“And so we know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.” (1 John 4:16 NLT) “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.” (1 Chronicles… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 142: “How I see myself is critical.” (3 layers of identity awareness)
“I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant of the church in Cenchrea. Welcome her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and assist her with anything she may need from you. For she has been a great help to many people, including me.” (Romans 16:1-2 BSB) “I consider that our… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 141: “It is what it is, until it isn’t.”
“Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant.” (Galatians 6:7 NLT) “And law came in, that the offense might abound, and where sin abounded, grace hyper-abounded.” (Romans 5:20 LSV) “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 140: “It’s a fact, until it’s not.”
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32 NKJV) “I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 139: “It’s impossible, until it’s not.”
“Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.” But the men who had gone up with him said, “We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.” (Numbers 13:30-31 NKJV)… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 138: “Weebles may wobble, and Bumbles may bounce, but sometimes I fall down.”
“For though a righteous man may fall seven times, he still gets up; but the wicked stumble in bad times.” (Proverbs 24:16 BSB) “Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.” (Lamentations 3:23 NLT) “But the Law came to increase and expand [the awareness of] the trespass [by defining and unmasking sin]. But… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 137: “I am learning to live “from”, not “for.”
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, having predestined us to adoption… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 136: “I am co-missioned with the Father, re-present the Son, a co-laborer with the Spirit, in the fulfillment God’s Eternal Mission” Part 4: Mission Impossible: Days of Heaven on Earth
“Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall teach them your children speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 135: “I am co-missioned with the Father, re-present the Son, a co-laborer with the Spirit, in the fulfillment God’s Eternal Mission” Part 3: Co-laboring with the Spirit
“And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.” (Acts 10:38 NLT) “But you will receive power and ability when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you… Continue reading
Eric’s Life Lesson # 134: “I am co-missioned with the Father, re-present the Son, a co-laborer with the Spirit, in the fulfillment of God’s Eternal Mission.” Part 2: Re-presenting the Son
“May the LORD give you [great] increase, you and your children. May you be blessed of the LORD, Who made heaven and earth. The heavens are the heavens of the LORD, but the earth He has given to the children of men.” (Psalm 115:14-16 AMP) “When I look at the night sky and see the… Continue reading