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Feb 11, 2019
2 min

Replacement Therapy

“God’s Spirit continually reveals to His children what human nature is like apart from His grace.” Oswald Chambers There are times in my life I can totally relate to the Apostle Paul’s words in Romans 7:15: “I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.” That Scripture came to mind a few months ago after I repented from a sin. And then Holy Spirit, whispered these sweet words, which gave me comfort and encouragement. I love you Norma

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Oct 24, 2016
2 min

Blind Spots

Blind Spots “You never really know a man until you understand things from his point of view, until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” Harper Lee If I did two things, I would be a better person and the world would be a better place. First, have more self-awareness. My family knows I don’t score high on situational awareness. Often I’m in “Norma’s world,” lost in my own thoughts, unaware of my surroundings. It’s those blind spots in our lives which require help fro

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Jun 16, 2014
3 min

Deception

“Deception is a lie wearing a tuxedo in disguise.” Elmer Murdoch Deception began in the Garden of Eden. Disguised as a serpent, Satan deceived Eve. He mixed in a little truth with his lies and misled her. Eve listened, believed and acted on Satan’s lie. Deception gave birth to sin and all of our troubles began from that first act of deception. While reading I Kings chapter thirteen, I was gripped with the fear of the Lord to not want to be deceived by the enemy. In this passa

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Jun 3, 2013
3 min

Strongholds: The Scheme of the Enemy

“They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator.” Apostle Paul (Romans 1:25) One of my least favorite memories from high school was running hurdles for track. It was difficult to lift my legs high enough to clear the hurdles so I could get to the finish line. Frequently the hurdle would fall over, or worse yet, I’d fall over! Life is like a track meet. We start at point A and desire to get to point B. But sometimes

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