Reflections from November 2019

God responds to our prayers in the same way that He calls us to respond to the words of others--quick to listen. slow to speak, slow to anger. And when He speaks it is in the still, quiet voice of love.

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If I truly love Him, His commands are not a burden or a duty, but a joy.  How can showing Him I love Him be a burden?
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The Father loved us so much that He sent the Son.  The Son loved us so much that He died in our place.  The Spirit loves us so much that He dwells within us and has sealed us for the day of Christ Jesus.
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Hugs are good.
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We can sin by our actions.  We can sin by our inaction.
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Half-truths are whole lies--even when the half-truth is "expressed" by the omission of the whole truth.
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Genuine gratitude and thanksgiving is always accompanied by action.  Words are not enough.  Necessary but not enough.  Show your gratitude for others with deeds of love.
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The fruit of the Spirit are action verbs.
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To know Him is to love Him.  To love Him is to obey Him.  To obey Him is to live the life of faith that pleases Him.
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When I struggle with finding the will of God in difficult times, I know one thing I can do to remain immersed in His perfect will:  "in everything give thanks for this is the will of God."
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I am thankful--and amazed--that the God who created the universe--the omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient God--knows me by name.  I am His beloved child.  Such a merciful, gracious, personal God.