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Turn-Around Tuesday – Don’t Despair!
“Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. Behold, you have driven me today away from the ground, and from your face I shall be hidden. I shall be a fugitive and a wanderer … Continue reading
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Tagged bad, bad choice, Cain, choice, compassion, cover-up, cry out to Jesus, decision, downplay, emotions, false sense of security, gloom, God, goodness, heat, hindsight, impetuousness, justice, kindness, life, love, mercy, mourn, punishment, reaction, reality, ruined lives, trouble, truth, vengeance
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Magnificent Marriage Monday – Hiding From God!
“Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LordGod walking … Continue reading
Posted in Magnificent Marriage Mondays, Marriage
Tagged Adam, Bible, Christian, conscience, cover-up, cry out to Jesus, disengage, eve, forgiveness, friend, fruit, God, grace, hear, heartache, hide, husband, Jesus, love, marriage, mercy, miserable, nakedness, pain, sin, Trust, violation, wife, wroong
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Living With The Consequences!
“And the Lord said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground. And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood … Continue reading
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Tagged change, consequences, cursed, decreed, determined, direction, forgive, forgiveness, gain, grace, kindness, mercy, pain, raging, repentance, restoration, sin, throwing a temper tantrum, trouble, unpleasant, venting, yelling
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Denial Leads to Our Destruction!
“Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” … Continue reading
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Tagged Abel, action, arrogance, brother's keeper, Cain, child, choice, consequences, distraction, failure, forgiveness, frustrated, frustration, guilt, honest, humble, lie, life, mean, mercy, mistakes, obstinate, parent, pride, responsibility, teachable, transparent, trapped, trials, troubles, wrong-doing
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Train Them Thursday – Follow Our Model!
“And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14, NASB95) And dwelt among us. Camping has never … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Train Them Thursdays (discipleship)
Tagged air conditioning, Angels, camping, caring, central heating, character, church, disciple, discipleship, friend, God, grace, gracious, grow, heaven, human, hurtful, indoor plumbing, Israel, Jesus, love, loyal, mercy, primitive, servants, service, technology, throne room, truthful
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Dealing With The Inevitable!
“So the Lord God said to the serpent: Because you have done this, you are cursed more than any livestock and more than any wild animal. You will move on your belly and eat dust all the days of your … Continue reading
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Tagged abundance, Bible, change, character, child of God, children, choice, commands, consequences, curse, detriment, disobedience, God, good, growth, inevitable, judgment, justice, learning, life, loving, mercy, nature, New Testament, painful, parents, personality, problems, rules, siffering, sorrow, trials, troubles, verdict, wisdom, Word of God
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Blaming Others Won’t Help!
“The man replied, “The woman you gave to be with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate.” So the LordGod asked the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent … Continue reading
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Tagged aggravated, audacity, blame, cajoled, choice, consequences, decision, forgive, forgiveness, human, humility, mercy, mistake, problems, pushed, shameless, shoved, toddler, trials, triumph, troubles
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Trials and Troubles Often Start By Choice!
““No! You will not die,” the serpent said to the woman. “In fact, God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” The woman saw that … Continue reading
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Tagged action, Adam, choice, compassion, consequences, disobedience, disobey, eve, evil, forgiveness, God, good, grace, gracious, influence, mercy, path of life, problems, repent, rethink, sin, sinfulness, suffer, suffering, transparent, trials, trouble
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Hope For Today – Emmanuel Brings Mercy, Goodness and Comfort!
Photo Credit: http://www.liesyoungwomenbelieve.com We seem to put more faith in the joy our presents will bring than in God’s presence each holiday season. I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Today about the mercy, … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged anger, animosity, bustle, Christmas, comfort, encouragement, faith, generous, gifts, God, goodness, holiday, honest, hope, hosts, Hustle, impatient, Jerusalem, joy, kindness, Lord, loving, mercy, peace, presents, rude, season, selfishness, soul, understanding
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Hope For Today – Thankfulness Represents Our Lord!
Photo Credit: http://www.crosscards.com Another holiday in the memory books and several pounds added to our frames. What a great time to be publicly thankful for family, for friends and for our faith! I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
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