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Tested through Other People

It is no use pretending we are broken before God if we are not broken in our attitude to those around us. God nearly always tests us through other people. ...


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The Beginning of Obedience

Trust that God has your best interests in mind and be willing to do what he asks of you, even if you don't understand why. Obedience starts with having ...


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Don't Feel Responsible

Parents never feel as if they get away from the responsibility they've shouldered. I saw a card recently that said, "Do not feel totally, personally, ...


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A "Free" Will

People say: "Yes, certainly, God has given us a free will." To this I reply: "To be sure, He has given us a 'free' will; why then will you not let it ...


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God's Will, Our Purpose

Thank God for "purpose" in life. So many contributive purposes come into existence when one works the will of God that there is no excuse for ...


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The Basis of Submission

The basis of submission is submitting ourselves to one another, or "giving way" to one another. Submission is giving way to somebody else. Anne Atkins, ...


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What Submission Isn't

Stuart and I brought our families and religious heritages to our marriage. My father, a quiet, gentle man, considered himself head of his home: protector, ...


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How to Achieve Maturity

Spiritual maturity comes not by erudition, but by compliance with the known will of God.


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Prayer Requires Submission

When we pray, we relinquish in a radical way our so-called sovereignty over the purposes of our lives. We subordinate our plans, schedules and life scenarios ...


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Choosing What Doesn't Make Sense

In the movie The Poseidon Adventure, the ocean liner S.S. Poseidon is on the open sea when it hits a huge storm. A wall of water crashes through the ballroom ...


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