Sin is unavoidable when there is much talk. –Proverbs 10:19
So. much. talking.
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Many speak from a deceitful heart (Jeremiah 17:9) ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ฉ (1 Corinthians 2:16). Ouch. I try, but I donโt always get it right, either. I just dust myself off and keep pressing towards the mark (Philippines 3:14). This isnโt to imply that we shouldnโt call out injustices. On the contrary! ๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐, ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ฉ๐!
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Responding in the flesh requires digging deep in HIS nourishing words, encouraging us to speak life and give grace… because, as children of God, ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฌ to current events, and each other, ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ.
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I could ramble about the pLandemic I believe ALL OF 2020 to be (and I may do that – because WE ARE BEING DECEIVED, even on the topic of Mr. Floyd). Itโs safe to say, I donโt agree with, nor do I believe in, the current narrative playing out. BELIEVE ME, at this point in my journey, I want to grab the world by its collective shoulders and scream โWAKE THE HELL UP!โย But ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ด๐ต ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ. His still small voice (1 Kings 19:12). Sigh… I’m trying.
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My heart hung heavy yesterday as demonic spirits purposefully orchestrated evil intent for our nation. For me, posting anything other than ๐๐๐๐ felt irreverent. I pray that heaviness lingers in our spirits, motivating us to press through the noise of the crowd to touch the hem of His garment for our hurting nation.
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I am praying for:
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Our ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ – we are instructed to pray for them. (I Timothy 2). Our ๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ – living under a dividing spirit of confusion and fear, which is NOT from God (1 Corinthians 14:33). Our ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง – growing up in a world which lacks discernment deciphering current events.
Our ๐๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ – a renewed hunger for relationship with Christ, a desire to hear HIS voice among the crowd, and wisdom in leadership.
Our ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฌ & ๐๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ – that they would have scars healed, scales removed from their eyes, and a receptive spirit – willing to unlearn and relearn.
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Storms can bring fear, cloud judgment, and create confusion. Yet God promises that as you seek Him through prayer, He will give you wisdom to know how to proceed. The only way you will survive the storm will be on your knees. -Paul Chappell
Promises:
https://youtu.be/q5m09rqOoxE
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