Christian Living

Are You A Learner?

boy - apple on head squareLearning Facts:

FACT #1: It is possible to get an education and not learn from it.

FACT #2: Successful people are continually learning.

FACT #3: Anything not growing is diminishing.

FACT #4: There isn’t anything in life that you can’t learn something from.

One minister I know made the statement years ago that he had never heard a sermon that he didn’t learn something from, although a few had come dangerously close. Although he said it in humour, I would like to concur with his point of view and take it a step further. I have never heard, seen, or experienced anything in life that I couldn’t learn something from.

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The Why Question

WhyAll of us have asked God the loaded “Why?” question at one point in our journey. If there is ever a crossroads where people lose their way, it is here.

One of the devil’s oldest and most effective tactics is to bring into question God’s character and His love for us. He tried it first with great success on Eve in the Garden of Eden. Eve said, “…. God told us not to eat the fruit of the tree or even touch it, if we do, we will die. The snake replied, ‘That’s not true; you will not die. God said that because He knows that when you eat it you will be like God …” Gen 3:3-4

He cast doubt on God’s motives, and lead her to believe God had deceived her and lied.

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Walk the Talk and Talk the Walk

walk But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in Him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked. 1 John 2:5-6

We have all heard the saying, “If you talk the talk, you must walk the walk.” And I’m sure we all understand what that means, if we want to talk about a decision we’ve made or a way of life we have chosen, then we must also follow through with our word and live according to how we have said we would.

I want to introduce a new saying God laid on my heart. “We must walk the talk and talk the walk.” So often we find that we can talk about the praises of God, about His word, and His greatness, but we don’t actually follow through and spend time praising Him like we should be in our private prayer time. From the outside and to the public it looks like we are so in tune with Jesus, so holy and righteous, however in our own prayer closet we can barely pray for 30 minutes. We must learn to not only talk the talk, but walk the talk!

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Would You Miss The Ground?

family friendly church langley bcMy niece Mala was on a drive with her Mom. She must have been looking up at the sky through the sunroof because she asked,

“Mom, have you ever been taken away by a dragon?”

My sister answered honestly that indeed, no, she had never been snatched away by a dragon. Mala was quiet for a while. Then she said,

“If I was kidnapped by a dragon, I would miss the ground.”

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Thou Art a Shield for Me

distressThis week I came across a song I heard about a year ago and it rang true. It is a Psalm which was written by King David in a time of distress.

“Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise up against me. Many there be which say of my soul, there is no help for him in God. Selah.”
Psalms 3:1-2 KJV

It was a time in his life where David was against the ‘sword and the wall,’ as a saying goes … a  circumstance in life that I’m sure not many of us have had to face although from time to time I’m sure it may have seemed that way. In David’s trial it seemed hopeless and at that the moment, I’m sure, in the eyes of his enemies he was done for. There was not he could do.

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Fishing With a Fashionista

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Gone fishing

I have only been fishing once in my life that I recall. It was so memorable for all concerned that I was subsequently banned from the boat.

It started with a family fishing trip to Nimpo Lake. The rest of the extended family are all dedicated fishermen / women … so the pressure was on for me to try it too. The first clue that perhaps this sport wasn’t for me, was that my main anxiety was what I would wear. How to look like a fashion conscious Pentecostal fisherwoman?! Yeah, you see we had problems from the get go.

My husband and I took two rods and a small boat with a motor into the lake. He, of course, had to bait my hook and then he looked after the motor while we both fished quietly for a while. So far so good; then I got a bite. I was so excited! I actually had caught one big enough to keep and managed to reel it out of the water …. when it dawned on me that catching a live fish meant AHHH it was ALIVE(!!) and wriggling and desperately trying to fling itself off my hook. My husband was instructing me to bring it into the boat, but I didn’t want it to TOUCH ME!! (Eww gross!) So I had a fish dangling in mid-air and I was stuck. I couldn’t get it off the hook and I didn’t want to risk it touching me as I brought it into the boat. Husband was getting fairly exasperated with me at this point and commanded me in a very forceful whisper to ‘BRING IT IN!’ Noise travels well on a quiet lake (surrounded by homes) and he was desperately trying to avoid drawing attention to this fiasco. All thoughts of being quiet flew out of my mind as the fish came closer and touched me as it went by.

I screamed.

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