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Walking on Water (3)

'...He walked on the water...to Jesus.' Matthew 14:29 NKJVPeter discovered what we all discover in our walk with God: just because you sink doesn't mean you're sunk. Here are two reasons why. First, failing doesn't make you a failure, quitting does. Failure is just a part of learning. Sir Edmund Hillary made several attempts to [...]

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The Importance of Loving Others

'...Everyone who loves is born of God...' 1 John 4:7 NKJVRecently, a 12-year-old boy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, hanged himself. Why? Because the next day was his first day at a new school, he was overweight, and he dreaded being taunted by other children. Few things are more painful than shame. One of the greatest [...]

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Look for the Best in the Worst

'...God...turned the curse into a blessing...' Deuteronomy 23:5 NCVWhen Thomas Carlyle completed his manuscript on the French Revolution, he asked his neighbour John Stuart Mill to read it. Later, Mill came to Carlyle's house, shaken and pale. His maid had inadvertently used it to light the fire! Carlyle despaired-two years lost! Writing it initially was [...]

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Standing on His promise

'...He who comes to God must believe that...He is a rewarder...' Hebrews 11:6 NASChristopher Pylant's parents refused to believe there was no hope for their son who'd been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour. After studying the x-rays, neurosurgeon Ben Carson told them, 'There's no way I can encourage you.' 'The experts told us that [...]

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Praise in the Early Stages

'...They praised [God]...because the foundation...was laid.' Ezra 3:11 NKJVWe read, 'When the builders completed the foundation of the Lord's Temple... all the people gave a great shout, praising the Lord...' (Ezra 3:10-11 NLT) Why praise God in the early stages of something? First, because praise is an act of faith. It says, 'Lord, what You [...]

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Giving and Receiving Forgiveness

'Be kind and compassionate...forgiving each other...' Ephesians 4:32 NIVA counsellor writes, 'We have all been wounded. Who wounds us? Those we love and those who love us. When we feel rejected, abandoned, abused, manipulated or violated it's usually by people close to us: our parents, our friends, our marriage partners, our children, our teachers, our [...]

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