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A collection of 143 posts

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When Authority Is Recognized Without Introduction

"When Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes." — Matthew 7:28-29

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The Morning After You Stayed

"In quietness and trust is your strength." —Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)

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When You Want to Quit

"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." —Galatians 6:9 (NIV)

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When Delegation Becomes Warfare

“Moses chose able men… and placed them over the people.” — Exodus 18:25

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When It Costs More Than You Expected

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance." —James 1:2-3 (NIV)

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When Increase Requires Restraint

"To whom much is given, much will be required." — Luke 12:48

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When You Don't Believe Yourself

Numbers 23:19 (AMP) "....Has He said it, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?”

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When Much More Is Released

“Much more then, having been justified…” — Romans 5:9

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Building What I’ve Never Built

Psalm 127:1 (NIV) — “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.”

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When the Standard Is Set

Isaiah 62:10 - "Build up, build up the highway… lift up a standard"

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It’s ours, not mine

"For we are co-workers in God's service; you are God's field, God's building." —1 Corinthians 3:9 (NIV)

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When the Builders Rise

Nehemiah 2:20 (NIV) I answered them by saying, “The God of heaven will give us success. We his servants will start rebuilding, but as for you, you have no share in Jerusalem or any claim or historic right to it.”

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Before my mind started explaining anything...

Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul; Like a weaned child [resting] with his mother, My soul is like a weaned child within me [composed and freed from discontent]. Psalm 131:2 AMP

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Letting You Lead the Pace

Isaiah 28:16 (ESV) "Whoever believes will not be in haste."

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Something Changed — and It Wasn’t the Situation

Acts 19:15 — primary, definitive. “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” (NIV)

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When You Feel Spiritually Off-Balance

1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”

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The Ground Is Listening to How You Speak Now

Job 22:28 (NKJV) “You will also declare a thing, and it will be established for you; so light will shine on your ways.”

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When You Don’t Feel Spiritual Enough

1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) "Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."

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Your Assignment Is About to Tell You Who You Really Are

Jeremiah 1:5 (NIV) “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you…”

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When Nothing Dramatic Happens… and God Is Still There

Psalm 73:23 (NIV) “Yet I am always with you; you hold me by my right hand.”

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The Ground Just Responded to Your Arrival

“Say to this mountain, ‘Throw yourself into the sea…’” (Mark 11:23)

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When You’re Doing All the Talking

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. (Psalm 32:8) NIV

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The Pushback Isn’t Punishment — It’s Proof

Exodus 1:12 - "The more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and spread."

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After the Turn: Walking Through What You Don't Know

Psalm 139:7-10 (NIV) — "Where can I go from your Spirit? ...

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New Orders Have Been Issued

Joshua 1:2-3 - "Moses is dead. Now arise, cross over, and possess the land"