THOUGHT STARTER:Does personal peace allow you to endure more pain? Is peace the absence of pain? “This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10, NIV “This is the day which the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” …
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65613 13. Your Wife Has Inoperable Cancer
THOUGHT STARTER:Is the peace of God that guards your heart and mind available in a crisis? Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known lo God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. …
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65614 14. Living and Dying
THOUGHT STARTER:Are most of us too busy to hear God’s whispers? Does it take a clap of thunder to get our attention? It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment. Hebrews 9:27, NKJV “For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his …
65615 15. I Prayed but I Still Didn’t Feel Right
THOUGHT STARTER:Why do you feel good after praying sometimes, and other times you are anxious? Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be mode known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians …
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65616 16. Anyone Who Talks about “Rejoicing Always” Just Doesn’t Understand the Real Situation
THOUGHT STARTER:Turning everything over to God and letting Him control the situation is humanly impossible—and a fun experience. “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, NKJV Many years ago, I renewed a commitment to serve the Lord as …
65617 17. Anger Is One Letter Away from Danger
THOUGHT STARTER:Is being a little bit angry like being a little bit pregnant? Put off . . . anger, wrath, malice. Colossians 3:8, NKJV It is not very often that an author describes a session with his counselor. Jay Carty did just that and I happened to be the counselor. I was on my way …
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65618 18. If You Don’t Want to, You Aren’t Going to
THOUGHT STARTER: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and …
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65619 19. The Foundation
THOUGHT STARTER:Do you know that everyone can finish the race of life as a winner? In a race, everyone runs but only one person gets first prize. So run your race to win. To win the contest you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best. An athlete goes to …
22970.001 Sovereignly Unique
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us a new in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.(Ephesians 2:10) Have you ever wondered why you were born now and not 500 or 1000 years ago? Why did God place you into a particular family, culture, and …
22970.002 Father Knows Best
Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father.(James 1:17) Given a choice between good and best, almost everyone would choose best. But what is “best”? According to society, the best is whatever helps me the most quickly in my current situation. It produces favorable circumstances and accomplishes …