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The Five Minute Sparks: December 2007
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The Five Minute Sparks. Personal writings of Daniel Sparks. Friday, December 28, 2007. My thoughts today come from Jeremiah 23:5-6:. Behold, the days are coming," says the Lord, "That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness: A King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgement and righteousness in the earth. In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely.". Now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.". And the beginning of another, within the commo...
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William's PAD: My Justification
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Monday, February 11, 2008. The point is made that in Adam we have all sinned. “Through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men because all sinned.” The result of our offense was condemnation. Such condemnation would eventually result in eternal damnation—complete separation from God. 8220;But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”. This situation was so grave that we were enemies of God. What a grea...
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the psalm of lydia: 09.07
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The psalm of lydia. Faith, hope, and love. I love to hug. I love to share love with the people around me. It's pretty much my natural instinct to reach out to someone and touch them as I tell them something funny or interesting or intense. It's my natural instinct to tell those who mean the world to me that they mean the world to me. It's what I do and how I function. It's natural. But when it comes to "romantic" relationships, I hesitate. Hey, I like you. You're important to me. What are you made of.
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the psalm of lydia: 03.08
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The psalm of lydia. Faith, hope, and love. I've never been the type to really focus on relationships that don't exist, but now, I find it necessary to really examine what I want in a relationship, what I expect from a relationship, and who I hope to be in a relationship. At this point in my life, I'm not the woman I need to be in order to be a part of a God-honoring relationship. I'm in a place where my hurt will only bring me down, and in order for me to rise out of the muck, I need to have goals. When ...
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the psalm of lydia: living miracles...
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The psalm of lydia. Faith, hope, and love. I am living a miracle. When you call upon God for healing, He WILL answer. I cannot and will not lie about the healing process that I've undergone. I will not allow silence to burden me. For the first time, I am being open and honest about how I really feel. Hiding from my emotions in order to appear stronger won't work. Acting as if something incredibly life-changing never occurred will only prolong the pain. I am far too happy to let something rob me of my joy.
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the psalm of lydia: 11.07
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The psalm of lydia. Faith, hope, and love. And so what if. What if I don't go with the Peace Corps? What if I sat down for five minutes and was really honest with myself? What do I want? Where do I want to go? Who do I want to go there with? What do I want to do? How do I want to do it? Why do I want to do it? I want to make an impact. I want to go to South America. I want to go no matter who goes with me.or if no one goes with me. Is Peace Corps the best way of doing that? Is there another way? How is i...
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the psalm of lydia: 02.08
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The psalm of lydia. Faith, hope, and love. For just a moment, I wish things would slow down. When someone asks me, "What's new? I want to be able to say, "Nothing really.". Not for eternity- just a moment. My heart can only take so much, and my mind can only convince myself that I'm strong enough for so long. My God, who is mighty to save. My God, who is my strength. My God, who is my comfort. My God, who is my hope. My God, who brings me peace. My God, who has proven himself faithful. My God, who loves.
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William's PAD: Walking-Standing-Sitting in Sin
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008. Blessed is the man who walks. Not in the counsel of the of the ungodly,. In the path of sinners,. In the seat of the scornful;. But his delight is in the law of the Lord,. And in His law he meditates day and night. Our involvement with sin is one that is often entered into by degrees. As indicated in Psalm 1:1 man is warned against three stages of desire whereby his curiosity drives him into being comfortable with sin. 8220;Blessed is the man who walks. I may use it sometime...
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the psalm of lydia: 07.07
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The psalm of lydia. Faith, hope, and love. At the age of 13, I looked into my mom's eyes and told her,. I want to go to the hard places and do the work no one else is willing to do.". Now, one semester away from graduating college, nearly eight years later, this is still the case. I don't necessarily believe that there are specific places that should be deemed "hard" anymore, but I do know that wherever I go, whatever I do, I want to challenge myself to reach the potential that God has placed within me.
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the psalm of lydia: 10.07
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The psalm of lydia. Faith, hope, and love. A bump in the road. Last week, Peace Corps informed me that I wouldn't be able to be medically cleared until almost April 2008. This puts a significantly large kink in my plans. I was supposed to leave in June 08, but now, it may be as late as September.possibly even later. This shouldn't be a big deal, but it changes things. Because of a later departure, the region I will go to might change from Latin American to somewhere else. This is no bueno. I've decided i...
