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The Law of Attraction - a Christian view

February 1st, 200817 Comments

It’s been interesting to see the comments online and various reports about the Law of Attraction. As if it’s new thinking or something.
Back in the early 1990s I learnt about the ‘RAS’, the reticular activation system from a doctor in psychosomatic medicine. Works pretty much on the same principle.
What you think about you are […]

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New Year’s Resolutions or Goals?

December 30th, 20071 Comment

Do you set New Year’s resolutions each year? Or do you set goals? I find that goals seem to have a date attached to them and have more defined purpose.
The Pastor at church this weekend spoke about New Year’s resolutions and he referred to Philippians 3:12-16, the passage where Paul talks about ‘pressing […]

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Pain is a Precursor to Change

May 22nd, 2007No Comments

I heard the above in a conference just recently and it rang a bell with me. How often do we put up with things because it’s comfortable although we know things need to change? It’s not until we actually begin to experience a great deal of discomfort or pain, sometimes of an urgent […]

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“Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me.

April 28th, 2007No Comments

You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay.” Psalm 40:17 NIV

The above verse is in my perpetual calendar today. For the past 3 or 4 days I’ve been a bit down in the dumps. That’s not normal for me and on the outside I’ve been normal to […]

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You Choose the Direction and God Will Direct Your Path

April 10th, 2007No Comments

“In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps” (Prov. 16:9).
A newfound friend on the Internet in 1996 sent me a magnet which was on my filing cabinet in the office for many years. On it was the phrase which is the subject of this post. I […]

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