Do you take the time to reflect on what pleases God? The heart of God is easy to please when we have a posture of love. Where God is the center of our adoration, we can’t help but have an outpouring of love towards others and ourselves. But this takes fortitude in holding our ground and resisting poor choices. You know the ones, the choices that lead you away from being the best version of yourself.
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Do you plant weeds or seeds with your words? There is a supernatural power in every word that comes out of our mouth. The tongue has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:21.
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God calls us higher and deeper and to change from the inside out. To be transformed to be more like Christ. As we are led by the Lord, we bring our unique goodness to the world, allowing His light to shine brightly.
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Did you know that the true substance of Halloween belongs to the Catholic Church?
Any violence, gore, sensuality, or demonism now commonly associated with Halloween is not, in fact, true to the origins of this holiday (by the way, the word “holiday” comes from the words “holy day”).
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Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good testimony. By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.(Hebrews 11:1-3)
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As I reflect on my life, most things have come easy to me. Seeking to understand myself better, I see how this draws me towards comfort rather than greatness. I tend to take the path of least resistance until I take the first step to do something different.
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Do I allow negative self-talk, fear, guilt, selfishness, or pride stop me from giving my heart completely to God? Are there hidden wounds stopping me from trusting in God and His goodness? Am I allowing Jesus to go deeper into my heart and heal me?
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It is said that righteousness is the key to life. I’ve always struggled with this word because it seemed judgy or pompous. But in wrestling with its definition as defined in its deeper spiritual meaning, I’m learning that righteousness is the quality of being right in the eyes of God, including character (nature), conscience (attitude), conduct (action), and command (word). Righteousness is, therefore, based upon God’s standard because He is the ultimate Lawgiver (Isaiah 33:22)
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Evil is always one of scattering. It breaks up communion. But Jesus, as always, is the voice of communion, the one bringing things back together.
God is constantly trying to get our attention and hoping we see how loved we are. How do you find love expressed to you throughout your day? How do you express love to God? To others?
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Smitten With Goodness 