self-reliance
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enticing murmurs hold subtle sway. “come with us on our gentle way.” and if i do i surely shall spy, deception in a peppermint-coated lie. sirens call ships upon the jagged shore. O ravaged soul despair no more, for if I shall, surely I witness true, personal optimism bids adieu. there is a truth that Read more
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In the day when I cried out, You answered me, And made me bold with strength in my soul. Psalm 138:3 (NKJV) Who do we fool? What fears we mask as we seek. Primitive reason lurking about our minds… We have a refusal to think outside the plane that is endless in all directions – infinite Read more
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“He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” Revelations 2:7 (NKJV) How shall I measure my progress, Father above? The swallowing sea gives my faith an Read more
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“Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.” Job 22:21 (NIV) What is submit? Compare submit as the giving of something to the abandoning of our very soul. A deep contrast. What we give or what we abandon. The first is easy. The transfer of something for one Read more
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4 Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. Ezekiel 37:4 (KJV) Divinely led from valley low Once, fitful of this way to go. All moments claimed by more than me Try to wrest them back, I plea! Elements of Read more
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