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Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - When the Container Lies to You - #4201
The container promised me one thing - but what was inside was very different. That's an experience every one of us has had - when we reached for something based on what it was supposed to give us, only to be disappointed when we found out what was really inside. That deception is, in fact, the very nature of sin, and it's why we end up with scars and messes we never knew were going to be a part of.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/When-the-Container-Lies-to-You-4201
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - A Very Expensive House - #4209
It's amazing how little kids figure out what we big kids tend to forget - or don't ever get. Our grandson's got it. If you've asked Jesus to come into your life and be your personal Savior, you are "Jesus' house." Which is going to guide - or should guide - a whole lot of the choices you make.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/A-Very-Expensive-House-4209
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The Cleanup Imperative - #4235
It isn't just doctors and nurses that have to be clean for what they do. It's a requirement God makes of anyone He's going to use to do His work on earth - from teaching a class to working in ministry, to raising a family in His ways.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/The-Cleanup-Imperative-4235
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - A Look at the Label - #4666
We have to check what damaging ingredients there might be and what we allow to feed our soul. Our soul feeds on the books and magazines we read, the TV and videos we watch, the music we listen to, the movies we go to, the jokes we listen to, the conversations we're involved in, the relationships we spend a lot of time on, and God's command is to do that without compromise. Abstain from sinful desires! Don't touch, don't watch, don't listen to, don't be around any input that Satan can use later to attack your soul.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/A-Look-at-the-Label-4666
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Escape Artists - #4703
Because God knows your limits, He says, "stop!" when it's a sinful opportunity you can't handle. There simply is no such thing as an irresistible temptation. If you can't walk away from it, God won't let it in your life.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Escape-Artists-4703
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Respecting the Slope - #4782
Remember, it isn't the mountain that kills those climbers, it's their own risk-taking carelessness and their arrogance. It won't be that temptation that causes you to fall, it will be your moral carelessness - the kind that flirts with falling by staying on a slope that you should never even go near. The deadly slope of sin and temptation - respect it. It has destroyed stronger people than you! Come down before you fall.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Respecting-the-Slope-4782
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Shaking the Snake that Stalks You - #4794
Remember, Satan has no power over you except what you let him have. And every temptation the devil brings into your life is to do one of three things. Jesus said that "thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy." Why in the world would you go along with that?
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Shaking-the-Snake-that-Stalks-You...
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Beauty from Brokenness - #4804
They will listen to you because of your scars. They can see through your wounds the amazing beauty of a joy and a hope that only a Savior like Jesus can give. If you will turn away from your despair, and maybe bitterness, anger, and self-pity, and give your brokenness to Him, He can do that miracle for you.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Beauty-from-Brokenness-4804
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Heightened Alert - #4126
In other words, when it comes to your very real spiritual enemy who would love to bring you down, be alert - and be defiant. Years ago, C. S. Lewis suggested that there are two extremes when it comes to our attitude toward the devil - ignoring him or being too curious about him. Lewis suggested that either attitude is one that your enemy can find very useful. Ignorance allows the devil to have his way in your life because you don't realize who's doing it or how he works. But, undue curiosity about the devil gives him a means of actually drawing you in his direction.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Heightened-Alert-4126
Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - Tick Bites - #4131
Actually, you need to do that spiritually, too. Because there are "little ticks" that we get bitten with that can - if they're not removed quickly - cause us more pain and more problems than we could ever imagine. Small invasions; major damage. There's an enlightening example of that in Hebrews 12:15, our word for today from the Word of God.
http://hutchcraft.com/A-Word-With-You/Your-Hard-Times/Tick-Bites-4131