Posted by anointedplace on June 26, 2013 · 2 Comments
We just want to hear how great we are and how special we are. We forbid anyone from saying that we are not good. To be called a sinner brings to mind the outcasts of society. We feel that we are saints and how dare ministers refuse to preach sermons that lifts us up even … Continue reading →
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Posted by anointedplace on December 1, 2011 · 4 Comments
Philippians 4:11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.
These words show us that contentment is not a natural propensity of man. “Ill weeds grow apace.” Covetousness, discontent, and murmuring are as natural to man as thorns are to the soil. We need not sow thistles and brambles; they come up naturally enough, because they are indigenous to earth: and so, we need not teach men to complain; they complain fast enough without any education.
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Posted by anointedplace on December 8, 2009 · 1 Comment
When we are in love with a person, place or thing; in most cases it becomes our center. We spend a lot of time with it or working for it or in it. Lets take a job for instance. When we really love a certain job, we will spend a lot of our time there … Continue reading →
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