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When God Speaks...    People Listen Do you ever find yourself wondering why people are talking?  What they are saying?  And, wondering if you’ve missed something important?  That’s the difference between hearing sounds and actively listening to words. All too often I find myself in the position of knowing that someone is talking but not really paying attention to what they are saying.  Some people talk all the time and never say anything uplifting, or edifying; sometimes it’s too easy let my mind wander off and think about something else.  It’s an absolute truth that I need to guard my mind from certain things and certain people; but I really need to be an active listener when it comes to the things of God... Proverbs 4:20-22 (KJV) - My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.  Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.  For they are life unto those that find them, and health to...

If someone doesn’t love, honor, or respect my belief in, and dependence upon, the one and only true God, the Maker and Creator of the universe can I expect him or her to guide me in the direction I should go?  No!  I don’t think so.  Therefore, I have some important decisions to make for my life. Exodus Chapter 20   (Paraphrased) The Bible speaks directly to many situations we encounter every day; consider The Ten Commandments, they are pretty specific.  And, in those instances where the Bible doesn’t speak directly to a specific situation, it provides the right principles and guidelines for our Christian walk.  But, we must read the Bible, meditate upon it, and figure out how to apply it to our daily lives. Do you have a problem that is bothering you today?  May I recommend that you stop, and pray, and ask God to help you find the answer to your question?  Then listen for His answer!  Sometimes we stop at telling God the problem...

Decisions...                   Decisions...                     Decisions... What should I do??? When we are born again, and we become Christians, many of our daily decisions can seem like we are at war.  We are at odds with Satan, and the world, and the things of the world.  Sometimes, it is hard for us as Christians to know exactly how to behave.  We want to fit in with our co-workers and our neighbors, we want to keep up with the Joneses, and we want people to like us.  There is a war going on inside us.  We know that we are to live  different from the world, but we have to live in the world, and sometimes it’s so hard to be the one that’s different. Proverbs 20:18 (KJV ) – Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war. There are times in every life when we realize we have more questions than answers.  And, when I...