Tag: god
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Boldly Brewed
We are out of synch at the Mullins house. Somehow after many years of guarding timing, we have managed to need coffee on the odd weeks when it is not on sale. Troubling! “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what…
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Count it all Joy
Joy, the great heart healer and mind protector. “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NIV A good friend, Pastor and spiritual mentor recently sent me a short…
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I AM’s Kid
I found myself in a discussion with our son the other day where in the heat of the moment I said, “you are a ‘Mullins’ and we give every ounce of effort to do our best.” Fail! Since that discussion, moments of frustration and allowing myself to become angry where grace and mercy were needed,…
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Do your expectations match the ability of the Giver?
“Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who “worry their prayers” are like wind-whipped waves.” James 1:6 MSG I must admit that I often limit a limitless God by bowing before him and meekly asking for minimal things and then weakly expecting. When preparing to eat I ask for the food to be blessed…
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Would You Have Listened?
My dad became infinitely strong in my eyes, when he became most vulnerable through confession to me. “When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I gave up childish ways.” 1 Corinthians 13:11 ESV I choose laughter. I…
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God Don’t Make No Junk!
You are fearfully and marvelously made. How can I tell you that? Well, the Bible tells us that in Psalms. We’re also told that God has uniquely made each of us and knows us by name. The unique comment being proven by science through the recognition of DNA, that is unique to each of us. …
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Be A Flame
“I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, Down in my heart, Down in my heart, Down in my heart; I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, Down in my heart, Down in my heart to stay” (George William Cooke, 1925) Can I boldly ask that as children of the Most High God, loved so much…
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Another Day
I’ve always been an early riser. And that does not mean that I don’t sleep in. I often get up between 3:30 am and 4:00 am and read. Pray. Drink coffee. Ponder. Write. Years ago I read a life impacting statement addressed to people like me who ‘are not good sleepers.’ What does that mean? …
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Preemptively Pardoned
How did you respond when hearing the news that President Biden had preemptively pardoned many people, including his own family, that he felt might be “targeted” for prosecution by the incoming administration and political party in power? My emotions ran white hot from anger and frustration to indignation and a desire to make sure my…
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What is Your Name?
“Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, but without your word no one will lift hand or foot in all Egypt.” Pharaoh gave Joseph the name Zaphenath-Paneah and gave him Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On,to be his wife. And Joseph went throughout the land of Egypt.” Genesis 41:44-45 NIV There are few…