27 Tuesday Apr 2021
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Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, crucified with Christ, following Jesus, God's guidance, life, quotes, Salt and Light
(Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)
06 Wednesday Jan 2021
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blessings, comfort, experience, following Jesus, Jesus Christ, joy, miracles, peace, spiritual power, suffering, T.A. Sparks, the cross
I need to admit that I am not gladly writing this new blog article. Nonetheless, it seems to be a recurring lesson in our life (with God) that we need to let go of so many things. In fact, we are not only to let go of ‘things’, but also of good or bad people, of opinions once dearly held, of our good old habits, of our bodily constitution, of what we ourselves would have called good health etc. I put ‘with God’ in parentheses as I think that all mankind has to go through similar trials whether they believe in God or not. However, if we see ourselves as followers of Jesus Christ, is there a particular reward, a blessing of sorts if we have become (partly) acquainted with grief and sorrow as our Lord had been? 🙄
27 Sunday Sep 2020
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discerning the spirits, dying to self, encouragement, experience, following Jesus, Jesus Christ, true faith
If you, like me, thought that attaining spiritual perfection meant becoming a better human being, someone who does not make the same mistakes again and again as they did before… it seems to me now that I might have been wrong.
12 Sunday May 2019
Posted in Abundant Life, Being Born Again, Being Set Free, Building up the Body of Christ, Crucified Self, Dependence on God, Discerning the Spirits, Dying to Self, Encouragement, Entering His Rest, Eternal Life, Faith, Following Jesus, Knowing God, Mind of Christ, New Self, Old Self, Relax and Chill Out, Submission to God, The Anointing, Walking in the Spirit
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anointing, being born again, deliverance, discerning the spirits, entering his rest, esoteric movements, experience, faith, introspection, Jesus Christ, self-analysis, T.A. Sparks, the new self, the old self
Imagine you keep meeting your loved ones not only today but also… yesterday… and tomorrow. This is both grammatically wrong and seems to be a ridiculous statement, right? Yet how often our thoughts keep strolling about situations that happened in the past (and cannot be repeated!) and about what might take place in the days ahead (although solely God knows the future). Of course, we know that we should live in the moment right now, but can we? If you ever tried earnestly, you know that it is hard work to simply experience a few seconds without your mind trying to run away through space and time, so to say. The apostle Paul said, “It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.” (cf. Gal 2:20 ESV) What does that mean?
