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The Great Exchange

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Psalms 37:23 The steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord and he delighteth in his way. John 4: 4-9, 39-45 The woman at the well This Christian journey is a great privilege to embark upon. Anything worth having, doing or being will present challenges. Then we have to make a decision to push past fear or any other emotion that will deter us from completing the path to our intended goal. Once we have chosen to make Jesus Lord of our lives regardless of what comes we can be sure that our steps have been ordered. Have you ever walked into something and questioned if you heard God right? Did the road look so foreign that you wanted to turn back? Know that once you submit to him he has a plan or a blueprint already mapped out for your life. You may not know the outcome, but I can guarantee if you stay the course, it will be far more than you can imagine or think. His thoughts aren't our thoughts neither are his ways ours. This is why it is i

Train Up A Child

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Proverbs 22:6 (KJV) Train up a child in the way he should go when he is old he will not depart from it. Valentine's Day 2-14-18 On a morning when a young man would normally be thinking about Valentine candy, flowers or even a movie: Nikolas Cruz was thinking about fulfilling his desire to shoot up a school that his ex-girlfriend attended and he was expelled from.  When parents dropped their child or children off to school  on Wednesday  morning I am sure they all expected to see their teens alive at  3pm.   The bible tells of love, patience, gentleness and wisdom.  Was it Nikolas fault that he fed hate from the month of January when he posted his desire to shoot up a school on to social media.  The woman that adopted and raised Nikolas and his brother died in Nov 2017.   The death of a Mother will depress you and cause great disappointment.  Perhaps that along with no introduction to God in his life.  Proverbs makes it clear that children must be corrected

When Fear Shows Up

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         Fear is an uninvited guest. This encounter leads to a specific guest that tends to show up unwelcome and inhabits a place inside the mind. It's your mind and you are the boss of what goes on in there and you don't have to entertain uninvited guests. The enemy will always show up with fears and we have the power to exercise authority over the spirit of fear. God has not given us the the spirit of fear,  but of power and of love and a sound mind. (2Tim 1:7)  You are not your fears. Fear will cause spiritual paralysis. The next time you realize you are afraid or paralyzed by fear, let it go and find a place of love. Choose love as your core. God's perfect love removes all fear. We must cultivate the fear of the Lord in our hearts.   No matter how real your fears might seem and no matter how hard your mind  might try to persuade you of their authenticity, it's nothing but an illusion, an  illusion created by your mind. Fear can be block