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Thoughts by John Grant
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Spiritual Exercise
Our individual task of growth with Jesus comes through the daily discipline of quiet time, Bible reading and study and concentrated prayer.
The Honey at our House
The ordinances of the Lord... are Sweeter than honey. God's Holy Word is the sweetest and most valuable of all on heaven and earth.
Heavenly Investments
When our toys control us, we have too many toys. The Bible needs to be your prime financial guide, as it contains four times as many references to money as it does to prayer.
The Vessel
Life is like being on the potter’s wheel. God gives us the clay, but often we trip up and our life is marred. He has a beautiful plan and purpose for every life.
Living Life God’s Way and Enjoying it Too
Life is a race and the finish line is in the arena of victory is heaven. Is this your goal?
A Ride on the Quiet Car
God’s quiet time formula is much like His stewardship formula: “The more you give, the more you receive.”
The Costumes
Thoughts on honesty and integrity and masks. Honesty is integral to developing a deep relationship with God.
One Man’s Mission
Our world today needs to return to prayer and revival. One person can make a difference. What in your life currently depends on faith?
Shunning Materialism
There are many verses warning about materialism, but they are summed up in five major conclusions:
What Is Your Idol?
Any object that becomes a focus of our lives can become our idol. Some things we may think are spiritually neutral really are not.
Giving Thanks
What will you thank God for this Thanksgiving? This week, all across America, families and groups will join to celebrate Thanksgiving. It is my most favorite holiday.
Are you going with the Flow?
So, as we go through life, let us not follow the easiest way, but the way of highest calling…. God’s way. (a thought on life from John Grant )
God’s Creation
It was one of those moments when I really pondered the intricacies of the handiwork of God.
When God is Silent
Never consider the silence of God to be the rejection by God. He knows the perfect timing for the maximum effect.
What Really Matters in Life?
What Really Matters in Life? "We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand."
Walls of Spiritual Arrogance
Over the past years we have witnessed how “men of God have fallen from grace,” into the grip of sexual temptations and biblical abominations. Why is this?
Choices – Being a Chooser!
Choices: You are not born a winner, You are not born a loser, You are born a chooser!
Which Wolf are you Feeding?
There's an old fable about a Cherokee Indian elder who was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, 'A fight is going on inside you. It is a terrible fight between two…
Facing Your Problems
Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take. (Proverbs 3:5&6)
In a World of Trouble
Many people go through life looking for satisfaction in the world around them, only to be disappointed and unfulfilled.
The Sin Tracker
Instead of keeping track of your sins, learn from them and try to not commit them again, but concentrate on counting your many blessings