Tag: devotional
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A Humble Mind
Lessons From Suffering Part 4 \“Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind” (1 Peter 3:8). How does suffering produce a humble mind? Recently I read Joel Muddamalle’s book The Hidden Peace. He describes humility as having a right understanding of who God is coupled…
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Sympathy from Suffering
Lessons From Suffering Part 3 “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind” (1 Peter 3:8). How does suffering produce “sympathy, brotherly love, and a tender heart?” I always thought I was a fairly sympathetic person. Certainly not too judgmental. Then I went through…
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Unity of Mind from Suffering
Lessons From Suffering: Part 2 “Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind” (1 Peter 3:8). How does suffering create unity of mind? When I was going through a dark season, I felt as if everything was being stripped away. All the things I had…
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Lessons from Suffering
Part 1 1 Peter: 3:8: Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. It’s time to talk about suffering. Not a favorite topic, I know. But in this world, we are guaranteed to have troubles (John 16:33). Life can hurt, and sometimes it feels…
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Change the Moment
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2). When you help someone bear their burdens, you are living out the law of Christ. You are living out love. That meal you took to the grieving family? That’s Christ’s love. The hug you offered to the one whose heart was hurting? …
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To the King of the Ages
And of Each New Year To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen” (1 Timothy 1:17). Sometimes my small, simple soul needs a reminder—a reminder of just how big our God really is. And what better time to fix our gazes on the greatness…
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Stepping In
“And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14, emphasis added). As we prepare to step into the New Year, I have been reflecting on how Jesus stepped into our world. He…
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Love
Advent 2024 “That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:17b-19). “I love you…
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Joy
Advent 2024 “These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full” (John 15:11). I’ve been thinking about happiness and joy. I think I have explanation about the difference between the two—an explanation that feels true in my heart. One that helps make sense…
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A Peace Not of the World
Advent 2024 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give I to you” (John 14:27a). My small, simple soul longs for peace. I tend to absorb the emotions of those around me, so when I am surrounded by strife and conflict it leaves…