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Christian Life isn’t all the time “happy-face” and positive. Yes, there are times of joy. Yet, intense life lessons rarely make me smile or laugh when I’m going through them. Endurance, patience, stamina, fortitude, tolerance, persistence, serenity, determination, courage and grit during these periods are God’s opening to make mere words a reality. Here we’ll be honest about the practice of our Christian faith.

Why My Way May Not Be the Best Way

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I think I try to force things.

I try to make things go my way.

I work to manipulate everything and am surprised when people won’t follow me.

 

Is it arrogance to act like this?

Yes, it is.

It is my twisted human nature in control.

 

I wish I were different because I have very little desire to cooperate.

I need to cooperate

Yet, I don’t want to cooperate.

 

Do you ever feel this way?

 

 

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A few of us sat in a booth at a nearby restaurant, drinking coffee and talking. We talked about a lot of things: our kids, our work, our lousy football team and also our faith in Jesus. The question came up about why we have so much trouble behaving like we want to? You know what I mean, behaving like we know we ought to? It’s a battle.

You’ve probably read this yourself, in Romans the Apostle Paul writes about this fight, this “want to versus unfulfilled desire”. Paul discusses our situation; it comes near the end of Romans 7 and maybe the first half of Romans 8. This lifelong battle is relentless and never-ending. I feel the conflict everyday. I deal with the tension everyday. Is this a bad thing?

Our small coffee group concluded “no it isn’t necessarily a “bad” thing.” It isn’t necessarily a bad thing because in the struggle to behave better is also an opportunity to allow the Holy Spirit to successfully work in us. We further concluded that the best thing to do is be willingly cooperate with God.

But, of course, cooperating with God isn’t what happens automatically. First we have to decide that we want to cooperate with God and further, we have to take responsibility for our delinquent behavior. Then when we refuse to go along with (whatever the) temptation and continually cooperate with God’s Holy Spirit we’ll come into contact with some favorable results.

During our coffee time, I realized that I’m not stuck in my rotten behavior unless I choose to be. Thanks be to God, Jesus makes deliverance a certifiable reality. We all agreed that this is indeed “Good News.” God’s way is the best way … What’s your thought? … I appreciate your time and interest in Lee’s Nite Radio.

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O Come to the Altar

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How to Quit Hurting Yourself

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Number 1

If you’re breathing you’re probably aware there’s a war going on.

The prize in this war is you.

It’s your choice whose prize you become.

The key to making a wise decision is to understand that every time a temptation comes along, it’s an opportunity for you to succeed.

Actually, succeed or fail.

Lecrae sings about our ongoing warfare in Killa.

Click on Killa and allow this song to help you fight off your next temptation.

Number 2

We have weapons to prevent injury.

We, sadly, rarely use them beneficially … because we have little training in becoming spiritual warriors.

For example, prayer is a weapon.

Prayer is a weapon that acknowledges our dependence on God.

This means prayer is alive with hope as the Katinas sing in Praying For You.

Number3

The war is about believing truth or lies.

We’ve gather together stuff we accept as truth.

What is truth?

What if truth is a person you think you already know everything about … and don’t?

In this song Nicole Nordeman challenges us to take another look at Jesus.

What If you could stop hurting yourself, would you?

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I seldom ask or wonder about the big questions of life because I’m so distracted trying to get the day-to-day questions answered correctly.

How about you?

The result of being distracted is that I prevent myself from healing. It never occurs to me that there is more to life than I’ve thought there is. Consequently, I keep hurting myself.

I want that to stop.

The stopping, I’ve discovered, happens when I realize that apart from Jesus I will always hurt and not heal.

I want to heal.

How about you?

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Something Beyond Halloween Trick

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How many constants are there?

I can recall at least two:

  • change and God’s
  • unchanging love.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undoubtedly, everyone has a story of rejection … or failure.

 

The trick is to resist the goblins of rejection or failure and keep them from immobilizing you.

(Resist means refusing to be sabotaged).

 

Doom can open a treat .

 

Does that make you feel better?

Do the next thing (anyway).

 

Your life has meaning.

 

Change happens, yet, the Lord’s love is constant.

Choose:

trick or

treat.

 

Songs:

Reckless Love Cory Asbury

Fear is a Liar Zack Williams

 

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