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Apr 28 2012

"Try Me"

Author: Hannah • Discussion: 1 Comment
I have really been dealing lately with pressing into more of what the Lord has for me.  Of learning more about what my purpose is.  Of what my mission is.
I went to a conference today (Compassion in Action) that only drove that desire deeper.  I totally felt the Holy Spirit moving in my heart, and I found myself all weepy, which I did NOT expect.  But, I was moved to answer an altar call to just go up and meet God and get the answers to precisely where He is calling me.  So, you can imagine my surprise when I got to the altar, and all I heard was….
SILENCE.
Not a word.
NOTHING.
I covered my ears to drown out the prayers and worship I heard going on all around me, but it didn’t help.
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Mar 18 2012

To Love, or Not to Love….THAT is the Question!

Author: Hannah • Discussion: No Comments
“‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’  Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it:  Love your neighbor as yourself.  All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.'”
Matthew 22:36-40

Awhile back, my brother lent me a film called Furious Love — a documentary about a man who went into the darkest places of the earth to test whether God’s love truly transcends all.  It’s an inspiring, eye-opening documentary, and a must watch, for anyone grappling with the reality of the spiritual realm.  (And, especially for those of us whose only exposure to the mysteries of God are through a limited “Western churchy” religion.)  
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Feb 25 2012

Write His Word in Your Heart

Author: Hannah • Discussion: No Comments
I believe Spiritual living has its foundation in many elements, but perhaps the most absolutely fundamental and essential element I have found is in reading the Word of God.  Why would this be the foundation?  Well, because it is God’s very reference book to us that guides every other aspect of our living.
If I want to know how to pray, I can look in God’s Word, and see how Jesus taught us to pray.
If I want to know how to live, I see it as an instruction guide to godly living.
But perhaps the most supernatural and truly splendid “relevance” of the Bible, is that God speaks to us through his written Word.  And, not just when we’re reading it!
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