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The Importance of Moderation
As a believer in Christ, it’s important to understand using moderation effectively. Being a Christian doesn’t mean you can’t do anything fun but we are cautioned to be careful not to get ensnared or entangled with the things of this world and possibly start causing ourselves to worship idols. God comes first in all things. Read more
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Deliverance from Temptation and Evil
Jesus taught us through the Lord’s prayer, the importance of asking God for deliverance from temptation and evil. It doesn’t matter how strong we are as believers, Satan will attempt to lead us into temptation to sin, so that we may die and lose the glory of God, and that he can put us into Read more
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Do not let Your Guard Down
When we come to Christ, it’s important to stay with Him and not turn from Him and neglect our daily duty to tend to our fire and make sure it stays burning. Sometimes we can be honored from God and blessed with rest or reward and it can become easy to want to let off Read more
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God’s Breaking for Sin and Disobedience
When God says no or stop doing something, don’t test Him and disobey Him, because He will break you for it. His discipline can be severe, depending on how we dishonor Him. I can tell you right now there isn’t a father on earth who can discipline you like the Almighty. He knows how to Read more
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Learning from Betraying Our Own Honor
Sometimes we fail and betray our own honor. God gets that- everything doesn’t always happen the way we want it. And sometimes the pain of regret hurts more than we want to have to deal with. But the lesson learned is worth the whipping we receive, because that only empowers us not to betray our Read more
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Broken- but, not Destroyed
With God, we become broken, but not destroyed: if we leave God and don’t come back to His call, we will be destroyed. With God, I can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me; and without God, and without the grace of God in Christ Jesus, we cannot do everything. In Christ, we Read more
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The Staples of God
Staples are binding tools- they are used to hold things together, connecting multiple pieces together to make one application for use. Staples are also things like food, shelter, clothing- basic physical necessities that everyone needs to live, and they also hold us together- individually and as a whole. But, the good fruit of the Spirit Read more
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“Crashes”, and “Wrecks”- how to Avoid them.
It’s important to move with Christ, to not go on ahead of Him without Him but to wait till He gives the go ahead Himself and signals that it is okay for you to move forward. So many “wrecks” and “crashes” happen because we don’t always cool our heels and think about what God needs Read more
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God’s Judgment Increases if We do not Repent at the Conviction of the Holy Spirit
Conviction is about to get hotter for some. Judgment of God has levels. If we don’t repent at God’s first behest, the Holy Spirit starts increasing the fire under our backsides. Hell starts seeming like a reality, nightmares start invading your sleep, and the devil starts pouring on temptation to try to lock your soul Read more
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Footholds and Strongholds
A foothold is when Satan grabs ahold of your foot spiritually- you’ve begun falling into a snare or a trap laid by the devil so he can get ahold of you and devour you. The Word is a lamp unto our feet and a light to our path. God is our refuge, our strong tower Read more
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