1 Kings 8:48-49 In repentance 1 Chronicles 22:19 In seeking God Isaiah 26:3 In finding peace 1 Corinthians 14:14-15 In right worship Luke 24:44-45 In understanding Scripture Romans 12:2-3 In transforming us

Using God to run from God~ Ignoring the emotions of anger, sadness, and fear~ Dying to the wrong things~ Denying the past's impact on the present~ Doing for God instead of being with God~ Spiritualizing away conflict~ Covering over brokenness, weakness, and failure~ Living without limits~ Judging other's spiritual journey~ We can't ignore these symptoms and expect to grow spiritually and experience God's peace. (Symptoms from the book, "Emotionally Healthy Spirituality," Pete

“Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.” 1 Samuel 16:13 NASB1995 Blessing of Hands~ Anointed: To be selected and appointed. “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the truth.” 1 John 2:20-21

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