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Devotional Making Disciples

Obedience

Make obedience a burden. Something to dread. Avoid. That’s what the world tries to do.

In today’s idol listings, personal fulfillment and independence rise up. Insisting we not be tied down. Or restricted by God’s commands.

“Too many requirements,” the world says.

“I run in the path of Your commands…” (Ps. 119:32). Image by Jenny Hill on Unsplash.

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Tags 1 John 5:3-5, commands, design, draw near, His burden, His yoke, independence, John 15:5-11, Maker of the universe, Master of details, Matthew 11:28-30, personal fulfillment, Psalm 119:32, Psalm 119:45, Remember, requirements, the big picture, wait on Him, walk by faith

Making Disciples Memoir

I just can’t

Critical moments of truth. Turning points on the faith journey. They stand out.

And impact the rest of our lives.

For me, one of those began with, “I just can’t.”

Image by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash.

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Tags 1 John 5:3-5, abiding in Christ, disciple, faith journey, Holy Spirit, Matthew 11:28-30, prayer, relationship with the Lord, spiritual disciplines, truth, turning points

Devotional Making Disciples

Living in the unprecedented

Post author By Susan Lafferty
Post date March 22, 2020
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Today is the day. Yes, today. While panic swirls in the atmosphere. Surging through conversations and broadcasts and social media. As a global pandemic postpones, cancels, locks down.

Today is the day. To remember what is true. And focus on the lifeblood of this walk by faith. The only way we live and breathe and have our being.

Jesus invites us. Right in the middle of the normal and the upside down. Whether we’re walking through the ordinary or the unprecedented.

Abide in the Vine. Photo: Paul Lucyk, Unsplash

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