daily word - categories

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Do you tend to categorize the people you meet? In a negative sense this is called stereotyping, but who can resist the temptation to simplify the task of matching people with identities? For some there are obvious visual indications, but do you like having an identity assigned to you based on your appearance? Is it an improvement to take a more detailed and complex view that results in more categories? What about moving in another direction and further simplifying the task? If you could reduce the process to a single category to include everyone what would it be? How about child of God?

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daily word - Freedom

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Do you appreciate your freedom? What do you use it for? Someone without freedom has no agency for action, but one who has it must decide how to apply it. You can use your freedom for the benefit of yourself and others, or you can do things that are destructive to yourself and others. You could spend all your effort indulging yourself and being indifferent to others. Is it worse to have no freedom to act or to use your freedom to act badly? It was I who gave you a free will, so liberty is inherent in your being. Did I take a risk in doing this?

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daily word - friends and lovers

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Do you see a difference between friends and lovers? There is a strong distinction between these things in popular culture. Do you consider lovers to be more intimate than friends? But I said greater love had no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. In this statement I describe the magnitude of intensity that is available to those who love as friends. So what is the difference? Romantic love is possessive and exclusive. Friendship love is non-possessive. Can there be confusion in romantic love about whether they want what is best for themselves or best for their partner?

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daily word - intense desire?

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Have you ever had an intense desire for something with the expectation that it would fulfill your life? Have you ever obtained anything that you desired so greatly? Did it have the effect you expected or were you disappointed that it was less than you thought it would be? What lesson did you learn from this? Did you project your great expectations onto something else? Do you have such expectations now? Or did you scale back your expectations having learned that nothing in this world provides ultimate satisfaction?

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Current Information

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It is amazing how polarized the nation is over COVID and the “COVID Vaccine.”  It is hard to determine “truth.” The Bible says we should listen to both sides before making a decision (Deut. 1:17; Prov. 18:13). I am going to present several video links and one article for you to consider. I can guarantee you that the videos below WILL teach you things you do not currently know, allowing you to make a more informed decision for yourself and your loved ones. 

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daily word - humble honor

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Have you ever been honored? Have you ever been humbled? Have you ever had both experiences at the same time? How can this be? For these are nearly exact opposites. To be honored is to be elevated and to be humbled is to be brought low. If you think that you are not deserving of the recognition given to you then you can feel humbled at being honored. Do you see this as a Kingdom principle? What is the highest honor you could receive? Isn’t it to hear me say, well done thou good and faithful servant? And what is the appropriate reply? We are unprofitable servants who have only done our duty.

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Experiencing the Names of God Will Take You Deeper with Jesus by Patty Sadallah

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The best way to learn a new language is to immerse yourself in the culture of the country of that language.  God speaks the language of the heart which involves seeing, hearing, sensing, and feeling Him using the spiritual senses of the heart.  Dialogue journaling is a tool that allows us to learn this language.  I had no idea how quickly and easily I could grow my faith and fruit-bearing until I began experiencing Jesus with all my senses in bite-sized pieces of the Names of God.  It is the fast track to literacy of the language of the heart and will increase your faith, hope, love, and impact with Christ.

The Names of God were so invaluable for my spiritual growth that it was a key focus study of my doctoral program. I wanted to know how to find God’s promises through His Names. Learning the skills of dialogue journaling and biblical research answered that prayer. Interestingly, I learned from this link that in the Hebrew Bible translations, there are 950 Names of God! They came from people Naming God according to their direct experiences of Him. Experiencing Jesus through the separate Names of God was so helpful to my own Christian journey that the Lord gave me a four-book series to write about the topic.

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daily word - Be Ready

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Do you set up opportunities to have encounters with people about me? How successful are you in doing this? I am a better stage manager, director, and choreographer than you are. Have you ever missed an opportunity that was presented to you? You never know when they will occur so you need to be ready all the time. It is not wrong to create opportunities with intent but they may be more effective if they don’t appear to be staged. Be awake, alert, and ready for you do not know when your master will return.

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daily word - holy moments

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Do you think there is such a thing as holy ground? You could make a case for every place since I own it all. Some places are dedicated for worship, but do you think my presence is there in a special way when they are vacant? Do you find my presence when you are alone or with other people? In certain places or anywhere at the right moment? At certain times set aside or at unexpected times? Perhaps you should consider a different perspective, that of holy moments rather than holy ground. These could happen anywhere, at any time.

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daily word - turn it down

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You have my promise that my sheep hear my voice and that my sons are led by the Spirit. Do you find this easy to do? Now you have access to instant communications and nearly all things known to men. Do you see these as being the same thing? Do you find that electronic devices and connections make it easier or more difficult to be led by the Spirit? For I promise guidance to you but I still speak in a still small voice. Have you ever had to turn down the volume of some source of sound to have a conversation with a real person? The same argument applies here.

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