Journals of abiding (10)

Abiding in sincerity God, you want me to be completely sincere with You. You know me and yet You require honesty on my part in my relationship with You. I realize just how much I lose when I allow any kind of impurity to come between me and You. The smallest compromise has the potential…

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Journals of abiding (9)

Abiding in truth Truth is so relative today, God. Your Word tells me that You are Truth but there are so many voices around me claiming they have found it. I know that not everyone who claims to possess the truth actually has it because there are so many versions of it and there is…

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Journals of abiding (8)

Abiding in righteousness Outside of Your righteousness, God, there is nothing good. I get lost in the midst of my sin and depravity and the world around me threatens to suffocate my soul. You made me holy at the cross of Christ and the only way to remain in righteousness is to remain in Him….

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Journals of abiding (7)

Abiding in hope The way is dark before me, Lord, and every trial has its own degree of darkness. I’m not walking this tunnel alone, even if it seems at times that my body cannot go any step further. I find hope when I trust that You will see me through once again. Your will…

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Journals of abiding (6)

Abiding in faith God, faith doesn’t come naturally to me. I often base my life on what I can perceive through my five senses when I should make Your Word my foundation by faith. You taught me that faith is not something that comes upon seeing a miracle but the substance of things not seen….

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Journals of abiding (5)

Abiding in love God, Your love is always available for me. It is ever patient and kind and it is always willing to flow through me to the world around me. My tendency is to lean towards the opposite- impatience and unkindness. You teach me to look at others through Your eyes of love and…

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