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Feeling Abandoned
I have been abandoned before. My father left my mother when I was just a baby. Even though my mother loved me, I spent a great part of my life with a painful question: Why didn’t my father love me enough to stay? So I can relate to Psalm 88 in which Heman the Ezrahite wrote about feeling as if...- Chad
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Dealing with Critical People
All of us deal with criticism in our lives. And it’s typically given to us without asking for it. Perhaps it’s a co-worker, a neighbor or maybe even your mother-in-law that is always willing to give you their unwelcome opinion. I will have to admit that I am NOT an expert in this area. I'm...- Chad
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Fear of Rejection
Fear Of Rejection Have you ever worried about what other people think about you? We all have. Maybe you act a certain way and you know it’s not you, but you do it to fit in with people. Or, you dress a certain way so you don’t stand out in a weird way or get made fun of. You want people to...- Chad
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Fear Keeps Us Stuck
One of the worst things fear does is it keeps us stuck. It causes us to freeze. Fear will make you miss out on great experiences and keep you from having great relationships with people. There’s no reason to be afraid. If you let Him, God will be in control of your life. He will take away your...- Chad
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Preaching and Teaching Accompanied by the Spirit of God
This is why only someone who has God's Spirit can understand spiritual blessings. Anyone who doesn't have God's Spirit thinks these blessings are foolish - 1 Corinthians 2:14 We see from these verses that Paul’s mission did not end with his personal transformation alone, but it went on to...- Chad
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Daring Faith: David's Originality
Technology is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it is a brilliant tool that keeps us connected with one another from around the world. With just a few scrolls on Instagram, we can see what our friends, family and role models are up to, even if they live continents away. On the other hand, all...- Chad
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Keep Knocking
“And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened.” Luke 11:9-10 As Jesus teaches his disciples about prayer, he drops in...- Chad
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Why Keep Praying When There Is No Answer?
Why should you be persistent in your prayers, even when you don’t get an answer? There are four reasons. Persistent prayer focuses your attention. When you pray a prayer request over and over, it’s not to remind God. He doesn’t need to be reminded! It’s to remind yourself who the source of your...- Chad
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Renew Your Mind
Renew Your Mind It has been often said that the mind is the devil's playground. There is a lot of truth in that statement as so many of the spiritual battles we fight against our enemy take place in the mind. Maybe it's the guilt of a past sin that our spiritual enemy continues to place into...- Chad
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