Clear Conscience

 
 
Do you sleep at night? Seriously, do you get a good nights sleep or are your thoughts going a mile a minute? There are a lot of reasons people don’t sleep well. Stress, anxiety, fear of the unknown. What is your reason?
 

One reason people don’t sleep at night is because they don’t have a clear conscience. Are there things going on in your personal life that are keeping you awake at night? Read more…



Monday Manna- Do You Love Me?

One act of obedience is better than One hundred sermons.” 

Dietrich Bonhoffer

 

I don’t think we realize how important or how powerful obedience is. In the Old Testament Moses was given quite a task. God gave him clear and specific instructions to build the tabernacle. Moses accepted and completed the challenge!
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Holiness or Happiness

 

What is it that you are living for? What do you personally pursue each day?

This week I have been thinking about the connection between holiness and happiness. Can I have both? It seems to me that if my primary pursuit is happiness that I will not necessarily experience holiness. My heart, and if you are to be honest, your heart is selfish. When I pursue happiness I am self-centered and self-seeking.

What if I pursue holiness? When I determine to pursue holiness, or the things of God, I have a much better chance of achieving peace in my life. If I live my life in the authentic pursuit of God, holiness, I will find my joy and contentment in Him and eternal things that truly last. Read more…



Am I Going the Wrong Way?

May 19, 2018 Mike Kohler of West Fargo accidentally ran his first ever marathon. How do you accidentally run a full marathon? Mike had signed up to run the half marathon. The only problem was that Kohler had misread the start time for the half-marathon and ended up taking off with the runners competing in the full marathon. Following the pack, he ran the course heading north, instead of the southern route the half-marathoners were meant to follow.

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Bold as a Lion

 

The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are bold as a lion. Proverbs 28:1

The African Lion is feared by the people and other animals. Its power and majesty are revered by man. On the plains of Africa young boys became men only by an act of bravery. Many times this required them to slay an African Lion. The boys learned how to respond to a lion’s body language. They know a lion’s intentions by the way the big cat hung its head or displayed its teeth. Lion’s don’t lie. The African Lion tells the truth. Read more…