Month: June 2022

Be waiting at God’s door when he calls your name. He opens it to Truth and Light and Life.

Quiet Time Takeaway: Be waiting at God’s door when he calls your name. He opens it to Truth and Light and Life. My Notes: “Sometimes we have to be sure we are waiting for God to open the door. It is on His timetable-not mine. I just have to be sure I’m waiting at His …

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Perhaps it’s only through sorrows that we know we trust God as our bedrock.

Quiet Time Takeaway: Perhaps it’s only through sorrows that we know we trust God as our bedrock. My Notes to Untangle: “Trust in the Lord forever … the LORD himself is the Rock eternal.’” Isa. 26:4 “Trust is profound confidence, an unshakable foundation. Sylvia Gunter “Sorrow and suffering scuffs off our outer shell, exposing Who …

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Wise up to Who’s in charge before God says ‘Enough of this!’

Quiet Time Takeaway: Wise up to Who’s in charge before God says ‘Enough of this!’ My Notes: Psalm 2 My paraphrase: God laughs at our plotting to be in charge. He says, ‘You are my son’… be wise, be warned… for you don’t know when I’ll say enough is enough! But blessed are the ones …

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Prayer is like a relay, pass it forward to win.

Quiet Time Takeaway: Prayer is like a relay, pass it forward to win. My Notes: “If I’m not hearing God I’m not interceding for others. Self focused prayer isn’t sacrificial.” (Ouch!) O. Chambers “Faithful prayer isn’t a delusion, it’s a decision to spend life with God. Valley of Vision- my paraphrase “…for the Spirit Himself …

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We can either act on our faith or talk ourselves out of being faithful; it’s binary.

Quiet Time Takeaway: We can either act on our faith or talk ourselves out of being faithful; it’s binary. My Notes: “When we wait and waver we wonder and forget. Faith requires action; the devil loves our delays.” Spurgeon “We are always jabbering to ourselves – good or bad, loneliness or love, functional hopelessness or …

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Believing is not an escape, it’s His Truth. He Forgives us.

Quiet Time Takeaway: Believing is not an escape, it’s His Truth. He Forgives us. My Notes: ” We can’t be charged with a crime that’s been taken off the docket by Christ.” The Apostles Code “Satan deceives us that the evil in the world is what’s ‘real’ while the ‘good’ is just sentimental escapism.” C. …

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Flying blind shows complete trust in the character of the one leading you.

Quiet Time Takeaway: Flying blind shows complete trust in the character of the one leading you. My Notes: “Most of us don’t grasp the spiritual value of hardship. We ask, “If God loves me why this…!” Hence we doubt God; revealing how much we trust ourselves more than we trust Him. We challenge His character.” …

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God only has to speak … and things change. Listen to Him.

Quiet Time Takeaway: God only has to speak … and things change. Listen to Him. My Notes: “Elohim means Sovereign Creator. … In creation, you can notice one thing: when God speaks – it happens.” Zoe Garland – Joshua Nations paraphrased God is all energy. His speaking created everything, His words became matter. “The availability …

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God is not hiding out in eternity. He shows Himself that we may know Him.

Quiet Time Takeaway: God is not hiding out in eternity. He shows Himself that we may know Him. My Notes: “God writes His nature across all creation in letters so large we often don’t see Him, but He wants us to know Him. (And to be Awestruck!)” C. S. Lewis “My people are destroyed for …

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Focusing on God’s goodness leads to a good day, life, and eternity.

Quiet Time Takeaway: Focusing on God’s goodness leads to a good day, life, and eternity. My Notes: “Kindness is goodness in action. Focus on God’s goodness, not on my struggle.” S. Gunter “May this world be happier because I’m in it. May I live each day well, to bring me closer to heaven.” Valley of …

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My battle is won when God breaks open my stone heart and I share His love with others.

Quiet Time Takeaway: My battle is won when God breaks open my stone heart and I share His love with others. My Notes: “Why does God keep us here on His battlefield if the battle is already won? Because we are created to bring Glory to God, (Isa. 43:7) and to share His love with …

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