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Just a thought by coppi
2023 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. (Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV) “No amount of regret changes the past, no amount of anxiety changes the…
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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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“What is so Amazing About Grace” by Philip Yancey. This book was recommended to me by two different individuals & finally I purchased it. I am so glad I did. Growing up in a very legalistic religion, Grace was never heard from the pulpit – only dos & don’ts & some of the dos & don’t are not even…
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“Even the sparrow finds a home, and the swallow builds her nest and raises her young at a place near your altar, O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, my King and my God!” Psalms 84:3 NLT “What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.…
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Just a thought by coppi The deep fear behind every loss is that we have been abandoned by the God who should have saved us. The transforming moment in Christian conversion comes when we realize that even God has left us. We then discover it was not God, but our image of God that abandoned…
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Nineteenth-century Scottish minister John MacDuff was right: when you can’t trace God’s hand, trust his heart. Henri Nouwen made popular the concept of the “wounded healer,” the person who helps others with the same struggles they have experienced personally. When I started writing “Just a thought by coppi” many years ago, I wrote about how I…
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Just a thought by coppi
“But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.” Ps 1: 1-3Delight in the Word of GodMeditate on what it says. Store it in your heart.You…
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2022 Just a thought by coppi My grace is enough Over & over I said to myself. “My grace is enough”. Is it enough to solve my struggles of unbelief of how He is going to answer my prayer. How? When? & Where? When I was in college I hired a tutor to help me with a…
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Just a thought by coppi “it’s easier to relax today when we remember the greatness of the one who is working when we are not”………..”God loves us because He loves loves us. As a result, we can be people of grace, not grades. We can work because our father loves us – not so he will.” Dr. Jim…
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“Where was God when ____? How could God allow ____? Why?” These are the questions that flood our hearts and minds when the unimaginable happens. When things go horribly wrong and the world seems to be unraveling, how do you believe in God’s goodness? How do you cling to hope? (Chad Veach in his book Unreasonable…
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