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Perhaps in some small way that experience was a prophetic picture of my future life. The Lord always knows where I am. I am happy that He does because I only want to be where He wants me to be.

Perhaps when the Bible said in Ephesians 4:26, be ye angry, and sin not, what it was saying was that anger does not have to be sin, but choosing to be unhappy is sin because it shows a lack of faith in God. Hebrews 11:6 says, “But without faith it is impossible to please God.” That means that if you are not pleasing God, then you are sinning. Wow! This gives a whole new meaning to being unhappy.

This question certainly makes one examine more closely the difference between love and “greater love.” We live in a society that has almost done away with the word like, having replaced it with the word love.

What many people fail to realize is that the local pastor was never meant to compare with the superstar preachers. Trying to feed those of his congregation that are already full has become quite a challenge for him.

To fear Me is to worship Me because I am good and My love…My mercy and My kindness endure forever. When you fear Me you hope in My loving-kindness and you are not afraid to be held within My beholding gaze. Instead, you welcome it knowing there is only one way to freedom…one way to liberty…one way to walking according to the Spirit—Me.

Feeding your enemy is not a ministry most folks would desire. However, that day at the service station heaven came down and the glory of God was manifested in a practical way to a rebellious sheep that had gone astray.

As a result of the floods and high water, the spot where I liked to dive in was now filled with sand. I did not check the depth of the water, but assumed nothing had changed since my last trip there. What I did not know was that the water was no longer six feet deep in that spot—as I had remembered—but was now two feet deep.

This young preacher had heard how God would often send me out with a prophetic word for individuals and even sometimes to visit churches where I had never been before. The young man wanted to learn how to follow the leadings of the Holy Spirit

Many of the things in our bucket list are actually within our reach, but for us to receive them would require more discipline on our part. We have also learned over the years that it was much easier to go with the flow of life rather than to challenge life.

When Jesus went to heaven we became His hands extended by doing all the things that He did while He was here on earth.