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Just a thought by coppi
“Being consumed by what people think of you is the fastest way to forget what God thinks of you.” – Craig Groesche Of course I like people to enjoy me and to be accepted by them, but the fallacy is when I am consumed by if they do or if they don’t. I remember what a…
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Just a thought by coppi
Written in 2022 If the grass on the other side looks greener it’s probably AstroTurf! So many times in my life, I thought the grass was greener on the other side – I had the “if,only”. If only I had that car, house, diamond, etc that would be what makes me happy. I was in “a way…
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Just a thought by coppi
“Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are our own fears.” — Rudyard Kipling I have been stymied by my own fears most of my life. Fear was a dark cloud looming behind me. I told myself as long as I hide behind this darkness and not turn around and face the fear of whatever…
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Matthew 7:15-16 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they?” Luke 6:43-45 For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other…
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My father Billy Graham once said, “A prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian.” He also called prayer “the Christian’s greatest weapon.” I couldn’t agree more. The most important thing we can do is come to God and ask Him for help and direction. He’s the only hope for this world, and that’s why I pray…
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Mt 5:4) When I read the above scripture this morning, I seem to always relate it to death as I have heard this scripture quoted many times at funeral’s. This morning, I looked at it differently. When I am fighting health issues, I am mourning the loss…
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Just a thought by coppi Paul asks the question in Romans 8:31: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” The question isn’t simply, “Who can be against you?” You could answer that one. Who is against you? Disease, inflation, corruption, and exhaustion. Calamities-confront us and fears imprison. Were Paul’s question, “Who can…
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Just a thought by coppi – written 2022 Romans 2:29…….and true circumcision is not merely obeying the letter of the law; rather, it is a changed of heart produced by the spirit & a person with a a changed heart seeks praise from God, not from man. As I read this scripture written by Paul, who…
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Just a thought by coppi- written in 2022 “For anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, ‘”Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.’” – Ephesians 5:14 “Before we can experience this fullness of life available to us, we must allow him to open our eyes. We…
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John 3:16. Humans can reproduce only human life but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life. When Jesus said to Nicodemus you must be born again to see the Kingdom of God- Nicodemus replied “how can that be, an old person entering the mother’s womb – impossible”. “Nicodemus when you don’t believe when I tell…
Just a thought by coppi 