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Thoughts By Phil Ware

May 12, 2020

Christ Gives Me Strength

“I can do everything through him [Christ] who gives me strength.”   Philippians 4:13

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April 22, 2020

Building Others Up

The goal in Christian communication is not just clarity. Neither is the goal just to be understood. The goal is not even just to be truthful. The goal is to be appropriate, encouraging, and uplifting to others based on the needs of that other person.

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April 17, 2020

A Cry for Help

O God, please hear my cry for relief, as well as the relief of those I love, from agony, burdens, and suffering. Please answer in amazing and miraculous ways so that we may not only be relieved, but so that you may be glorified as well. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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March 30, 2020

Carry Each Other’s Burdens

“Carry each others burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 Sometimes I feel so burdened myself, that I can't even see others' burdens. But Jesus reminds me that if I am to be like him, I will be a burden carrier.

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March 25, 2020

The Gift of Grace

As a child, I loved to receive gifts. In such a simple time of life, a gift meant I was loved. I didn't worry about the significance or hidden message in a gift.

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March 21, 2020

Humility

“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves”   Philippians 2:3

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March 8, 2020

He Is Able

“I am suffering ... Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him for that day”   2 Timothy 1:12

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March 3, 2020

Crushed Spirit

“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”  Psalm 34:18 Thought: While many of us are richly blessed spiritually and physically, many of God's people face hardship and difficulty.

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February 28, 2020

In Distress

Holy and righteous Father, please forgive me for the times that I am in rebellion to your will. Help me to recognize those times and give me the strength to avoid those temptations.

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February 1, 2020

Encourage One Another

"Encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness." Hebrews 3:13

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