Month: September 2018

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Emotions or God? 9/30/18

A great question to ask ourselves BEFORE making decisions to help others.

Proverbs 1:5 A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:

Emotions or God?

“Emotions should always be submitted to wisdom!”  In other words…”We can benefit one another greatly by being sensitive to the Holy Spirit’s leading to help in various ways.

Proverbs 19:19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

This section is about tough, but necessary love, something most of us have difficulty with.  This next verse reminds us about tough love.  We know, from experience, that delivering someone or helping someone out without teaching them how to avoid that same mistakes in the future…then it happens again and again and again.  Sometimes the best gift we can give someone is truth and practical advice, and sometimes letting them suffer the consequences of their own actions or sins.

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How Not to be Led By Your Feelings –

This study is to be done at your own pace, or rather, in God’s timing!

I will cover a small section of each chapter each week and as you as led, please share comments so we can all grow together in this journey.

Chapter 1 / Section 1

Jeremiah 33:3 Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.

Usually each section is separated by a Scripture verse, except the beginning of chapter 1  so this one came to my mind this morning and I believe it’s appropriate!

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Managing Your Emotions – Introduction – 09/18/2018

Managing Your Emotions Instead of Your Emotions Managing You

This book by Joyce Meyer can be life changing, by the power of the Holy Spirit.

This Bible study can be done at your own pace and the purpose…the GOAL…

To learn how to bring our feelings into line with our faith

I heard in a Christian movie lately that the best way to get revenge is to endure.

As soon as the words were spoken I knew that the best way to get revenge on the devil is to endure…DON’T GIVE UP!

No matter how long or hard the journey is…Jesus understands and He gives us the Holy Spirit to help us every step of the way.

Shall we begin this journey together…

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Defining Boundaries – ITM 09/03/2018

In Charles Stanley’s, In Touch Ministries Daily Devotion today, September 3rd, titled, Setting Boundaries Against Temptation, he refers to Paul’s 2nd pastoral letter to Timothy when talking about the love/hate relationship we have with some sins.  These are the sins that, he writes:  You really want to overcome it, but as soon as you’re tempted, the anticipated pleasure erases all your willpower.  Continue reading “Defining Boundaries – ITM 09/03/2018”

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Standing Strong and Fighting Back – ITM 09/02/2018

In Charles Stanley’s, In Touch Ministries Daily Devotion today, September 2nd,  Limits on Temptation, he refers to Paul’s letter to the Corinthians where Paul addresses the problems of temptation in the early church. Paul reminded them that even the ancient Israelites, the ‘Wilderness generation’, who walked with God, gave in to sinful temptations and God was not pleased. Paul talked about the early temptations of idolatry… sexual immorality… and complaining.  They craved evil things and suffered the consequences. (See 1 Corinthians 10:1-12) Continue reading “Standing Strong and Fighting Back – ITM 09/02/2018”

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Struggling with Temptation – ITM 09/01/2018

For all of July and August, and now starting September, I have been sending emails to someone three time zones away,  as we both were reading Charles Stanley’s Daily Devotionals from In Touch Ministries (ITM).

I enjoy this exercise and I want to keep track of these thoughts, so now, I include them here as I believe we should surround ourselves with other believers who want the best for us, like Charles Stanley 🙂 and we should track our journey, for so many reasons!

In Charles Stanley’s, daily devotion today, September 1st, titled, The Struggle With Temptation, he calls temptation the most troubling and defeating struggle we go through here on Earth.

He refers to scripture, James 1:13-15, which is powerful. Continue reading “Struggling with Temptation – ITM 09/01/2018”