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 Blog R.E.A.P. your daily devotions with Linda BaileyYou Daily Devotions with Linda BaileyArchive >> December 2008
To earn the right to challenge someone else's decision you need to have a pretty good relationship with them or be pretty convinced that they are heading in the wrong direction. Reference: v.9 I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you with my letters. (NIV Bible)
Whether the situation that arises tugs at my heart or Cam's we will end up having a fairly similar discussion... Reference: v. 7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (NIV Bible)
It's sometimes quite disconcerting when you are introduced to an apparent stranger and they come back with, 'Oh, Linda Bailey, I've heard about you.' Reference: v.18 And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to the gospel. (NIV Bible)
Seeing that most people reading this blog are not financially connected to me in any way, let me be frank. Reference: v.7 But just as you excel in everything - in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us - see that you also excel in this grace of giving. (TNIV Bible)
For to us a child is born,
It would be impossible to stay 'best friends' with every single person we had met. We can often beat ourselves up about losing touch. Reference: v.6 But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus... (NIV Bible)
As soon as I placed wheels on my feet I realised how many bumps and grooves there were on the ground's surface. All these bumps and grooves did not stop me from rollerblading, they just made the learning more challenging. Reference: v. 6.3 We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited. (NIV Bible)
When we talk to someone about God there is a big difference in the conversations depending on whether the person is a committed believer or not. Reference: v.13 If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. (NIV Bible)
When he discovered that I was considering moving to a job that reduced my salary, he no longer saw the new ministry as an option. Reference: v.7 We live by faith, not by sight. (NIV Bible)
From ecclesiology to eschatological, justification to sanctification, I constantly had to search through my dictionary each night to understand what was being said. Reference: v.2b On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to every person's conscience in the sight of God. (NIV Bibl) |
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