I learned how to fish for trout while doing an internship at a startup church in the hills of West Virginia. Real fishing is a lot of work. There is the hike to find a good spot. Then there is the right bait and the prepping the pole. When you get a bite, you can’t reel them in right away you have to reel them in slowly while also giving up some line back so as to help them tire themselves out. Then you have to hike back out with the spoils of the day and then you have to skin them before you put them on the grill.
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Don’t be a hot head
James has always been one of my favorite books of the bible. It’s packed full of practical life applications and very concise, clear language. This week, let’s consider this piece of scripture…
19) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: 20) For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
James 1:19-20, KJV
Losing your temper is the line you don’t want to cross. While anger is a natural emotion that we will all face and experience in life you don’t ever want to get so angry that you lose control of your spirit. That is the line of demarcation for those who choose to strive for Christlike ideals in your life.
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This phrase has come to my heart and mind several times in the last few weeks during my personal and private prayer time. Spiritual wickedness in high places. What does this mean for us today? Let’s consider for a moment Ephesians 6:12…
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