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Living Perfectly Positioned: The Root Issue In Life
Day 22 Principle: If you will obediently do what God asks you to do, He will graciously do what only He can do. What is the root issue in every struggle in life? Just one thing: trust. After the impoverished single mom told Elijah she had no more food, he encouraged her with the Word of the Lord, [...]
Living Perfectly Positioned: The Acceptable Year Of The Lord
Day 21 Principle: More than anyone who has ever known me, God is fascinated with my life. How I perceive God’s thoughts about me will affect every aspect of my life: my past, present and future. If I am so utterly unacceptable to Him, what could I possibly do to win the favor of an all-powerful God? [...]
Living Perfectly Positioned: When God Sunbathes
Day 20 Principle: The sooner you give up your addiction to understanding what you think is going on, the sooner you can rest and trust God in the bleakest of situations. Are you a glass-is-completely-empty person? I had a bleak roommate in college during my hippie phase. He was a completely depressed soul. He never talked and pasted [...]
Living Perfectly Positioned: The Reaction To The Action
Day 19 Principle: How we respond to life is far more important than what happens to us. How we respond to life is far more important than what happens to us. Two people can experience identical challenges and yet respond in polar opposite ways. Some of the most potent and memorable examples of opposite responses are found in the [...]
Living Perfectly Positioned Day 18, Carried By Great Winds
Day 18 Principle: Self-absorption keeps us from seeing what God is doing behind the scenes in each of our lives. Have you been seduced by life? All of us have! A young boy in South Africa once swapped a costly diamond for a few toy soldiers. He was ignorant of what he had. Satan, the enemy of our [...]
Living Perfectly Positioned: Blinded By Bitterness
Day 17 Principle: Don’t let the heartache caused by others define you. let God tenderize your heart. Have you been blinded by bitterness? The great philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer once said, “All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.” During my formative years I would [...]
Living Perfectly Positioned: Seduced By Life
Day 16 Principle: Nothing outside of God’s promises and desires for us will bring the satisfaction we crave. Have you been seduced by life? All of us have! A young boy in South Africa once swapped a costly diamond for a few toy soldiers. He was ignorant of what he had. Satan, the enemy of our soul, trifled [...]
Living Perfectly Positioned: Our Hurts Hide Our Hidden Worth
Day 15 Principle: Character only comes from receiving the love of God. Our own hurts often keep us from seeing our hidden worth, which is not to be found in the high points of our life, but rather hidden under the rubble of our greatest pain. Only time, heat, and pressure can produce the most beautiful diamond. [...]
Living Perfectly Positioned: A Little Pain Goes A Long Way
Day 14 Principle: The ultimate benefit of being rescued and healed is the eventual honor of doing the same for others. What is the real purpose of your pain? Though it is impossible to fully relate and empathize with another person’s pain, a little of our own pain goes a long way. My heart has broken countless times [...]
Life At The Rock, February Edition
We would like to invite you to read the second edition of Life At The Rock. A periodical on what’s been going on here at the Rock of Roseville. Download the February 2010 edition here (pdf).
