Month: August 2020

Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man named Saul. Acts 7:58 As a middle child, I’m a peacemaker. I dislike conflict and so, I avoid it when possible. This is a natural tendency that can be both…
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You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit. As your fathers did, so do you.  Acts 7:51 I write from my life experiences. I write about my own struggles and failures and I write about what God is teaching me through them. I don’t think I’m the only one…
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Our fathers refused to obey him, but thrust him aside, and in their hearts they turned to Egypt . . . Acts 7:39 Addiction – to anything – occurs when we repeat an impulsive, rewarding behavior, thereby changing the patterns of our brain until that behavior is compulsive. In being compulsive, the behavior simply becomes…
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This Moses, whom they rejected . . . God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush. Acts 7:35 There are multiple barriers that prevent the addict from getting help. For one, he often simply doesn’t want to change. The stigma of addiction though,…
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I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send you to Egypt. Acts 7:34 Daily, I pray for those whom I know to still be struggling with addiction. I ask that God…
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At this retort Moses fled and became an exile in the land of Midian . . . Acts 7:29 Most of us have a strong sense of justice – when it applies to the wrongs of others. When we witness people attempting to evade consequences for something we know them to be guilty of, we’re…
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And seeing one of them being wronged, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking down the Egyptian. Acts 7:24 One summer long ago, when I was maybe 12 or 13, I went to camp where I befriended a handicapped boy. I thought we had a grand week. Sure, I made a couple…
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Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. Acts 7:11 Most of us, at one time or another, have asked God why. Why did you do this to me? Why would a loving God allow this pain and misery? Maybe it’s regarding the…
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And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. Acts 7:9 We recently reminisced over a cute video of…
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And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. Acts 7:8 In the disastrous consequences of my addiction, I was utterly lost. I thought I was a Christian, but I didn’t understand how a Christian could act as I had – lying, cheating, and stealing. Did my corrupt behavior mean I didn’t know God? How could I…
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