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just a thought by coppi
Ps147:3 plainly says, “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” God longs to meet you at the place of your wounds and provide healing today. Wounds come in all shapes and forms – health, death of loved ones, old hurts from long ago. loss of assets, divorce, abuse, and whatever is hidden deep within you. The…
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Just a thought by coppi “Hope is what makes you look outside the window to see if it’s stopped raining… Hope is why you buy your jeans a little tight… Hope is why you get out of bed in the morning, and why you dream at night. Hope is what makes us believe that things…
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“The Lord is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— of whom shall I be afraid?” Psalms 27:1 NIV. “One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my…
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Just a thought by coppi Oftentimes we take feelings of loneliness, rejection, shame, and guilt and believe that they must be truth. Truth isn’t found in our emotions, but rather in the word of God. Our mind is the gateway to our emotions. We feel the way we do because of what we perceive and…
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Just a thought coppi Christ-followers contract malaria, bury children, and battle addictions. And, as a result, we face fears. It’s not the absence of storms that sets us apart. It’s whom we discover in the storm— an unstirred Christ. (Max Lucado 1/2/19) The wonderful hope of Christianity tells me that I will see my siblings, mother, father & friends…
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a prayer by Henri Nouwen – one I needed to read today O Lord,Life passes by swiftly. Events that a few years ago kept me totally preoccupied have now become vague memories; conflicts that a few months ago seemed so crucial in my life now seem futile and hardly worth the energy; inner turmoil that…
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Just a thought by coppi Ps32:7: for you are my hiding place; you protect me from trouble – you surround with songs of victory …..And, He walks with me & He talks with me & He tells me I am His own…..a song I sung as a child in the little country church I attended. It’s funny,…
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American novelist Edith Wharton said, “There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” In our relationship with Jesus, He’s the candle. We are the mirror that reflects His light to the world. The deeper the darkness, the brighter we shine. enough said
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Mt 7:12- Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law & the prophets. Mt 7:1-do not judge others, & you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard…
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Alfred North Whitehead suggested that great people plant trees they’ll never sit under. When you help someone live and pray in God’s will, you are planting such trees that will bear harvest for eternity. As most of my Just a Thoughts readers know, I write thoughts about my hardships and triumphs in life so that…
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