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David danced before the Lord with all his might. And David was wearing a linen ephod. 2 Samuel 6:14 I do not dance. It makes me uncomfortable, not physically uncomfortable, but self-conscious – everyone is looking and pointing – uncomfortable. I just cannot get past the insecurity of feeling like I’m making a spectacle of…
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Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul . . . 2 Samuel 4:8 My son and I are planning on running a long race this fall, which requires us to start preparing now. I long to know the fulfilment that will come from training for the next five months. I just don’t…
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When Saul saw the army of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his heart trembled greatly. I Samuel 28:5 As much as I would like to have it all together, I still struggle with this one. In my drug addiction, I was constantly afraid of what tomorrow would bring. Withdrawal, discovery, and consequences were always…
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Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you. I Samuel 24:4 I won’t go into the details, but once, someone whom I felt had previously offended me, came to me, requiring my assistance. I gave it, but inside, I gloated a…
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God has given him into my hand . . .I Samuel 23:7 When I want something badly enough, but my conscience says no, I must either choose not to do the thing or I must manipulate it, selling it to my conscience. In the case of my drug use, it was not that hard. I…
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. . . All of you have conspired against me? I Samuel 22:8 When I dumped social media, like many things, I did it impulsively, without warning anyone. When readers did not see the blog on Facebook, some assumed I had quit writing and others assumed I had relapsed. One friend took it personally though. Unbeknownst…
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Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. I Samuel 18:25 The other day, in the kitchen, my wife did something that bothered me a little. At the time, I was confident that my irritation was justified, so I turned on the cold shoulder. After a few minutes, she asked, “Is…
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Today marks a return to social media for The Seeds of the Spirit blog. The blog was never gone. I have been writing daily, but I left Facebook in November due to my own unhealthy uses of social media. Honestly, I still struggle a little bit with trying to use something for good that I…
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And Saul was very angry . . . He said, “They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands . . . ”I Samuel 18:8 While in college, I once listened to a popular athlete brag that he could date any woman on campus. They all want me. I was…
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You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts . . . I Samuel 17:45 As I was contemplating today’s passage about David and Goliath – imagining some contrived metaphor about giants and addiction – a friend…
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