Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come. 1 Timothy 4:8 NLT Bad News: Forty-five percent of Americans say they make New Year’s resolutions, but only eight percent keep them. Let’s consider the history of New Year’s resolutions. The earliest recorded
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I make New Year’s resolutions. Specificity is a principle of following Jesus. Jesus says, “Ask!” An ask of “Lord, I need a job,” is specific, while “God, bless my day,” is general. A specific answered prayer ignites prayer! All New Year’s resolutions are prayers. Specific action items for which you need the grace of God.
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Jesus said, “You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne of God, nor by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city
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I am reading the Bible – a routine – about to check daily devotions off my “to do” holiness list of the day, when the Spirit of God reaches out through His Word and gives me a good shaking. Think of your mother when you were a child. Something that you did; something that you
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