Category: Faith Insights
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When the mirror flatters you…
We choose our Mirror A colleague recently taught me that you can actually have a proper conversation with one of these technological platforms. Naturally, he said, “Ask it to tell me about you.” Then he added, “Now ask it to warn me about you.” I…
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The Mirror – What do you see?
What or Who am I looking at? Sometimes we look into the mirror of the Word and see everything except Jesus. We see the impatience. The reaction we “wish” we had handled differently. The fear that still catches us unexpectedly. The insecurity we thought we…
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THE MIRROR: Don’t Look Away
Jesus is the Only Name to Remember. Where Scripture burns. Where Truth Restores. Where hearts return Home. There are mirrors we choose, and there are mirrors we avoid. We know which angle makes us look better, which light is kinder and where to stand so…
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Guard Your Heart, But Keep It Soft
Our Final Post in the Guarding your Heart series You were never told to harden your heart. You were told to guard it. We have walked quite a journey together through this Guard Your Heart series. We have spoken about betrayal, rejection, being misunderstood, hurt,…
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GUARD YOUR HEART THROUGH DISAPPOINTMENT
When “I thought God would…” becomes the ache you do not know what to do with “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23 There is a particular kind of pain that comes when something bad happens. Then…
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Guarding your heart – from rejected to revived!
“The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.” Psalm 118:22 NKJV Rejection has a strange way of making us question things God has already settled. It makes us wonder if we are enough. If we belong. If we missed our purpose. If…
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Guard Your Heart Against Offence
The bait you were never meant to swallow Some things really did happen. You were not imagining it. You did not misunderstand everything. You were hurt. Someone said what they said. Someone did what they did. Perhaps you were betrayed. Perhaps you were rejected. Perhaps…
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Guarding your heart: When people misunderstand you.
“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23 (NKJV) Hello, Poetry on Fire Wildfires. As we continue our journey of guarding our hearts, I want to spend some time on a wound that is often overlooked…
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Guarding your heart through Betrayal
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23 There are some wounds that arrive unexpectedly and with an immediate deep wound visible to the world. Others arrive with a smile. Some wounds come from enemies. Others come from…
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How Do I Practically Guard My Heart?
“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23 NKJV Many of us know this verse by heart. We have heard it preached. We have quoted it to others. We have told ourselves more than once that…