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Seeking Truth MeditationsAnger Running the Show2023-10-1103 minSeeking Truth MeditationsTHANKSGIVINGBe Thankful in all Circumstances. Pray Always. 2023-10-0907 minSeeking Truth MeditationsStory of Samson (Judges 13-17)-JUDGES 13 to 17-
The Birth of Samson
His Marriage
His Vengeance
His Strength
His Story
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Samson is relatable to all of us to some degree. God never stopped working with Samson, he always answered his cry.
2023-07-1114 minSeeking Truth MeditationsIDENTITY“I am not what I think I am, and I am not what you think I am, I am what I think you think I am.” (Charles Horton Cooley, 1902)Let's change this perspective to how Christ valued what others thought of him. In Christ, we are set free. It is about being in the body of Christ, not our selfish values, that if we aren't intentional they can sneak up on us.God Bless xx2023-06-0305 minSeeking Truth MeditationsThe Monkey Mind || Finding PeaceThis day and age we are constantly go, go, go, and we can get so wrapped up in it. Understanding the Monkey Mind helps us become aware of what we can be if we are in cruise control and not in a transformative state. Let's be transformed in the renewal of our minds. God bless xx2023-05-2211 minSeeking Truth Meditations"Why Didn't You Just Kill Me When I Asked?" || Spiritual Mental Health Talks w/ BriBrianna deals with depression battle every day and is still overcoming. She shares from the perspective of someone in the midst of this dark battle. Meditate on these things.God Bless xx2023-02-1505 minSeeking Truth MeditationsGod Speaks through Analogies? || Mental Health Talks w/ BriOur Experiences and Stories with Breakthroughs.God Bless xx2023-02-0805 minSeeking Truth Meditations3 Things to Help Someone with Mental Health || Mental Health Talks w/ Bri (and Tabbi)2023-02-0108 minSeeking Truth Meditations"Jesus-Shaped Hole in our Hearts" Pursuit of Happiness || Spiritual Mental Health Talks w/ BriPursuit of Happiness, no worries, isn't a growth mindset. Addictions. Meditation on these things.God Bless xx2023-01-2505 minSeeking Truth MeditationsWe Are Called as Christians to a Higher Standard of Living || Spiritual Mental Health Talks w/ BriA Christian walk is impossible if walking in PRIDE. Have compassion on others. Be thankful in everything.God Bless xx2023-01-1905 minSeeking Truth Meditations"Smile More" is Not Helpful || Spiritual Mental Health Talks w/ BriTalks on what is helpful and what isn't helpful in the depressive state. She goes into the different stages and how to help people in those stages.
Brianna expands on this in her podcast episode: https://embed.sounder.fm/play/479528
God Bless xx2022-12-2804 minSeeking Truth MeditationsAre You in a Rut? || Spiritual Mental Health Talks w/ BriReflecting on what a rut looks like in your life. Are you in one? We challenge you to get out.
God Bless xx2022-12-2308 minSeeking Truth MeditationsPERSEVERANCE from a Depressed Standpoint || Spiritual Mental Health Talks w/ Bri 4.0It's natural to encourage a friend at the Olympics of how good they have persevered, but what about all the other days? What about the last 10 years day after day training? What about the other people? Are you there cheering them on?
Depression can lead to a character capable of life or death, we need to encourage each other to keep going, to keep taking one step after the next.
Encourage during the perseverance, not after the fact when they finally climbed the mountain.
Yes, we know they are capable of getting there, but...2022-12-0107 minSeeking Truth MeditationsSpiritual Mental Health Talk Series w/ Bri 3.0 || What is Perseverance || What it Isn'tWhat is Perseverance? Essential to the Christian Faith? This is the first of three in the the Spiritual Mental Health Series w/ Bri.
Thanks for Listening. I hope hearing life from a different perspective grows empathy within your spirit.
God Bless xx2022-11-2505 minSeeking Truth MeditationsSpiritual Mental Health Talk Series w/ Bri 2.0We talk on the topic of loving those who "Don't Deserve Your Love". We dive into how Christ loved us while we were yet sinners. We discuss what it means to love because he first loved us.
God Bless xx2022-11-2405 minSeeking Truth MeditationsSpiritual Mental Health Talk Series w/ Bri 1.0Bri has fought many suicidal battles this year, leaving her to reflect in a mental hospital for multiple months. She has it on her heart to help others dealing with this, as she has such a huge heart for the Lord, it is inspiring to see her desire to change, her desire to just trust and lean into his plans for her. Below is attached a Podcast Episode explaining the "third stage" and she talks about the reality of what it's like being in the position of someone deep into depression. https://embed.sounder.fm/play/479528 If you or...2022-11-2309 minSeeking Truth MeditationsBRIANNA - "The Mental Health Decline to Suicide" -Brianna shares her tactics learned from her time spent at the Mental Hospital earlier this year. She has struggled with many diagnosis' all her life. She came to follow Christ as a teenager, and has such an inspiring love for God. She continues to struggle, so she opens up about what it is like living with a constant mental health decline. She talks about the three stages of this decline to watch out for. Be a support for those around you, it might do more than you know. God bless xx2022-10-0213 minSeeking Truth MeditationsFeeling Discouraged || 1 Kings 19 (Elijah)Elijah seemed to have everything going for him... until the Queen gave a death sentence. He ran away in fear. He wished his life away. He didn't have the will to keep fighting anymore. Perhaps, not this extreme, but in some way or another I feel we can all relate having high highs, soon followed by low lows. In these moments in time do we turn to Fear or Faith?2022-08-2508 minSeeking Truth MeditationsPower of 4x a WeekWe are Humans, sometimes we get into a rut. When we lose the will to do anything that might be important to us, we need to get back up and take on life 1% at a time. Celebrate small victories.
"If you count the pennies, the dollars will take care of themselves."
If you read the pages, the wisdom mindset will come.
We are overwhelmed in todays society with data and knowledge that is constantly changing, yet God never changes. God knows what we need, what advice to give, etc. We need to open o...2022-06-2010 minSeeking Truth MeditationsSunday Meeting [What's the Point?]Large Churches, Small Churches, Meeting at a Building, Meeting in Homes... Should we be asking where he wants us to worship or does he want us to understand HOW and WHY? Let's join as disciples in meeting together and having Fellowship together with the Bread and Wine, with all HUMILITY, Remembering our Saviour.2022-06-1506 minSeeking Truth MeditationsWhen God Dries up our Brook || 1 Kings 17Has your brook ever dried up? The brook that brought many "blessings" in your life: family, friends, comfort, encouragement, stability, etc. ...
God will wake us up in many ways. Does he have to dry up your brook to get through to you? And when he dries up your brook, will you choose to walk in faith, or get bitter? Reflect.2022-05-2511 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLetting Go of Anxieties of this LifeThe Bible is a Light for our Feet.
It would be nice to have a light to see where we are going but Faith doesn't work this way. So, let's trust in him with all our heart, mind, and soul.
He's got this, way better than we ever could by the way.
God Bless.
xx2022-05-1709 minSeeking Truth MeditationsAdvice is Food for the Wise, Bullet to the EgoChrist is the Good Shepherd.
The Wise take advice. Constant growth means to accept counsel, accept advice.We also talk about giving advice. Check for truth in any advice. Thrive for growth, not complacency.2022-04-2708 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLAURIE ANN - JOHN 10 - The Good Shepherd [08-04-2022]John 10. Christ came to show us a new way. He is the Good Shepherd. 2022-04-0813 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLAURIE ANN - "Don't Follow Me" [02-04-2022]2022-04-02
Christ is the Good Shepherd. He is the ONLY WAY. 2022-04-0211 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLAURIE ANN - Endless Mercy - [09-03-2022]Meet Mama. Episode One. Talks on Tough Love. Tips for Seeking Truth Bible Study. Topic of Endless Mercy. Love Rejoices in the truth, Always Perseveres. Standing for Truth IN Love.
1 Cor. 13 - John 102022-03-0914 minSeeking Truth MeditationsMake an Effort || Reach Out [February]*1 John 3*2022-02-2108 minSeeking Truth MeditationsHonour All People [January 1, 2022]Happy New Year Everybody. God Bless :)
1 Peter 2:17
1 Peter 3:7
Hosea 3, 2
Genesis 12022-01-0109 minSeeking Truth MeditationsShine as Lights in the New Year [12-31]Quote (Dec. 31, 2020): ---
1 Peter 2:9"But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his Marvelous Light."
Let's walk out in the New Year as Lights. Being tranformed daily so our lights and fruits may be acceptable to Him. We are nothing but dirt, but with our God we can be dirt that shines !
Thanks everyone for the support it gives comfort knowing that there is...2020-12-3108 minSeeking Truth MeditationsTravelers in a Strange Land [12-30]Quote (Dec. 30, 2020): "It's time to Travel."
Psa. 119:19"I am a sojourner on the earth; hide not your commandments from me."
Eph. 1:4"Even as he chose us in him before the foundations of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him."2020-12-3006 minSeeking Truth MeditationsOpportunities: Growth of a Temple [12-28/29]Quote (Dec. 28/29, 2020): "Your big opportunity may be right where you are now." (Napoleon Hill)
Eph. 5:15-16"Look carefully then how you walk, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil."
James 4:14"Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring... You are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes."2020-12-2906 minSeeking Truth MeditationsSmile. Be Happy. [12-27]Quote (Dec. 27, 2020): "Never forget to Smile. Be Happy."
Romans 12:12"Be Joyful in Hope, Patient in Affliction, Faithful in Prayer."2020-12-2805 minSeeking Truth MeditationsThe Pen that Writes Your Story [12-26]Quote (Dec. 26, 2020): "The pen that writes your life story must be held in your own hand." (Irene C. Kassorla)
Gal. 6:5 (MSG)"Each of you must take responsibility for doing the creative best you can with your own life."
Prov. 3:5-6"Trust in the Lord with all your heart... Lean NOT on your own understanding. In all your way sacknowledge Him, and he'll make straight your paths."
Jer. 29:11"For I know the plans I have for you... to give you a Future and a Hope."2020-12-2606 minSeeking Truth MeditationsSeek First to Understand [12-25]Quote (Dec. 25, 2020): "Seek first to understand, then be understood." (Steven Covey)
Matt. 7:7 "Ask and it will be given to you, Seek and you will find; Knock and the door will be opened to you." 2020-12-2506 minSeeking Truth MeditationsWhen we have No Peace... [12-24]Quote (Dec. 24, 2020): "If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other." (Mother Teresa)
Isa. 32:17 "The work of righteousness will be peace..."
Romans 12:5 "So in Christ, we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others." 2020-12-2405 minSeeking Truth MeditationsThe World Awaits You || Preaching to All Creation [12-23]Quote (Dec. 23, 2020): "The World Awaits You."
Mark 16:15"He said to them, Go into all the world and preach the gospel to ALL creation."2020-12-2305 minSeeking Truth MeditationsNew Ideas. Growth Mindset. [12-21/22]Quote (Dec. 21/22, 2020): "Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions." (Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.)
2 Cor. 5:17 "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here."
Psa. 92:12-14 "The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will GROW like a cedar of Lebanon... Still bear fruit in old age, they will stay fresh and green."
1 Sam. 2:26 "And the boy Samuel continued to GROW in stature and favour with the LORD and with people."2020-12-2208 minSeeking Truth MeditationsDo things from your Soul more often [12-20]Quote (Dec. 20, 2020): "When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy." (Jalal Ad-Din Rumi)
1 Sam. 12:24"Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you."
Deut. 11:13"...Love the LORD your God, and to serve him with all your heart and all your soul."
2020-12-2107 minSeeking Truth MeditationsOvercoming Day to Day Battles [12-19]Quote (Dec. 19, 2020): "We acquire the strength we have overcome." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
1 John 5:4"For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even OUR FAITH."
Romans 12:21"Don't be overcome by evil, but overcomes evil with good."
Isa. 41:10"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. Uphold you with my righteous hand."2020-12-1905 minSeeking Truth MeditationsWherever You Go... [12-18]Quote (Dec. 18, 2020): "Wherever you go, go with all your heart." (Confucius)
Col. 3:23-24 "Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for man, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritence as your reward."
Ruth 1:16"But Ruth replied, 'Don't urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.' "2020-12-1807 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLooking for Good in the Bad [12-17]Quote (Dec. 17, 2020): "Every day may not be good... But there's something good in every day." (Alice Morse Earle)
1 Thess. 5:16-18 "Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in ALL circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."
Psa. 13:6 "I will sing to the Lord for he has been good to me."2020-12-1706 minSeeking Truth MeditationsConfidence is Strength [12-16]Quote (Dec. 16, 2020): "Strength is a matter of a made up mind." (John Beecher)
2 Chron. 32:8 -> Confidence that God will Help us.Phil. 1:6 -> Confidence that God won't give up on us.Phil. 4:13 -> Confidence God gives us Strength.Psa. 20:7 -> Confidence we're on the Winning Team.2020-12-1607 minSeeking Truth MeditationsFeeling Inferior [12-14/15]Quote (Dec. 14/15, 2020): "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Galatians 1:10 "Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ."
Proverbs 12:16 "Fools show their annoyance at once, but the prudent overlook an insult."2020-12-1508 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLife's a Climb: The View is Great [12-13]Quote (Dec. 13, 2020): "It's easier to go down a hill than up it, but the view is much better at the top." (Henry Ward Beecher)
-1 Peter 5-
"Lazy hands make for Poverty,but diligent hands bring wealth." (Prov. 10:4)2020-12-1409 minSeeking Truth MeditationsWhen Times are Tough [12-12]Quote (Dec. 12, 2020): "Tough times never last but tough people do." (Robert Schuller)
1 Peter 5:10"The God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little while." 2020-12-1205 minSeeking Truth MeditationsMinimalism: More with Less [12-11]Quote (Dec. 11, 2020): "Do less with more focus."
1 Tim. 6:6-8 "Godliness with contentment is great gain... For we brought nothing into this world and we can take nothing out of it..."2020-12-1107 minSeeking Truth MeditationsDo What Makes Your Soul Shine [12-10]Quote (Dec. 10, 2020): "Do what makes your soul shine."
Matt. 5:16"Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven."2020-12-1007 minSeeking Truth MeditationsNever Regret anything that made you Smile ?[12-09]Quote (Dec. 9, 2020): "Never regret anything that made you smile." (Mark Twain)
Ecc. 7:14"When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider this: God has made the one as well as the other. Therefore, no one can discover anything about their future."
Psa. 94:19"When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy."2020-12-0907 minSeeking Truth MeditationsSurround Yourself w/ People who are going to Lift You Higher [12-07/08]Quote (Dec. 07/08, 2020): "Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher." (Oprah Winfrey)
Prov. 13:20 -> "Who walks with the wise becomes wise."
Prov. 27:17 -> "Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another."
1 Thess. 5:11 -> "So encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing." 2020-12-0806 minSeeking Truth MeditationsPress on Toward Your Goals [12-06]Quote (Dec. 6, 2020): "Time to reach your goals."
Phil. 3:13-14"Forget what is behind... press on toward the GOAL to win the prize for which God has called me to heavenward in Christ Jesus."
James 4:14"Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes."
Luke 12:15"Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions."2020-12-0706 minSeeking Truth MeditationsFeelings of Fear/Anger/Love can Create in You Something You Aren't [12-05]Quote (Dec. 5, 2020): "Since everything is in our heads, we had better not lose them." (Coco Chanel)
2 Tim. 1:7"For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power, love, and self-control."2020-12-0505 minSeeking Truth MeditationsNehemiah || Choosing Growth over Comfort [12-04]Quote (Dec. 4, 2020): "Growth and Comfort do not coexist." (Ginni Rometty)
Nehemiah 1:4"When I heard these things, I sat down and sept. For some days I mourned and fasted and prayed before the God of Heaven."
Nehemiah had a comfortable life but chose God's work that needed to be done over comfort. He had courage and faith to endure in whatever growth that needed to take place. 2020-12-0406 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLiving up to Expectations [12-03]Quote (Dec. 3, 2020) "We tend to live up to our expectations." (Earl Nightingale)
Philippians 1:20"It is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honoured..."
Prov. 10:28 -> Hope of the Righteous brings joy. Wicked Expectations will perish.2020-12-0308 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLiving a Joyful Life is a Choice [12-02]Quote (Dec. 2, 2020): "There is no way to Happiness, Happiness is the way." (Thich Nhat Hanh)
-Ecclesiasties 6-Wealth is not happiniess. We need to Enjoy our Toil, whatever we may be given.2020-12-0206 minSeeking Truth MeditationsDreams Coming True bring Joy and Hope [11-30/12-01]Quote (Nov. 30 / Dec. 1, 2020): "It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting." (Paulo Coelho)
Romans 8:28 -> God calls all things to work together for good to those who love him and are called according to His purpose.
Mark 11:24 -> Pray. Ask. Believe, and it will be granted to you.2020-12-0106 minSeeking Truth MeditationsYou Never Lose by Loving: Whatever is Meant to be will Be [11-29]Quote (Nov. 29, 2020): "You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back." (Barbara de Angelis)
Lev. 26:3-20"If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; then I will give you rain in due time, the land shall yield her increase, trees of the field shall yield their fruit... Dwell in your land safely... Peace in the land... None shall make you afraid.
If ye don't hearken to me, don't do these commandments, despising my statutes, ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it...2020-11-3005 minSeeking Truth MeditationsIf Better is Possible, Good is not Enough [11-28]Quote (Nov. 28, 2020): "If better is possible, good is not enough." (Benjamin Franklin)
Romans 12:1"By the mercies fo God, present our bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service."
Col. 3:23"Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not unto men;"2020-11-2805 minSeeking Truth MeditationsResiliency of the Human Spirit [11-27]Quote (Nov. 27, 2020): "Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit." (Bernard Williams)
James 1:2-4"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you are involved in various trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance."
Prov. 24:16"For a just man falls seven times, and rises up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief." 2020-11-2705 minSeeking Truth MeditationsSmall Things with Great Love [11-26]Quote (Nov. 26, 2020): "Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." (Mother Teresa)
James 3:5"The tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!"
Gal. 5:9"A little leaven leavens the whole lump."
Luke 7:47 -> Many sins forgiven because of the genuine love shown in her small gestures. Those who love lots, are forgiven the many/multitudes of sins.2020-11-2606 minSeeking Truth MeditationsStorm of Covid-19: Time of Tribulation [11-25]Quote (Nov. 25, 2020): "Storms don't last forever."
John 16:33"In me you may have peace.In the world, you will have tribulation.For in this unbelieving world you will experience trouble and sorrows, but you must be courageous, for I have conquered the World!"
Isa. 43:1-2"When you pass through the deep, stormy sea, you can count on me to be there with you. When you pass through raging rivers, you will not drown. Walk through fire; the flame shall not consume you."2020-11-2506 minSeeking Truth MeditationsFind Enjoyment in Your Toil [11-23/24]Quote (Nov. 23/24, 2020): "If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun." (Katharine Hepburn)
Ecc. 2:24"There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God." 2020-11-2406 minSeeking Truth MeditationsSmooth Seas never made a Skilled Sailor [11-22]Quote (Nov. 22, 2020): "Smooth seas never made a skilled sailor." (Franklin D. Roosevelt)
James 1:3, 4, 12"Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial; for once he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life."
Romans 5:4"Perseverance builds character; and character, hope."2020-11-2305 minSeeking Truth MeditationsTake the Risk [11-21]Quote (Nov. 21, 2020): "Take the Risk"
Ecc. 11:4-6"He who observes the wind will not sow, and he who regards the clouds will not reap. As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening withhold not your hand, for you do not know what will prosper, this or that, or whether both alike will be good."
Mt. 14:29"...2020-11-2105 minSeeking Truth MeditationsPay the Price to Secure the Blessing [11-20]Quote (Nov. 20, 2020): "You must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing." (Andrew Jackson)
Heb. 10:34"You showed sympathy to the prisoners and accepted joyfully the seizure of your property, knowing that you have for youselves a better possession and a lasting one."2020-11-2006 minSeeking Truth MeditationsChanging God's Family by one Feature [11-19]Quote (Nov. 19, 2020): "You change the world by being yourself." (Yoko Ono)
Romans 12:6"We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.If your gift is prophesying, then prophecy in accordance with your faith..." 2020-11-1904 minSeeking Truth MeditationsChoices hold weight to Character [11-18]Quote (Nov. 18, 2020): "It is choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." (J.K, Rowling)
Matt. 7:13, 14"Enter by the narrow gate.
For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few."2020-11-1806 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLight one Candle rather than Cursing Everyone and Everything [11-16/17]Quote (Nov. 16/17, 2020): "Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." (Chinese Proverb)
1 Thess. 5:1-6, 8The day of the LORD will come like a thief in the night. 3While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
But you, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 5You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6So...2020-11-1706 minSeeking Truth MeditationsIn Christ we are set Free: Set to Liberty [11-15]Quote (Nov. 15, 2020): "As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others." (Marianne Williamson)
Gal. 5:13"For you were called to freedom, brothers; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another."
Gal. 5:1"For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."
2 Pet. 2:19"They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption. For whatever comes a person, to that he is enslaved." 2020-11-1607 minSeeking Truth MeditationsChoosing the Right Path [11-14]Quote (Nov. 14, 2020): "Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path, and leave a trail." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Matt. 7:13 "Enter through the Narrow Gate."
John 14:6 "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life"
Psa. 16:11He will make known to us the Path of LIFE.
Psa. 119:105"Your word is a light for my feet, a lamp for my path."
2020-11-1405 minSeeking Truth MeditationsPrayer of Gratitude [11-13]Quote (Nov. 13, 2020): "Grow Gratitude"
Col. 1:12"Giving JOYFUL thanks to the Father... who has qualified us to share inheritance with holy people in the Kingdom of LIGHT."
James 1:17"Every good and perfect figt is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows."
Psa. 79:13We, His People, the Sheep of his Pasture, will praise Him FOREVER; from generation to generation we will provlaim His Praise.
Psa. 106:1"Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love...2020-11-1305 minSeeking Truth MeditationsDiscouragement is a Test of the Meek [11-12]Quote (Nov. 12, 2020): "Don't get discouraged; it's usually the last key in the bunch that opens the lock." (Abraham Lincoln)
Psa. 25:9, 13"He guides the humble in what's right and teaches them his way.All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful."
Gal. 6:1"If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted."
2020-11-1204 minSeeking Truth MeditationsCreative Emotion is Essential to JOY [11-11]Quote (Nov. 11, 2020): "Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose." (Charles Du Bos)
Romans 15:13"May the God of hope FILL you with all JOY and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with Hope."
Neh. 8:10"Do not grieve, for the JOY of the Lord is your Strength."
John 15:10-12"If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commands and remain in his love.
I have told you this so that...2020-11-1105 minSeeking Truth MeditationsThe Greatness of a Shepherd [11-09/10]Quote (Nov. 9/10, 2020): "Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." (Robert F. Kennedy)
John 10:3-4"To him the porter opens; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.
And when he puts forth his own sheep, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice."2020-11-1005 minSeeking Truth MeditationsShould we be a Lion or Sheep? *Discussion* [11-08]Quote (Nov. 8, 2020): "It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life." (Elizabeth Kenny)
Matt. 10:16"Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves."
1 Sam. 17:34-36David said to Saul, "...When a lion or a bear came after it (a sheep), I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it.
I, your servant, ha...2020-11-0906 minSeeking Truth MeditationsCourage IS Following what we Believe in [11-07]Quote (Nov. 7, 2020): "It takes great courage to faithfully follow what we know to be true." (Sara E. Anderson)
Deut. 31:6"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."
1 Cor. 16:13"Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong."2020-11-0706 minSeeking Truth MeditationsHealthy Eyes: Key to being a Light in the World. [11-06]Quote (Nov. 6, 2020): "Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough." (Og Mandino)
Matt. 6:33"But seek first his kingdom and his righeousness,and all these other things will be given to you as well."
Matt. 6:22"The eye is the LAMP of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body is filled with LIGHT."2020-11-0605 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLOVE doesn't "Love" Iniquity [11-05]Quote (Nov. 5, 2020): "A problem is a chance for you to do your best." (Duke Ellington)
Iniquity is a Problem, what are we going to do about it? Definitely hold yourself accountable in saying that if you LOVE any iniquity around you, it's not true love. It's a lust we are trying to attain (Dollar Store Version of God's Love).
1 Cor. 13:6-7"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."2020-11-0505 minSeeking Truth MeditationsDeny Ungodliness, Worldly Lusts [11-04]Quote (Nov. 4, 2020): "You must do the thing you think you cannot do." (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Tit. 2:12 -> "Denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;"2020-11-0405 minSeeking Truth MeditationsHezekiah was a King of Judah [11-02/03]Quote (Nov. 2/3, 2020): "Whatever you are, be a good one." (Abraham Lincoln)
Romans 7:22-25 -> Delight in God's Law. We are at war with being a prisoner of the law of sin and God's law; but he will deliver us.
2 Kings 18:3-8 -> "He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done."
2 Chron. 31:20-21 -> Hezekiah, throughout all Judah, did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God... He sought his God and worked wholeheartedly. And so he prospered."2020-11-0307 minSeeking Truth MeditationsHow Abel was Remembered [11-01]Quote (Nov. 1, 2020): "Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others." (Rosa Parks)
Gen. 4 -> Cain and Abel (The first siblings)
1 John 3:12 -> "Do not be like Cain, who belonged to the evil one and murdered his brother. ... Because his own deeds were evil and his brother's righteous."
Prov. 9:8 -> "Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you."
Prov. 17:10 -> "A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool." 2020-11-0207 minSeeking Truth MeditationsFalling to Temptation: It's NOT a gift from God [10-31]Quote (Oct. 31, 2020): "The harder you fall, the higher you bounce." (Doug Horton)
James 1:13-17... God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed...Don't be deceived...
Gal. 6:7-10Do not be deceived. God cannot be mocked.A man reaps what he sows.Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction;Whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.2020-10-3105 minSeeking Truth MeditationsThe Rainbow || God's Covenant [10-30]Quote (Oct. 30, 2020): "A rainbow is the product of physics working for your appreciation of beauty." (Kyle Hill)
"I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth." (Gen. 9:13)
Jer. 33:20-21"If you can break my covenant with the day and my covenant with the night, so that day and night no longer come at their appointed time, then ... and David will no longer have a descendant to rign on his throne."
Hos. 2:19-20"I will betroth you to me...2020-10-3007 minSeeking Truth MeditationsDid Christ come from a Dysfunctional Family ?[10-29]Quote (Oct. 29, 2020): "The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams." (Oprah Winfrey)
Matt. 1v. 3 Tamarv. 5 Rahabv. 5 Ruthv. 6 Bathshebav. 16 Mary2020-10-2906 minSeeking Truth MeditationsOpen Your Heart to gain trust of an Eternal Family [10-28]Quote (Oct. 28, 2020): "The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers." (Deepak Chopra)
Psa. 68:4-6"Sing to God, sing in praise of his name...A father to the fatherless,a defender of widows...
God sets the lonely in families,he leads out the prisoners with singing..."2020-10-2805 minSeeking Truth Meditations1 John 3:1-10 Let God Surprise You for the Best [10-26/27]Quote (Oct. 26/27, 2020): "Let life surprise you."
-1 John 3:1-10-
v.1 See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
v. 4 Everyone who sins breaks the law; in fact, sin is lawlessness. (5) But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins.
v. 9 No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God's seed remains in them...
v. 10 The children of God and the children of the devil are revealed in this way:2020-10-2706 minSeeking Truth MeditationsSplagchnizomai Parables (Courage to show Compassion) [10-25]Quote (Oct. 25, 2020): "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's Courage." (Anais Nin)
2 Cor. 8:9 -> By the Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, for our sake he became poor. So that by his poverty, we might become rich.
Matt. 18:23-25 -> Unforgiving servant. Shows importance of Forgiveness and Mercy.Lk. 10:29 -> The Good Samaritan.Luke 15:11-32 -> Prodigal Son.
Strong's G4697 Splagchnizomai:To have bowels yearn, FEEL sympathy, to pity - Be MOVED WITH COMPASSION.2020-10-2607 minSeeking Truth MeditationsBlind Leading the Blind [10-24]Quote (Oct. 24, 2020): "The price of greatness is responsibility." (Winston Churchill)
Matt. 15:29-34 ->Faith of the two blind men who called out to Jesus.Christ had compassion on them.
Matt. 15:14 ->Blind man leading blind man. Leading only to the pit.No Salvation found here. 2020-10-2406 minSeeking Truth MeditationsRighteousness and Peace Kiss each other (Even in Pandemic) [10-23]Quote (Oct. 23, 2020): "Unplug"
Psa. 85:7-13 ->... Love and faithfulness meet together;righteousness and peace kiss each other.
The Lord will indeed give what is good. Righteouness looks down from Heaven.
Righteouness goes before him and prepares the way for his steps...2020-10-2305 minSeeking Truth MeditationsWeeds are Not Valued: A Foreigner: God can work with that ![10-22]Quote (Oct. 22, 2020): "A weed is a plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered." (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Psa. 146Praise the Lord.Who upholds the oppressed, gives food to the hungry, sets prisoners free, gives sight to the blind, lift up those bowed down, love the righteous.He WATCHES over the foreigner, sustains the fatherless and the widow."You reign forever, O Zion, for all generations." 2020-10-2205 minSeeking Truth MeditationsAbility (Faith) vs. Attitude (Works) || Success [10-21]Quote (Oct. 21, 2020): "For success, attitude is equally as important as ability." (Walter Scott)
Ex. 23:13 He is our God. Let's KNOW Him, so that in turn we can love him. We are His people and He is our God.
Faith without Works is Dead.
Attitude of Mercy, Grace, Patience, Goodness, Truth, and Forgiveness. To have the Ability to do these things we must reflect on them and learn to KNOW what they are... WHO our God is.2020-10-2105 minSeeking Truth MeditationsGod is the Ultimate Best Sparring Partner [10-19/20]Quote (Oct. 19/20): "You'll never find a better sparring partner than adversity." (Golda Meir)
Gal. 3:26-29 -> "Children of God through faith..." If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's seek, and heirs according to the promise.
Isa. 43:6-7 -> "... everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made."2020-10-2004 minSeeking Truth MeditationsIt takes Courage to Live: Clothe with Compassion for Others [10-18]Quote (Oct. 18, 2020): "Sometimes even to live is an act of courage." (Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
"... as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." (Col. 3:12)2020-10-1905 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLet Passion Lead to Great things: God will be with You [10-17]Quote (Oct. 17, 2020): "Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire." (Jennifer Lee)
"Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it." (Isa. 30:21)
"The Lord will GUIDE you ALWAYS; he will SATISFY your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail."(Isa. 58:11)2020-10-1704 minSeeking Truth MeditationsNothing is GOOD without without Reason. Nothing is BAD without Flesh [10-16]Quote (Oct. 16, 2020): "Nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so." (William Shakespeare)
Jer. 31:2 -> Told the disciples of old that he loved them with an everlasting love, and this loving kindness is what drew the people to our God.
2 Tim. 1:7 -> He gives us not a spirit of Fear, but rather of power, love, and a sound mind.
God created everything Good. It was our Flesh that messed it up. Nothing is good unless we think it so. God gives us many factual reasons to know he is GOod and...2020-10-1607 minSeeking Truth MeditationsMistakes are Mistakes because they Hurt us or Someone else. LEARN FROM IT. [10-15]Quote (Oct. 15, 2020): "If you can't make a mistake, you can't make anything." (Marva Collins)
"Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God." (3 John 1:11)
Deliberately doing a mistake (evil) over again, he has NOT even seen God. Mistakes that are unintentional in life are inevitable. But when we have the knowledge and ability to change, we will, we will unless we have not truly found nor seen God. God's perfect love makes this...2020-10-1506 minSeeking Truth MeditationsHow Thankfulness Instilled a Humble Heart in Christ [10-14]Quote (Oct. 14, 2020): "The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions." (Confucious)
Humility of Christ: Phil. 2:7 -> Emptied Himself, taking the form of a bondservant.Matt. 13:55 -> Viewed only as carpenter, Mary's son, and brother of James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.Luke 9:58 -> Son of Man has no where to lay His head.Heb. 4:15 -> Hight Priest who can sympathize with our weaknesses.Heb. 5:7 -> Offered prayers and supplications with LOUD CRYING and TEARS.
Thankfulness:1 Tim. 4:4-5 -> He created everything and created it GOOD.2020-10-1405 minSeeking Truth MeditationsMaking Decision to do what's Right || Fruits of Spirit [10-12/13]Quote (Oct. 12/13, 2020): "The time is always RIGHT to do what is RIGHT." (Martin Luther King JR.)
(~Gal. 5:22-26~)"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
Against such things there is no law.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other."2020-10-1305 minSeeking Truth MeditationsSet our Arrows on Pursuing Harmony [10-11]Quote (Oct. 11, 2020): "If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time." (Zig Ziglar)
Romans 14:19 (NLT):"So then, let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up."2020-10-1205 minSeeking Truth MeditationsBe Remembered by Your Compassion and Mercy [10-10]Quote (Oct. 10, 2020): "We do not remember days, we remember moments." (Cesare Pavese)
Matt. 5:7 -> For it is the Merciful who shall obtain Mercy.1 Chron. 16:34 -> Give thanks to the Lord, for His MERCY endures Forever.2020-10-1005 minSeeking Truth MeditationsLiving with Regrets vs. Gladness of Heart [10-09]Quote (Oct. 9, 2020): "You are not old until REGRETS start taking place of DREAMS." (John Barrymore)
Ecc. 5:19-20"When God gives someone wealth and possessions,AND the ability to enjoy them, to accept their lot and be happy in their toil-This is a gift of God.
They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart." 2020-10-0905 min