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just a thought by coppi
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 by coppi
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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just a thought by coppi
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
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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just a thought by coppi
Prodigal……“a person who leaves home and behaves recklessly, but later makes a repentant return.” “In the prodigal son in Luke 15, the father greeted him with love. His older brother with contempt and anger. I ask-who would you prefer to greet you when you returned home after wasting your life away?” I have read Luke 15…
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First I want to say to folks that are storing food for what the news media keeps hammering us to do, I am not saying “Don’t”, because our world seems to be pointed that way. Everyone should do what they feel in their heart to do. But years ago we were faced with the same news “store…
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Years ago while living in Dallas, Tx, I used to volunteer to work at the VA hospital as an undercover person with the Chaplain there. My job was to hand out Bibles to veterans and to encourage them by sharing the love of Jesus. I learned so much from them. When one is looking death in the…
Just a thought by coppi 