Tag: fear
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The Undiscovered Country
Sometimes change is painful. We may get so miserable in our current state that we take a step or two toward change. But then we feel that resistance. We feel those uncomfortable feelings of unfamiliar territory. And so we retreat. We “change back.”
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Barak — A Reluctant Leader
It is not easy to be the leader. Doesn’t the king lament that fact in Shakespeare’s Henry V? When plans fail, the leader gets all the blame, and even when he leads well, it’s usually others who benefit the most. The leader still has the pressure of maintaining and even building on any success.
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O You Of Little Faith
Is a small faith okay or isn’t it? I’ve written in the past about how God can take faith as small as a mustard seed and make it grow (Matthew 17:20). We don’t have to be super strong before God will use us. On the other hand, four times in the book of Matthew, Jesus…
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Staying Positive in a Negative World
The only place to be positive is a negative world. In heaven there will be no need for optimism. It’s only in a world with problems that “being positive” can really mean anything.
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Now These Three Remain: Faith, Hope, and… Anxiety?
My hope as a Christian is not just a wish on a star; it is not based on my own planning; it is based on the promise of God, and that’s a promise you can take to the bank (Hebrews 6:13-18). But this is also why I still have anxiety at times— even when I’ve…
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Easy Evangelism
Come, see a Man who told me all things that I ever did. Could this be the Christ?John 4:29 As many of you know, my jail ministry mentor and partner, Mrs. Sue, went to be with the Lord last October. The jail doesn’t allow people in for ministry until they have attended a training session,…
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