Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears. Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak, vulnerable with the vulnerable, and powerless with the powerless. Compassion means full immersion in the condition of being human.
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Because God has given us His Son why wouldn’t He give us everything else we need to accomplish His purpose for our lives? No my friends, this verse is no blank check to ask God for whatever you want from Him regardless to whether it is in His will or not. But you can rest assured that He is faithful to give you everything you need to fulfill His purpose. Remember all things work together for the good in order that His purpose might be fulfilled.
Read MoreLeading psychologists seem to agree that at the heart of most people’s emotional problems is unresolved guilt. I will tell you from a spiritual perspective that if you do not walk in the forgiveness that Jesus’ blood has paid for then you will never truly experience walking in the joy of the Lord.
Read MoreSome years ago I learned a principle that began to change me when nothing around me had changed. It is simply this... Spiritual dependence on God in all things... Yep, just that simple. What He has given us to do can only be done by spiritual power anyway. Zechariah 4:6 says "“This is the Word of the Lord to Zerubbabel saying, ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts."
Read MoreHere’s a very important question in light of your current set of circumstances...How do you see God when it appears that He has left you in an unfavorable situation? Is your praise based on Him granting your every wish and desire or will you serve Him just because He is God?
Read MoreWhen you notice that people are pulling you down into ungodly, unproductive things it is your responsibility to climb above the distractions.
Read MoreSometimes you just have to hunker down and say to your soul…”If I can just make it through the night I know that God has something better in store for me!
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