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Tagged: lies hurt

If We All Hate Liars, Why Do We Lie To Ourselves?
Posted on Tuesday, November 19th, 2019 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, believe in yourself like God does, Carol McClain, Jeremiah 29:11, lies hurt, lies people believe in themselves, Lies We believe, Writing Redemption

By Carol McClain @carol_mcclain “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jer. 29:11) Neil and I helped a woman, “Sybil,” for nearly a year. She stopped by our yard sale, needed help getting shelves …[ read more ]

How To Find God: Give Up

@carol_mcclain I heard a strange application about the rich young ruler last Sunday. The gist of the message: find God--give up. Yep. You read that right. Give up. To refresh your memory, Jesus encountered a rich, young ruler who asked what he needed to do to be saved. Jesus said, “... go and sell all you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” We've squirmed under this Scripture wondering how we'd pay our bills if we sold everything, or afford a Casting Crowns concert, or new vacuum cleaner bags. But… ...[ full story ]

Carol McClain