Tag Archives: Submission
Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit
Posted on 09. Jun, 2010 by Colton.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” -Matthew 5:3 I never really understood this verse. “Blessed are the poor in spirit”…shouldn’t it be “blessed are the rich in spirit”? I mean, being poor means deficient or lacking in something specified…and the thing specified here is spirit. But now, I [...]
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10 Things That Can Distract Us From God
Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Colton.
Isn’t it hard to keep focused on God? I have tried so hard throughout my life to stay focused on Him. I so often say “this time I won’t fail”, but at one point or another, something always clips me from behind, and keeps me from exceeding!! Why?! Well, I think it has to do with [...]
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Graciously Uncertain | Part 2: Faith–Not Emotion
Posted on 01. May, 2010 by Colton.
Read Graciously Uncertain part 1 here. Recently, God has been bombarding me with truths about faith. For the past year, I have thought my spiritual life was really dry, because I haven’t been exceptionally inspired by God for a quite some time. But God has really convicted me of a huge error in my life and way [...]
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Graciously Uncertain | Part 1: Certain of Uncertainty
Posted on 29. Apr, 2010 by Colton.
(Read Gracioulsy Uncertain part 2 here) Recently, I have been trying to figure out what is next for me. I have gone through a lot of changes in the past year or so of my life. Among them was ending a relationship with my girlfriend, whom I was with for four years, starting up a theology/discipleship course, my family [...]
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What Do You Want?
Posted on 27. Apr, 2010 by Colton.
I often find that I seek great things for myself. But this is totally the wrong mind set. In Matthew 6:33 Jesus said “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well”. It is clear here that seeking greatness for myself will lead me away from God. Today I [...]
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