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The Problem with Looking at Yourself - #5821
Self-pity, self-centeredness, self-promoting, self-reliance - see, the harder it gets, the more that "self" stuff starts to take over and the more out of control we become. If you've been looking at yourself too much, it's time to fly to a higher place where you can get your perspective back, and that means refocusing your eyes away from your great load and back to your great Lord.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/the-problem-with...
Mess Prevention - #5796
In 2 Chronicles 18:4 , King Jehoshaphat gave King Ahab this advice before he went running off into battle: "First, seek the counsel of the Lord." King Ahab didn't, and he died in that battle. You can avoid a lot of problems and a lot of pain if you'll instinctively check with heaven first. Call before you dig.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-personal-power/mess-prevention-5796
The Words That Tear Down Walls - #5787
Maybe you grew up in an environment where people never admitted they were wrong. You may be in a situation where the feelings are hard, the walls are high, and where you've been really wounded. But none of that changes your responsibility as a follower of Jesus Christ to say, "I was wrong" to say, "I'm sorry" when that's the case.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/the-words-that-tear-down-walls-5787
What's So Amazing About Amazing Grace - #5773
Maybe you're still "lost," like the song says, but you're ready to be "found." You've been "blind," but you want to "see." Then it's time to let God's undeserved love - His amazing grace - happen to you. It's time to reach out to Jesus and grab Him like a drowning person would grab a rescuer. He's your only hope.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/whats-so-amazing...
Battlefield Peace - #5728
All of our running of our own life, all the wrong things we've done have left us far from the God whose love we were made for. So there's never really any inner peace until we let Jesus bring us home to Him. It took Jesus dying on the cross to pay for all of your sin, but because He did, He made it possible for your war with God to end; for you to finally experience that awesome feeling of knowing that you are at peace with your God.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/battlefield-peac...
Whatever Happened to Peace on Earth? - #5727
When Jesus enters your life, the wall between you and God comes down forever and He is there to help win the war in your soul. And there's peace; peace that is recession-proof, divorce-proof, terror-proof, death-proof.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/whatever-happene...
When Your Shopping Is Over - #5725
Because we've taken over the life that was supposed to be for Him, we're separated from our anchor relationship. But Jesus came to Bethlehem ultimately to die on Skull Hill. He died on that cross to carry all the guilt and all the hell of all your sin so you could finally come home to the love that you've been looking for your whole life.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-most-important-relationship/when-your-shoppi...
Unnecessary Running - #5714
The difference between personal peace and personal turmoil is an issue of priorities. Which kingdom are you putting first? If what matters to God, like your time with Him, your service for Him, the condition of your relationships; if those things have been shoved to the margins by other less eternal pursuits, then you're trapped in a race that knows no peace.
http://hutchcraft.com/a-word-with-you/your-hindrances/unnecessary-running-5714
Perfect peace in the Bible: Isaiah 26:3
How do we find true peace in life? It's a question that countless people have asked throughout the ages, but the answer is right here in the Bible, and it's surprisingly simple: trust in God, and His peace will fill us.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2026:3&version=NIV
Peace in the Bible: John 14:27
Jesus gives his peace to his disciples with the words "Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." Peace, as Christ taught, is the absence of trouble and fear in difficult circumstances. It is receiving comfort, joy and patience during hard times from God.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John.14.27&version=NIV