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5/21/2018

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One thing I have learned in my years of ministry and walk with Christ is the importance of gratitud. More and more I see it as a core sign of true humility. A person who honestly and consistently thanks others for even the tiniest good they have done for him is displaying genuine selflessness. This kind of person is always a delight to be with.
The other side of the coin is also easy to identify — through those who blame everyone else for their current situation. Pride often expresses itself in shifting the blame, expecting everyone to understand us and pave our way, and generally focusing on what we need or think we need. We are all tempted in this, because pride lives in each of us — not in a tent on the surface, but in a powerfully defended castle on the rock bed of our heart.
1 Thess 5:18
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Always at work

5/4/2018

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This I have learned in the many years I have walked with the Lord -- He is ALWAYS doing more than we think He is.
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Hardened? Me?

5/3/2018

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It is interesting that this "hardening of the heart" came to the disciples (Mark 6:52). Usually I would first associate the phrase or condition with the Pharaoh of Egypt, or some other really bad person! But this verse indicates that a believer can also suffer this judgment -- and that's exactly what it seems to be portrayed as.
It should be thought-provoking at least, as it is the kind of thing that renders the "infected" person oblivious to the fact that he does, in fact, have it. A believer with a hardened heart probably does not realise it. In fact, he may think he is totally right in whatever matter is on the table. Only by God's grace can this be reversed, as the Holy Spirit points out truth and sin, and we have the spiritual sensitivity to respond correctly. The opposite would be to continue blinded by our pride, assuming everyone else is wrong.
Lord, give me a sensitive heart that is always on the alert. My deadliest enemy is probably the one inside.

("For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.")
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