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What is love? Baby, don’t hurt me.

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An earnest prayer of confession of my sin that keeps me from being closer to God and my request to make me useful for His kingdom have led my brain to suddenly sing a song by Haddaway, which prompted the title of this entry. He asks “What is love” in the songs title followed in the lyrics almost immediately with the pleading words, “Oh, baby, don’t hurt me. Don’t hurt me, no more.” I guess I am to write to you about love. God’s? Yours for Him? The love we are commanded to have for each other, especially our enemies? … Continue reading What is love? Baby, don’t hurt me.

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Dear Strong, Independent Woman…

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I can only assume that you got here, ma’am, by divine intervention. Maybe you are one of my few subscribers, but most people find their way to this blog on their own. If our sovereign God directed you here, to this post, then I have an important message for you. First, let me be honest and say I put this off for a little bit. I’m not proud of myself because of my reluctance. When God uses the Holy Ghost to direct us to deliver messages to one another it is rarely something the messenger is particularly excited about doing. … Continue reading Dear Strong, Independent Woman…

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Love Deficiencies

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Did you know that you and I are deficient? It is not our fault, entirely, because sin is leaching away at each and every one of us at almost all moments of the day. These deficiencies affect us all, the faithful and the unbelievers, and in all different ways. If you neglect caring and nurturing the body God gave you, you could easily become vitamin deficient. (1 Corinthians 6:19 ESV – Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, ..”) The … Continue reading Love Deficiencies