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Can Christians Be Depressed Part III – The Road Ahead

The choice is ours, it always has been.

Our freedom or captivity, depression or joy, has nothing to do with the outside circumstances surrounding our life. But they have everything to do with the condition of our heart, soul, mind, body, and spirit.  Continue reading

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Fear The Hardened Heart

So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves. The sinful nature wants to do evil, which is just the opposite of what the Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are the opposite of what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, so you are not free to carry out your good intentions.  Continue reading

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When Success Leads to Depression

When my eyes were finally opened I realized that the problem wasn’t “I had not achieved success yet”, it was that I had the wrong definition of success. Continue reading

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OK, But How?

John 13:34   A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. Being a recovery mentor is not easy. Being in recovery is not easy. I … Continue reading

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Who Am I To Preach?

for they could see that they were ordinary men with no special training in the Scriptures Continue reading

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Happiness Vs. Joy

Psalms 30:5 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. So many people around me are struggling through some of the most difficult … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (44): The Secret

Philippians 4:11-13  Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. 12 I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living … Continue reading

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Armor Series (4) – Gospel of Peace

Ephesians 6:14-17 14 Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, 15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 in addition to all, taking … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (33): Rich in Mercy

Ephesians 2:4-6 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in o ur trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— … Continue reading

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50 Days of Promises (31): White As Snow

Isaiah 53:5 But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.                   Hearing, understanding … Continue reading

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