Category: Deception

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1.21.2021 – “Keep Standing” on your “Tip-Toes”…

January 21, 2021

“Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.”—Jeremiah 29:13 When we seek Him wholeheartedly, we will find Him… it’s what the Word says. Do we really believe this or… Read More 1.21.2021 – “Keep Standing” on your “Tip-Toes”…

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1.20.2021 – “…but God, I trust in YOU!”

January 20, 2021

No matter what we face… No matter how intimidating the “giant” that stands before us is… No matter what we see playing out with our eyes… No matter “what time it is”… This we can declare: “…But God, I trust in You!” How many times does God remind us in His Word to trust in… Read More 1.20.2021 – “…but God, I trust in YOU!”

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1.19.2021 – He cares about the condition of our “foundations”…

January 19, 2021

Our God knows our hearts… “…for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”—1 Samuel 16:7 And our God cares enough about our hearts, about our “foundations“… the “foundational condition” of our hearts… …that He will sometimes allow us to go through some… Read More 1.19.2021 – He cares about the condition of our “foundations”…

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1.18.2021 – But He sees beyond…

January 18, 2021

I came across this quote this morning… “God will let you walk into uncomfortable situations where all you can do is rely on Him. Don’t be anxious. He’s about to show you He is faithful.” And as I read this quote I felt such a witness— such a “connection”— a “spark in my heart”…from remembering… Read More 1.18.2021 – But He sees beyond…

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1.17.2021 – Childlike Simplicity

January 17, 2021

“But Jesus said, “Let the children alone, and do not hinder them from coming to Me; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”—Matthew 19:14 The Lord is zeroing me in on something this morning… He’s showing me a “key” here in His Word that I think He wants to take me further… Read More 1.17.2021 – Childlike Simplicity

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1.16.2021 – I was the “one”…

January 16, 2021

I was the “one“… I was the “one” who hid myself away in bitter silence… I was the “one” who felt I could never belong… I was the “one” who almost gave up hope in the darkness… I was that “one”… But… I was the “one” …You didn’t forget… And I was the “one” You… Read More 1.16.2021 – I was the “one”…

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1.14.2021 – Resistance Makes Us Stronger

January 14, 2021

I wrestled to be able to write on here this morning… Honestly, as I type these words… I’m still wrestling. Sometimes I don’t know why God brings me on here to write every single morning. I really don’t know how that has even happened… But He always has a way of reminding me of what… Read More 1.14.2021 – Resistance Makes Us Stronger

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1.13.2021 – The “Wolves” often come dressed in “Sheep’s clothing”…

January 13, 2021

This morning, I was talking with the Lord about the fact that we are living in such a time of great “deception”… We’ve got people screaming over here that they have “the truth” and we’ve got people over there screaming that they have “the truth”…. but how can we really know when we are being… Read More 1.13.2021 – The “Wolves” often come dressed in “Sheep’s clothing”…

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1.12.2021 – Just a reminder…

January 12, 2021

Sometimes God prevents things from happening… …He puts a stop to an attempt of the enemy… And sometimes… God allows us to go through something for a season because He knows it’ll backfire on the enemy and work out for good—REAL‘ good… …as God does what only HE can orchestrate, what only HE can piece… Read More 1.12.2021 – Just a reminder…

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1.10.2021 – HE is the only “source of truth” we could ever need!

January 10, 2021

I have an honest little story to tell you… My alarm went off at the usual 5 AM, I got up, started my coffee, added some wood to the stove… and I came to sit down at my dining room table. …I came to sit down at the place I’ve devoted to spend with my… Read More 1.10.2021 – HE is the only “source of truth” we could ever need!

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1.9.2021 – “…but we have the mind of Christ.”

January 9, 2021

“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.“—Colossians 3:2 I am here to tell you, that you can live in this time—in the midst of all of the chaos, in the midst of all that is being said and done in the “world” of social media, in the… Read More 1.9.2021 – “…but we have the mind of Christ.”

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1.8.2021 – Living in a World of “Funhouse” Mirrors

January 8, 2021

He knew it would be this way… Living this life here, in this kind of world, in this day… He knew that His people would be living here in “this“…. in the midst of all of “this“…. mirages, holograms, smoke and distorted mirrors, a crazy carnival-like “Funhouse.” Schemes of deception. Attempts of destruction. Our Heavenly… Read More 1.8.2021 – Living in a World of “Funhouse” Mirrors