Gregg Stutts
Anticipation
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Do you have a favorite day of the year? Your birthday? Valentine’s Day? Your anniversary? Thanksgiving or Christmas? The opening day of deer season? My favorite day of the year is December 23rd. Why December 23rd? It’s because of the anticipation. It’s all those magical moments leading up to being together as a family and […]
Thankful
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20 Days of Believing God (Day 18) I wouldn’t consider myself to be someone who is ungrateful. But then I realized that I often focus on what I don’t have. What I’m lacking. What I still want. And so I feel discontent. Disappointed. Sometimes like I’m failing. So today I thought I’d turn it around…for […]
I Will Wait For Him
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20 Days of Believing God (Day 16) Have you ever found yourself in a situation that was so far from what you’d dreamed of, hoped for, prayed for and worked toward that it’s hard to understand how you even got to where you are now? And now that you’re there…are you doubting yourself? Wondering if […]
Progressive Overload
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20 Days of Believing God (Day 15) If you include resistance training as part of your exercise program, then you already know about the principle of “progressive overload.” To get stronger, you progressively increase the resistance you’re lifting. The muscle then responds by getting bigger, which means you get stronger. Our faith grows in the […]
The Main Character
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2o Days of Believing God (Day 13) Recently, Robyn and I watched the movie, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” for the first time. Let’s just say it didn’t make our Top 10 List. For me, I just didn’t find the main characters very likable. If you have a different opinion, feel free to leave a comment. Anyway, […]
God With You
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20 Days of Believing God (Day 11) God is with us. Not far away. Not unconcerned. Not uncaring. God is with us. He’s not just the God of 2,000 years ago. He’s not just the God of the future. He’s the God of the here and now. He’s present with you. Right now. In this […]
Actively Waiting on God
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20 Days of Believing God (Day 10) Yesterday, we looked at the wrong ways to wait on God. Today, let’s look at how to do it right. I knew a guy a number of years ago who was an ultra-marathon runner. Those are the 100-mile races. He and I got into a fitness discussion one […]
How Not to Wait on God
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20 Days of Believing God (Day 9) You have a need. You feel confident God will meet it. But nothing happens. So you wait. And wait…and wait. Until you’re tired of waiting. So tired. After God promised Abraham and Sarah they would have a son, they waited 25 years for his birth. David waited 14 […]
The Desert Comes Before the Promised Land
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20 Days of Believing God (Day 8) After Jesus was baptized we read, “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil.” After Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus, he preached there, but then went into Arabia for several years. The origin of the word Arabia can […]