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Sympathy from friends when we’re going through the trials of life can be intoxicating. As humans, it feels good to be cared for. It feels good to be confirmed and acknowledged. But as perverted as it may seem, the good feeling of sympathy received can become more important to us than actively overcoming our situations through the Power of God. Don’t deprive others of your overcoming testimony because of your enjoyment of and your need to bask in the sympathy of friends.

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Doing good can sometimes be boiled down to specific deeds. However, doing good can also become a lifestyle if we discipline ourselves to look for opportunities to do good. Jesus modeled this lifestyle when was here. The term “doing good” spans such a broad spectrum. There are many, many, MANY things that can fall under the title of “doing good” in your sphere of influence. Ask God to open your eyes to opportunities to do good and intentionally start living the “doing good” lifestyle.

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Forgiving and forgetting seems to be a concept that some grapple with. Believe me, I understand. Some of us carry wounds so deep that we’ll struggle in pain for the rest of our lives. But we as Christians are on a journey to become more like Christ. Every day we walk the face of this earth we will lean upon the grace, mercy and forgiveness of God. How would it change our perspective and relationship with God if our sins were forgiven, but not forgotten? If having a loving Father who makes the choice daily to forgive and forget my sins, how can I, in good conscience turn around and tell you that I’ll forgive you, but I won’t forget what you did to me? Just a little food for thought.

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Counterfeit items can only exist where real items exist. You’ll never find a counterfeit 3 dollar bill. Why? Because there are no real 3 dollar bills. Whenever you hear the term “counterfeit” train you mind to know and understand that somewhere in the world a real version exists. Healing by the laying on of hands, prosperity, faith in an invisible God, salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, praying in tongues, and a myriad of other things have been deemed as counterfeit down through the years. Praise God!

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Our confidence in God and what He has spoken to us in His Word comes from meditation. Meditation on His Word. Biblical meditation is quite different than what the world terms “meditation”. In the world, meditation is emptying ourselves. For those of us in the Body of Christ, meditation is filling ourselves. Filling ourselves with the thoughts, principles, and ideas contained in scripture. Our confidence in God is at it’s height when we are filled with the knowledge of His Will for our lives.

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Comparing apples to oranges can’t be done because……well, because apples are different than oranges. Likewise, we as Children of God must never allow ourselves to fall into the trap of comparing our lives and the way God deals with us to the way He deals with another brother or sister in the family. We are as unique to Him as the fingerprints He has given us. We are distinctly difference individuals and as such, God deals with us in distinctly different ways tailoring His love distinctly for you and you alone.

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Blinders are the bills, the illnesses, the family drama, and the stresses on the job. They are anything that blinds us to our God ordained purpose in this life and to the overwhelming evidence of His presence in our lives. It takes effort to live in such a way that we behold His Glory on a continual basis. God has hidden Himself in plain view. Let’s strive to remove our blinders to His presence and acknowledge Him and the blessing that He surrounds us in daily.

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Trials by fire not only build character in you, but they build strong bonds between you and whoever you go through the trial with. In whatever trial you find yourself in today, see it as a time of bonding between you and your Heavenly Father. Remain just as faithful to Him as He is committed to you. He’s with you. He’ll never leave you nor forsake you. Meditate on the fact that He loves you and know that the bond you’re building with Him will be stronger than ever at the end of your trial.

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Faith in the unseen is what makes us believers. If we could see that which we hope for we would be knowers. Seems simple enough. God our Father is the epitome of  the word / concept of trust. He said in His Word that He cannot lie. If God’s Word has failed in your life, the person in the mirror is where the breakdown occurred, not with God. Therefore we can approach the unseen world of hope with an absolute assurance that we serve a God who will never let us down.

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Do you know Him? No, I’m not asking if you know about Him. I’m asking if you know Him personally. When you know someone, you act accordingly. Our body language towards others comes as a result and to the degree that we know them. My wife can invade my personal space to a degree that Patrick Mahomes can’t. I know who Patrick is. I admire Patrick. But Patrick and I have never and will never bond. Have you allowed God to invade your personal space to the point where you can say with all certainty that you know Him?

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Living life with reverence, respect, and honor for who God is is how we were designed to live. Making Him the center of our lives is the only thing that will fulfill us a human beings. Chasing goals, dreams, and desires without placing Him first will only lead to an empty, hallow and disappointing existence. God knows the deep desires of our hearts. He placed those desires within us. The quickest way to see those desires here, in this life is to become a servant and seek Him first (Matthew 6:33)

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Paranoid persistence is the fear of not continuing. The fear of what might have been had you been persistent. A winner is just a loser who tried one more time. And because the loser did not make one more attempt, the history books document yet another loss. Another disappointment. Another failure. I’d like to encourage you to develop a paranoid persistence as you stand on God’s Word to see the promises of God manifest in your life. Your “one more time” just might bring about the breakthrough you’ve been praying for.

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When you trust someone who is supposed to be in control, such as the driver of a car, you lay your head back and go to sleep. Relaxation becomes easy. I’ve driven professionally for many, many years and when my passengers apologize for having fallen asleep I tell them, “As a passenger, the greatest complement you can give a driver is to fall asleep”. There is a body language associated with trust. What’s you body language where your trust in your heavenly Father is concerned?

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Kingdom style mentorship entails more than simply teaching the Word. Jesus taught, modelled and empowered those around Him when He was here. This is true mentorship. To be great mentors we’ll have to take the time to build relationships. True mentorship is a lifestyle. There is no down time. It’s being “on” 24/7/365 and being willing to allow others to see how we live, move, and handle the conflicts that come with daily life. Sharing how we do life is what it means to be a true mentor.

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Who you know can make the difference between getting the job or not getting the job. We’ve all heard that phrase or something similar before. I believe that same principle has a spiritual application. If you know God, then you plus God can overcome any situation in your life. God is our healer, our provider, our protector, our advocate, our consultant, our Savior. He is all things to us and we are nothing without Him. So if all things are possible with God, and I’m with Him, my enemy (and whatever tool he’s chosen to attack me with) are a defeated foe!

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Find the flicker of light in your life and you will drive out the darkness. No matter how dark a room is, one tiny flicker of light overpowers the darkness. Sometimes a flicker of light can be seen from miles away. In fact, the darker the room, the more prevalent the flicker of light becomes. Darkness will never overcome light, but light will always overcome darkness. Keep the spark of your light on. Brighter days will come. I’ve read the back of the book and you win.

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Giving birth to the dreams, hopes, and visions that God placed within us takes effort and diligence. Having the faith to hold on to that which you know with all certainty you were placed on earth to do can be exhausting. In the wake of discouragements that come, stand strong in the fact that God is not the source of discouragement nor confusion. He would not give you a dream, hope or vision, then discourage you from working toward the realization of that dream.

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The definition of insanity should be different for the Christian vs the Non-Christian. If we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28), then what is the true definition of failure? Things may not have worked out as you had planned but if good is the end result could what you went through really be called a failure? I think the definition of failure is starting out on a prayer journey, not seeing the results you want, then giving up, caving it and quitting.

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Who is in control of your attitude, your mood, your highs and your lows? Do situations and circumstances tend to get you down? Our emotions change from life event to life event. There’s nothing wrong with emotions….in their place. The problem comes when we allow our emotions to run the show instead of approaching life from a spiritual standpoint. Base your words, actions, thoughts, deeds and beliefs on God’s Word which never changes and you’ll be like that tree firmly rooted… Psalm 1:3

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Self control is where ruling and reigning in life begins. How can I rule and reign over the circumstances in my life if I cannot control myself? We face many temptations throughout the course of a day. Practicing what comes out of our mouths, what goes into our mouths, where I allow my thoughts to go, and treating all people with respect and dignity regardless of who they are is a spiritual discipline that will go far toward building a Christ-like image here in the earth.

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