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An Apology Can Set You Free (Try this and see for yourself!) hopethoughts.com/2026/11/01/…
My Philosophy (can encourage you.) hopethoughts.com/2026/10/31/…
We need to realize
It's so much better
To apologize
Than it is to blame
And to call someone
An insulting name.
When we criticize
And attack nonstop
We start to despise
Those who disagree.
#poem #poetrylovers
Part 2:
We shut down our eyes
To God's love for them
And don't recognize
Their humanity.
We start to tell lies
About who they are.
Look beyond disguise.
See pain in their eyes.
Let compassion rise.
Go apologize
To someone today.
#Poets #poecommunity
You're only around
For a little while
The least you can do
Is offer a smile.
Life's about kindness.
It's not about style.
Spread love everywhere.
Life's not just a trial.
It's a calling to
Let God's light shine through
All you say and do.
#poetry #poem
#poetrycommunity
Christ-followers learn to rely on the promise that “all things work together for the good of those who love God, who are the called according to His purpose.” (Romans 8:24) No matter what, we continue to trust in and depend on the goodness of God.
Even as we struggle with disappointment, suffering, and brokenness, Christians are called to persist in praying, believing, praising, and thanking God. When we make requests to God, He gives us peace that passes understanding. (Philippians 4:8)
We need to believe that God exists and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him. (Hebrews 11:6) We need to continually absorb the Bible and let God the Holy Spirit reveal His will to us. With that kind of faith, we can believe God answers our prayers.
When Jesus’ disciples asked Him to teach them to pray, He told them to ask God for this: “Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.” (Matthew 6:10) Christ-followers are supposed to pray for what God wants, not just what we want.
Loving God with all your mind is a constant mental battle. It is to “fight the good fight of faith.” It is “bringing every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.” It is keeping your mental focus on loving God more and more.
To love God with all your mind is to renew your mind by surrendering your thinking to the Holy Spirit’s moment-by-moment leading as it aligns with the Bible’s teaching. It is allowing God to align all your thoughts to His will instead of your own.
Loving God with all your mind doesn’t mean merely analyzing and systematizing Him. It’s not just accumulating information about Him. It isn’t only the intellectual pursuit of theology. It’s about disciplining your mind to align with His will as revealed in the Bible.
Many believers remain in spiritual incubators because they never take responsibility for the renewal of their own mind. Instead of being led by the Holy Spirit by daily absorbing and living by the Bible’s teachings, they rely on merely listening to a religious professional
Staying in a religious incubator won’t make you a disciple! Every Christ-follower is responsible for nurturing and growing his or her relationship with Jesus. No one else can do it.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ is good news that gladdens and transforms the heart. It’s about an eternal, supernatural change in perspective and lifestyle. It’s not just about theological analysis of God that merely satisfies a curious mind.
God doesn’t want churches to be incubators where spiritual babies are kept passive, inactive, and dependent on religious programs. He wants His children to be led by His Spirit (Romans 8:14) so they can be witnesses for Jesus (Acts 1:8) and make disciples worldwide. (Mt 28:18)
Religious Incubators Don't Make Disciples -- The Holy Spirit Does! hopethoughts.com/2026/10/29/…
