Rescue From An Evil World – Weekly Word of Encouragement

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Most weeks I will post a brief word of encouragement on Monday or Tuesday. This is a new feature of Meat for Maturity; hope you like it. “Jesus gave his life for our sins, just as God our Father planned, in order to rescue us from this evil world in which we live.” Galatians 1:4 (NLT) There is a lot of evil in the world but one day we will be free from all of it. Some of the “evil” in this world is just the trials and struggles of getting through life; we will be free of that too. And God is rescuing us right now from the impact of evil on our lives! Application: pick one or two words from the verse that help you and repeat it to yourself throughout the day or week. See The Salvation Of God In Your Life – Weekly Words Of EncouragementOctober 26, Continue Reading →

How Do I Deal With Unwanted Thoughts? – Part 2

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This is the second of two blog posts on unwanted thoughts. The first post looked at the stages a thought goes through, and when we need to stop it. This post looks at specific strategies for dealing with unwanted thoughts. First: stay calm. Unwanted thoughts gain influence when we fear them, or stir up a lot of emotion. Instead, “be anxious about nothing” (Philippians 4:6) but rather, as the verse states, “give thanks” for what God will do, and “make your request known” to God to overcome this thought.   Offer your thought to God. Pray something like: “I don’t know where this thought comes from but I offer it to you. I depend on You. You take it. And help me to know how I should respond.” Also, “I can’t stop thinking about this, I can’t do it, You need to.” In this way the unwanted thought turns you Continue Reading →

How Do I Deal With Unwanted Thoughts? – Part 1

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You are innocently working on one of your daily tasks and all of a sudden an evil thought comes into your head. It plays for a few seconds, but you don’t embrace it. You mentally fight and reject it. Then you feel a little dazed and confused by its impact. Finally, the thought fades away. Then you start wondering where it came from. Is this from you? Is it some buried corruption you are not aware of? Or is it from Satan? Is it a combination of the two? Is it from neither one, just a quirk of the human mind? Was it triggered by something around you by the power of suggestion? Is it just free association? You can’t really figure it out. This will take more time. Regardless of how it came it is frustrating and sometimes discouraging when unwanted thoughts come in. You want to grow in Continue Reading →

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12 Keys To Tackling Relationship Difficulties – Part 2

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This is Part 2 of this post, Part 1 can be found here. KEY 7: Be courageous. One of the big reasons we don’t tackle relationship difficulties is that we are afraid. We are afraid of conflict, we are afraid of getting hurt, we are afraid of doing it wrong, etc. In order to combat this ask yourself if you are afraid. Then ask yourself if the fear is really as big as you think. Then ask yourself if that fear should really stop you from tackling a difficulty. Is it worth some discomfort to improve a relationship? The antidote to fear is faith. Trust God to help you and to help you learn. Trust the advice you have gathered. Trust the fact that your heart is in the right place and if you express true care then nearly everyone will respond reasonably. KEY 8: Grow your communication skills. When Continue Reading →

NEW RESOURCE: FAVORITE BOOKS FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH

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For the next three weeks I will be preparing and teaching a spiritual formation class so I will not be making my usual posts. But I wanted to let you know about a new page on Meat for Maturity. Under the Resources menu is a page titled Books and Classics. This page lists books that many have found very helpful, along with my brief explanation so you can get an idea if this book might be for you. There is also a link to the book on Amazon. Please check this page out at Books and Classics. Thank You. JOIN OUR MAILING LIST * indicates required Email Address * First Name * Last Name Email Format html text See The Salvation Of God In Your Life – Weekly Words Of EncouragementOctober 26, 2026God Will Deliver You – Weekly Words Of EncouragementOctober 19, 2026Are You Walking With The Spirit?October 16, 2026