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Faith: More Than Just Vague Optimism
The word faith is used in so many ways today. People talk about “having faith” in themselves, in humanity, or in a brighter future. Then others treat faith like a vague optimism hoping things will just work out somehow. Faith means something far deeper and more powerful than just hoping things work out. Faith isn’t wishful thinking and it’s not blind optimism. It isn’t closing your eyes to reality and hoping for the best outcome. Faith: What Is It Really? There are between 240 and 250 scriptures in the Bible that talk about faith and what it is. Over 200 are found in the New Testament alone. Faith isn’t just…
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Choosing Joy: A Daily Decision That Changes Everything
Scripture: “This is the day that the Lord has made we will rejoice and be glad in it” Psalm 118:24 KJV Psalm 118 declares that everyday is made by the Lord. With that truth comes our choice in how we want to live each day. We can rejoice in the fact that God has made each day new and it’s a brand new start for us to make our day great. Rejoicing in the day and bringing joy into our day is acknowledging God’s sovergnty even when our days don’t go exactly as we had planned. We will have those days full of frustration, disappointment and exhaustion. It will seem…
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Basic Beginner Goal Planning
Goals, They are used everywhere. We have goals for our jobs, goals for our family and goals we set for ourselves. We hear so much today about goals but, how do we start setting goals? How do we plan them out so they are something we work at and in time achieve? I used to put my goals in a notebook and create a lot of great goals I wanted to achieve for the year. You know them the January list of things we want to do to be the best person we can be. Well, I created them then I put the notebook on my desk and went about…
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Creating Meaningful Relationships: A Biblical Approach to Deep Connections
In todays world we can connect with hundreds of people in seconds. Having truly meaningful relationships have become increasingly rare in our modern world. In Genesis 2:18 GNT God made man a companion so he wouldn’t be alone. ” The Lord God said, It is not good for the man to live alone. I will make a suitable companion to help him. ” Genesis 2:18 GNT God knew that man couldn’t live alone and that he would need a companion. Everyone needs friends and people that they are close to. We have followers, contacts, group chats, but many people still feel alone and lonely. It’s hard to have meaningful relationships…
