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But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:3 Looking back to the first time I obtained and abused opiate pain medications, I had no idea of the calamity that I’d create in my…
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For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. 2 Corinthians 11:2 As with most weddings you’ve attended, my wife and I exchanged vows when we got married. We can’t go back and watch it, because we accidentally taped a…
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Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord. For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. 2 Corinthians 10:17 Seven years ago today, I was sitting in treatment for my addiction to opiate pain medications. Someone recently asking about the story suggested that…
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But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding. 2 Corinthians 10:12 While in high school, I was the tallest one in my family. My son now towers over me, but back then, I was the tallest. So, if I compared myself to my immediate household…
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For they say, “His letters are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.” 2 Corinthians 10:10 I love watching football on Sunday afternoons in the fall. In doing so though, I’ve noticed something peculiar about myself. Whenever there’s a bully on the other team – someone who…
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We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV) My addiction to opiate pain medications didn’t just start out one day with lying, stealing, and diverting pain medications for my own use. It…
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For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 2 Corinthians 10:3 I’ve got friends whom I know through different experiences and depending on the criteria, I can divide them into opposing groups. I’ve got friends at the gym and then I’ve got friends who never exercise. I’ve…
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You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God. 2 Corinthians 9:11 Long ago, I realized that I don’t like large parties or huge social gatherings. I’m not good at small talk, networking, or mingling, and big events suck the life out of…
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Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 While applying to medical school, I was told that a reference from a specific college professor would look good for me. I didn’t feel great about asking him. Honestly, I…
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The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 2 Corinthians 9:6 There’s a story in the book of Matthew that I’ve always found troubling. In the narrative (Matthew 19:16-22) a rich young man came to Jesus asking what he must do to find eternal…
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