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The beginning of freedom is the realization that you are not “the thinker.” The moment you start watching the thinker, a higher level of consciousness becomes activated.
From Hebrews 4:12: “Indeed, the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”
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Outlook determines outcome and attitude determines action.
From Philippians 4:8: “Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”
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Grass that is here today and gone tomorrow does not require much time to mature. A big oak tree that lasts for generations requires much more time to grow and mature. God is concerned about your life through eternity. Allow Him to take all the time He needs to shape you for His purposes.
From Lamentations 3:25-26: “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul that seeks Him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the Salvation of the Lord.”
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I see you, you are important to me, and I value you.
“Sawubona” is one of the most common greetings of the Zulu tribe in South Africa. The beautiful word means so much more than a simple “hello.”
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A person with no devotional life generally struggles with faith and obedience.
From Psalm 92:1-2: “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night.”
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Go to the Jordan and you find the Trinity. There at the baptism of Jesus, the three persons in the Godhead are simultaneously in evidence.
From Matthew 3:16-17: “And when Jesus had been baptized, just as He came up from the water, suddenly the heavens were opened to Him and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on Him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is My Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.'”
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The great awareness comes slowly, piece by piece. The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning.
From 1 Peter 2:4-5: “Come to Him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”
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Everything I write was once real life.
Max Blecher (Romanian)
The world is never the same once a good poem has been added to it.
Dylan Thomas (Welsh)
The writer is by nature a dreamer–a conscious dreamer.
Carson McCullers (American)
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Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.
From James 1:19-20: “You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.”
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God waits for you to seek His counsel. If you act without discerning His timing, you may lose the smile of divine favor. He will not bless what He has not ordained.
From 2 Corinthians 5:6-7: “So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord–for we walk by faith, not by sight.”
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