Daily Musings
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I did it! Did I?
I can safely assume that none of us are immune to pride. When we are doing really well, it sometimes messes with our spiritual life. Success allows for humility to take a backseat. Even when we think we are giving glory to God. How can we guard ourselves from pride? “But God forbid that I…
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The Smurfs
This year, I ventured into serving in the Kid’s club at my church. It is an outreach to pre-K through 8th grade kids in the community. They are fed dinner, and the evening is filled with fun activities and Bible stories. The dedicated organizers and volunteers have successfully brought kids to Jesus through this program.…
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The Ultimate Christmas gift
This time of year is hard for many people when it comes to shopping for their dear ones. We need to plan ahead, find time to shop, keep it a secret and wrap it up in time to get it under the tree on Christmas morning. I am not going to give you a list…
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Preparing for a sermon
I like hopping on the podium, grabbing a microphone and talking. But for those of you who do this regularly, you know that it takes preparation. You need to have an outline of what you want to share. Deliver a tangible hook in the beginning to grab the attention of your audience. Lay the foundation…
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How to find a soulmate
When you are looking for a life partner or you encounter someone you want to befriend how do you go about pursuing them? Do you expect them to carry the entire work of building a relationship and hope that they will turn out to be your soulmate or do you put in any effort in…
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A Wake-Up Call for Obedience
This morning when I rolled out of bed and fell on my knees for my morning prayer, a scripture verse popped in my head. “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say?” Luke 6:46 Convicting is it not? Especially if that is the first thing that pops…
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Those who believe
We as Christians, believe in the power of prayer. We take our worries, confessions, trials and tribulations to God. We seek, we ask, we praise and we humble ourselves before the Lord Almighty. The results are powerful, prayers answered (or not answered) build faith and bring us closer to God. We seek prayers when we…
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Get away from me, you old self!
Do you notice the subtle changes in yourself since you made Jesus the Lord and Master over your life? Do you get intolerant with yourself when you find that you are struggling like Apostle Paul did when he confessed in Romans 7:15 ? For what I am doing, I do not understand. For what I…
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Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate
What treasures are you collecting? We know the tangible baubles will soon vanish. There are lots of pithy phrases out there to illustrate this idea. Phrases like, “Home is where the heart it”, “You are what you love”, “Chasing after…”, etc., What should we as Christians treasure? In Matthew 6:19-21, Jesus instructs us on not…
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Are you teachable?
Are you open to learning from all sources? Do you have the humility to absorb information presented to you that is biblically accurate but from a source that is questionable? We are wired to be cautious through generalization but God does not conform to human standards, His ways are higher that ours (Isaiah 55: 8-9)…