Inner Peace seems illusive at times. The consistent overflow of information and entertainment that bombards us, added to the fast-paced lifestyles we are pressured to lead, can put us on the edge of our sanity and keep us there. While we are living in this zone, it's usually not a question of whether we are praying, but how we are praying.
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Many believe that their spiritual journey is complete once they have professed their faith in Christ. However, just as wedding vows are only the beginning of a marriage, so a profession of faith is only the beginning of something much greater: a daily, living relationship with Christ.
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Just let go and let God. If you’ve been around the church for any significant time, you’ve probably heard someone offer that passive maxim as spiritual advice. In fact, many believers might use that as shorthand to describe the process of sanctification. It’s the idea that God will do what He wants, when He wants, and believers are just along for the ride.
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Whether you realize it or not, you do have a worldview. You either fill in the blanks with random answers, or you seek truth like you’re assembling a jigsaw puzzle, thoughtfully and carefully putting small pieces of information together to form a bigger, unified picture of reality.
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When someone is in pain or feeling sick, their sense of humor often abandons them. Proverbs 17:22 says, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” It is during difficult times, however, that one needs laughter the most.
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Recently, I had the privilege of sitting with a man and his lovely wife who had been battling cancer. Treatments seem to be unsuccessful and her future on this earth was looking grim. In an honest and vulnerable moment, he shared with me that he worried about God’s testimony being damaged if she died.
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One day, you and I are going to be very, very rich. That’s because we have an inheritance ahead of us. In Ephesians 1:14, Paul says the Holy Spirit dwelling in God’s people is “the guarantee of our inheritance until we acquire possession of it.” Our inheritance is already ours, but we have not taken ownership of it all. There is more that yet awaits us, and we’ll enjoy it ...
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In January 1961, a few days before he was inaugurated, president-elect John F. Kennedy invited Billy Graham to join him for a round of golf. On the way back from the golf course, Kennedy asked, “Billy, do you believe that Jesus Christ is coming back to earth one day?”
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More than 50 years ago, there was a man named Charles Smith, known by his friends as Chuck, who felt called to teach God’s Word in an understandable way. After pastoring a number of churches, he took over a small church in Orange County, California, known as Calvary Chapel.
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Fatigue. Anxiety. Stress. Temptation. Fear. Despair. Lies. Revenge. Sound familiar? These are some of the devil’s favorite schemes for eroding our faith in God. He wants us to believe that we’re stuck, that our situation is hopeless, that defeat is our destiny. If we’re not careful, these deceptions set us on a slippery slope to spiritual defeat.
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