when his people obeyed initially, but he became angry with them when they refused to keep their commitment.  Temptations distract us from God.  Think about your original commitment to obey God, and ask yourself if you are remaining truly devoted.

Spiritual Training 24 January 2011

Posted: January 24, 2011 in Acceptance, Battle of the Mind, Beliefs, Bible Study, Daily Motivation, Encourgement, Fear, Fear of rejection, Fellowship, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Job Opportunity, Justice, Security, and Happiness, Money, Money Issue, Personal Growth, Scripture Memory, Security, Spiritual Training, Uncategorized, Under Gods Command, winning
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 Jeremiah 1:16 – I will pronounce my judgment on my people because of their wickedness in forsaking me, in burning incense to other gods and in worshiping what their hands have made. 

 The people of Judah sinned greatly by continuing to burn incense to and worship other gods.  God had commanded them specifically against this (Exodus 20 3-6) because idolatry places trust in created things rather than the Creator.  Although these people belonged to God, they chose to follow false gods.  Many “gods” entice us to turn away from God.

 Now let’s relate this to today.  Material possessions dreams for the future, approval of others, and vocational goals compete for our total commitment.  Striving after these at the expense of our commitment to God puts our heart where Judah’s was-and God severely punished Judah.

Spiritual Training 18 January 2011

Posted: January 18, 2011 in Acceptance, Battle of the Mind, Beliefs, Daily Motivation, Encourgement, Fear, Fear of rejection, Fellowship, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Job Opportunity, Justice, Security, and Happiness, Maryland Churches, Money, Money Issue, Personal Growth, Security, Self-Talk, Spiritual Training, Uncategorized, Under Gods Command, winning
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Genesis 30:22-24 Then God remembered Rachel; he listened to her and opened her womb.  She became pregnant and gave birth to a son and said, “God has taken away my disgrace.”  She named him Joseph, and said “May the Lord add to me another son.”

Eventually God answered Rachel’s prayers and gave her a child of her own.  In the meantime, however, she had given her maidservant to Jacob.  Trusting God when nothing seems to happen is difficult.  But it is harder still to live with the consequences of taking matters into our own hands.  Resist the temptation to think God has forgotten you.  Have patience and courage to wait for God to act.

Part 3 Spiritual Training 13 January 2011

Posted: January 13, 2011 in Acceptance, Battle of the Mind, Beliefs, Bible Study, Daily Motivation, Encourgement, Fear, Fear of rejection, Fellowship, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Job Opportunity, Justice, Security, and Happiness, Money, Money Issue, Personal Growth, Security, Self-Talk, Spiritual Training, Uncategorized, Under Gods Command, winning
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Genesis 27:13 His mother said to him, “My son, let the curse fall on me.  Just do what I say, go and get them for me.

Jacob hesitated when he heard Rebekah’s deceitful plan, although he questioned it for the wrong reason (fear of getting caught), he protested and thus gave her one last chance to reconsider.  But Rebekah had become so wrapped up in her plan that she no longer saw clearly what she was doing.  Sin had trapped her and was degrading her character.  Correcting yourself in the middle of doing wrong may bring hurt and disappointment, but it also will bring freedom from sin’s control. 

Spiritual Training 12 January 2011

Posted: January 12, 2011 in Acceptance, Battle of the Mind, Beliefs, Bible Study, Daily Motivation, Encourgement, Fear, Fear of rejection, Fellowship, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Job Opportunity, Justice, Security, and Happiness, Money, Money Issue, Personal Growth, Scripture Memory, Security, Self-Talk, Spiritual Training, Uncategorized, Under Gods Command, winning
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Sin has a way of coming back to haunt us  

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Genesis 27:11-12: Jacob said to Rebekah his mother, “But my brother Esau is a hairy man, and I’m a man with smooth skin.  What if my father touches me? I would appear to be tricking him and would bring down a curse on myself rather than a blessing.”   

How we react to a moral dilemma often exposes our real motives.  Frequently we are more worried about getting caught than about doing what is right.  Jacob did not seem concerned about the deceitfulness of his mother’s plan; instead he was afraid of getting in trouble while carrying it out.  If you are worried about getting caught, you are probably in a position that is less than honest.  Let your fear of getting caught be a warning to do right.  Jacob paid a huge price for carrying out this dishonest plan. 

Part 1 Spiritual Training 11 January 2011

Posted: January 11, 2011 in Acceptance, Battle of the Mind, Beliefs, Bible Study, Daily Motivation, Encourgement, Fear, Fear of rejection, Fellowship, Happiness, Healing, Inspiration, Job Opportunity, Justice, Security, and Happiness, Maryland Churches, Money, Money Issue, Personal Growth, Scripture Memory, Security, Self-Talk, Spiritual Training, Uncategorized, Under Gods Command, winning
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Sin has a way of coming back to haunt us

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Genesis 27:5 –10:  Now Rebekah was listening as Isaac spoke to his son Esau.  When Esau left for the open country to hunt game and bring it back, Rebekah said to her son Jacob, Look, I overheard your father say to your brother Esau, Bring me some game and prepare me some tasty food to eat, so that I may give you my blessing in the presence of the Lord before I die.  Now My son, listen carefully and do what I tell you. Go out to the flock and bring me two choice young goats, so I can prepare some tasty food for your father, just the way he likes it.  Then take it to your father to eat, so that he may give you his blessing before he dies.   

When Rebekah learned that Isaac was preparing to bless Esau, she quickly devised a plan to trick him into blessing Jacob instead.  Although God had already told her that Jacob would become the family leader, Rebekah took matters into her own hands.  She resorted to doing something wrong to try to bring about what God had already said would happen (25:23-26).  For Rebekah, the end justified the means.  No matter how good we think our goals are, we should not attempt to achieve them by doing what is wrong.  Would God approve of the methods you are using to accomplish your goals?

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