re·deem (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redeem) transitive verb \ri-ˈdēm\ 1 a : to buy back : repurchase b : to get or win back 2 : to free from what distresses or harms: as a : to free from captivity by payment of ransom b : to extricate from or help to overcome something detrimental c : to release from blame or debt : …
Earthbound
Wait quietly in My Presence while My thoughts form silently in the depths of your being. Do not try to rush this process, because hurry keeps you earthbound… (Jesus Calling, 276). Hurry keeps us earthbound.Wrong priorities keep us earthbound.Self-pity keeps us earthbound.Worry keeps us earthbound.Religious pride keeps us earthbound.Any pride keeps us earthbound.etc. etc. etc. But Christ died for our …
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The Strong, Silent Type
This is what the Sovereign, the Holy One of Israel says, “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” (Isaiah 30:15). What a powerful verse. When I get all stirred up and bothered, and peace escapes my soul, I need to heed this: Repent from trying to …
