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“Our Lord never ‘patches up’ our natural virtues, that is, our natural traits, qualities or characteristics. He completely remakes a person on the inside.” My Utmost for His Highest, Entry of 12/30 This is certainly what God has done with me. Who I thought I was and all that I thought I was – strong and tough and in charge and right – I’m not. God keeps teaching me to be soft and gentle, to let go and let Him, and usually to say less and not more. This is huge. None of this is who I tried to be …

Don’t make camp in any valley of chaos, uncertainty, low-living, fear, dysfunctional living, compromise, addiction, or trouble. God has destined us for great, and greater, things! Don’t allow yourself to wallow in valleys  of trouble. God has provided for our victory. God has given us mighty weapons. But we have to pick them up, try them out, practice with them, and use them until we become competent with them. We have to become qualified soldiers in God’s army, a force of His to be reckoned with, because we fight for His purposes! We have an arsenal of weapons – at …

Do you want more of the Christian abundant-life? Do you want to know God more and experience more of the blessings and gifts that are ours in Jesus Christ? Take a look at this verse: “I pray that you may be active in sharing your faith, so that you will have a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ.”  Philemon 1:6 NIV 1984 The English Standard Version (ESV) says it this way: “…and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for …

Do you ever feel like Moses? Sometimes I do. When Moses was young, he sensed that he had a purpose – he felt called by God to save his people. But when he took action, he did the wrong thing – majorly. He killed someone. Moses ended up fleeing to the desert for 40 years and learned a whole new set of lessons.(See Exodus 1-3.) God then stepped in, to finish the call that he had whispered into Moses’ life and heart years ago. But at this point, Moses no longer had confidence in his own flesh. He had not …

I’ve been giving away a lot of books lately, trying to pare down. I thought I would try something different with my copy of The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkinson. I want to give it away to someone who would enjoy reading it. Would you like it? If so, send me a note. The first person requesting it – wins.