When the Spirit Wakes You Up

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It is very humbling to think about how little I desire God. Throughout most of my life, it seems as if God has been seeking me out, breathing life into me, even when I resisted Him. So I’ve been pondering the methods God uses to wake me up. Obviously, the work of the Spirit of [...]

Hints of Idolatry (A Study of Ephesians 5:1-20)

In the first four chapters of Ephesians, Paul explained how and why we should live a life of love. In chapter 5, Paul went on to tell us that love is a sacrifice. (Don’t we know it!) But God doesn’t require anything of us that He didn’t first ask of His own dear Son. “Be [...]

A New Way to Live (Ephesians 4:17-32)

The following is an excerpt from my book, Blessed to Be a Blessing…   “So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking” (Ephesians 4:17, NIV). What is a Gentile? A Gentile is anyone who’s not [...]

A Prayer Warrior (Ephesians 6:18-20)

(The following is an excerpt from chapter 15 of my new book, Blessed to Be a Blessing…) Blessed to be a blessing. I’ve been hinting at this concept throughout this book. But what does it mean? How can I bless others? To be sure, I’ll bless others when my inner character begins to reflect the [...]