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The Daily Memo | July 20, 2021 | Lessons From a Man on the Run
Have you ever tried to run from God? Most of us won’t try to escape physically by fleeing to another place, the way Jonah did. But we’re experts at ignoring God’s commands, distracting ourselves with busyness, and offering an alternative plan in place of full obedience. No matter how we rationalize and excuse ourselves, rebellion leads only to pain and suffering. While running from the Lord, Jonah overlooked some essentials that we should all keep in mind.…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Wounded Healer, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 07/20/2021
The Daily Memo | July 19, 2021 | Growing In God's Grace
The English preacher Charles H. Spurgeon (1834–1892) lived life “full throttle.” He became a pastor at age nineteen—and soon was preaching to large crowds. He personally edited all of his sermons, which eventually filled sixty-three volumes, and wrote many commentaries, books on prayer, and other works. And he typically read six books a week! In one of his sermons, Spurgeon said, “The sin of doing nothing is about the biggest of all sins, for…
Categories: What We Were Created For, The Daily Memo, Identity Security | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 07/19/2021
The Daily Memo | July 16, 2021 | The Quietness Of Our Hearts
God is not “out there somewhere” in some dramatic way, waiting to commune with us by earthquake or fire or signs in the sky. Instead, he desires to talk with us in the quietness of our own heart through his Spirit, who is in us. It is his voice that has whispered to us about a Sacred Romance. What do you hear when you listen for that gentle, quiet voice? What I so often hear, or feel, is a restlessness, a distractedness where it seems that dozens if not hundreds…
Categories: Walking With God, The Daily Memo, Identity Security, Practicing His Presence | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 07/16/2021
The Daily Memo | July 15, 2021 | God's Perfect Love
God’s love can be hard to understand because it’s not like ours. We tend to love those whose character, attributes, and interests are appealing to us. But in God’s eyes, there is nothing attractive in us that makes us worthy of His affection. We are all sinners who have rebelled against Him. Out of divine mercy and grace, the heavenly Father chooses to love us. Through the sacrifice of His Son, He demonstrated His love to all those who would receive Jesus.…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 07/15/2021
The Daily Memo | July 14, 2021 | God's Purpose for Fasting
“Why should I fast?” It’s a question many Christians ask, and one the Bible answers. In Scripture, fasting is often associated with seeking God for a specific purpose. Daniel fasted in order to plead for Israel’s release from Babylonian captivity, which God had promised (Dan. 9:1-3). Nehemiah fasted for a similar reason when he heard of the desperate state of the Jews who had returned to the land after captivity (Neh. 1:4). When we look closer at…
Categories: Walking With God, The Daily Memo, Spiritual Warfare, Practicing His Presence | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 07/14/2021
The Daily Memo | July 13, 2021 | You Hold the Key
Ultimately, submission centers us directly in the will of God and gives us the opportunity to experience the best we could ever imagine. Surrender. That’s the key. Orient yourself toward a posture of obedience—up front!— that’s how the door flings open for His voice to be heard and His will to be accomplished. The Lord says to those of His children who freely submit their wills to His: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, The Hope of Healing, Wounded Healer | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 07/13/2021
43. Hearing God Podcast
The question of how and if God speaks is a common one. Our relationship with Him is first and foremost in how that question gets answered. God does speak and we can hear His voice - in many different ways. On today's podcast, Steve explores the many facets of God's promptings and His communication with us, providing insight into how you too can experience intimacy with God in the way He was always intended. Walking and talking with Him daily is possible. We simply…
Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 07/12/2021
The Daily Memo | July 12, 2021 | Jesus, The Son of God
Some people don’t believe Jesus is God, so they claim He was simply a good person. Others may intellectually acknowledge Jesus as God’s Son but have no personal relationship with Him. His true followers, however, believe in their heart that Christ is Savior (Rom. 10:9) and they’ve been adopted into His family. Ephesians 2:1-2 says that those who don’t have a personal relationship with Jesus are spiritually dead and living according to the sin nature.…
Categories: Walking With God, The Daily Memo, Understanding Love, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 07/12/2021
The Daily Memo | July 9, 2021 | An Identity We Received
Identity is not something that falls on us out of the sky. For better or for worse, identity is bestowed. We are who we are in relation to others. But far more important, we draw our identity from our impact on those others—if and how we affect them. We long to know that we make a difference in the lives of others, to know that we matter, that our presence cannot be replaced by a pet, a possession, or even another person. The awful burden of the false self is that it…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Identity Security, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 07/09/2021
The Daily Memo | July 8, 2021 | The Secret of Contentment
Paul, a Christ-follower, wrote to the Philippian church while he was in prison? He didn’t know what his future held—whether he’d be freed or punished or killed—but he had learned to be content in all circumstances, good or bad. How many of us can make that claim? It’s not uncommon to feel discontentment when we cannot control our situation. And as long as our satisfaction depends on whether certain things work out, circumstances will continue…
Categories: The Daily Memo, Identity Security, Knowing & Being Known | Authored by: sparrowwebsites | Posted: 07/08/2021