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TRUSTING EYES

"I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth." ~ Psalm 121:1-2   REFERENCE: Psalm 121:1-8   Albert Mehrabian found that communication is 55% body language, 38% vocal, and 7% words only. Hence, our non-verbal communication makes up over 90%, meaning our body language matters when we speak. Your actions genuinely reflect your intent and can be seen more precisely than your words when heard. Hence, trusting eyes talk of faith in God. A picture speaks louder than a thousand words because people interpret the...
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PURSUE PURPOSE LIKE BUSINESS

"And He said to them, "Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?" ~ Luke 2:49   REFERENCE: Luke 2:41-49   Victor Frankl said, "Life is never made unbearable by circumstances but only by lack of meaning and purpose." Living finds its meaning when you are living for something with meaning. You are here for a purpose; fulfilling it gives meaning to your life. To fulfill a purpose, you must pursue it like a business, with the same earnestness with which a businessman does his business. Jesus Christ could have told His parents 'that I must be...
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GOD IS NOT DONE 2

“Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” ~ Genesis 18:14   REFERENCE: Genesis 18:1-14   God is often limited in our lives by the limits our minds set for Him - 'There are no mountains anywhere; every man’s mountain is in his mind.' God is not done with you yet; He is still working, building, and preparing you for His best. You have not seen the final chapter of your life yet, but your mindset governs your actions and determines...
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GOD IS NOT DONE

“Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” ~ Genesis 18:14   REFERENCE: Genesis 18:1-14   Although God dwells in eternity, He gives us time to govern events and measure our activities—a day before the Lord is like a thousand years to us, and vice versa. Scripture says, “Known to God from eternity are all His works” (Acts 15:18). Whatever God does in eternity will at some point correspond with a date on our calendar; it will manifest at an appointed...
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NOT TOO LATE

"By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age…" ~ Hebrews 11:11    REFERENCE: Hebrews 11:11   Life and society can put you in a box and tell you it is too late to pursue your dreams or start over again. If you unconsciously buy into this philosophy, you will cheat yourself and fail to achieve your goals because a sense of inadequacy will overcome you. Decide today to let the world see your new version; it is not too late, and you are not too old to dream...
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I BELIEVE STILL

“Who, contrary to hope, in hope believed, so that he became the father of many nations, according to what was spoken, ‘So shall your descendants be.’” ~ Romans 4:18   REFERENCE: Romans 4:18-21   Can you believe God to do what He has promised even when everything around you says it won’t happen? Abraham had all the odds stacked against him and his wife; there was no natural sign that they would still have a child in their late eighties and nineties, but Abraham said, “I believe still.” He hoped against hope; that is, he believed God when the situation was...
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VICTORY OVER DIFFIDENCE (A CONFESSION)

“For by You I can run against a troop, by my God I can leap over a wall.” ~ Psalm 18:29   REFERENCE: Psalm 18:28-50   You probably are not familiar with the word ‘diffidence.’ Still, it is responsible for why achieving your goals has been difficult. It is the opposite of confidence. It is hesitancy in acting or speaking through a lack of self-confidence. It is self-doubt, shame, or sheepishness. The voice that tells you that you are not fit, the rope that pulls you back anytime you attempt to venture, is diffidence. Like many of us, I often deal...
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A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS

"As it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, saying: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight." ~ Luke 3:4   REFERENCE: Luke 3:1-6   A wilderness is a dry and empty place; it is not a place for much activity, and the human population often moves away. One does not expect to hear the voice of a preacher in a desert, except the howling of evening jackals and other such animals. However, it is in the wilderness that God gave John the Baptist a...
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A LITTLE FOLLY

“Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, and cause it to give off a foul odor; so does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.” ~ Ecclesiastes 10:1   REFERENCE: Ecclesiastes 10:1-3   King Solomon had a way of passing across profound truths with simple life events. He was reputed to have been the wisest man to have lived, and so, if he said something about how foolishness can ruin wisdom, it is worth listening to. In our text, the wise king said that a little folly can make someone reputed to be wise to appear offensive and irritating....
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GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN

“And the Lord said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.” ~ Exodus 3:7   REFERENCE: Exodus 3:7-10   As we draw close to the end of the year, one thing satan likes to dangle before our eyes is what it seems God has not done on our goals for the year. His purpose is to suggest that God has forgotten you or is unmindful of your situation. He makes it look like God suffers amnesia or is blind and cannot...
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