If we refuse to get out of our baby crib we will never experience the joy of walking with the Lord.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Saturday, November 29, 2008

Learn to deal with the Lord and you will be wise.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Friday, November 28, 2008

Areas of unforgiveness are weakness.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Thursday, November 27, 2008

When you get in the same spirit with others, you move with their momentum, good or bad.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Freedom comes from dealing with those issues our flesh does not want to deal with.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Words have the power to destroy and to heal.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Monday, November 24, 2008

The unbeliever will question the word of the Lord, the believer will ponder it.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

To understand truth is the beginning of understanding Christ.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Saturday, November 22, 2008

Those who walk through tough times with the Lord allow the Lord to build their character.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Friday, November 21, 2008

Surround yourself with righteous people and they will change you. Surround yourself with evil people and they will change you.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Thursday, November 20, 2008

A measurement of righteousness: look at  your friends, you have just seen a reflection of yourself.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Measure all things meaningful by the Word of the Lord.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The Spirit of the Lord rests with those who live with Him.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Monday, November 17, 2008

Spiritually immature leaders fly their flock close to the ground because of their lack of faith.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Sometimes to balance out one gift you need to ask for another.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Saturday, November 15, 2008

The depths of our souls reflect all the sunken ships of our lives and all the sunken treasures.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 13, 2008
© 2008

Where your treasure lies
There your soul dies

"Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ" (Philippians 3:8, NKJV).

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 13, 2008
© 2008
Thanks Mum for the Scripture! DJS
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Friday, November 14, 2008

Remain faithful to the Lord for His faithfulness never leaves us.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 14, 2000
© 2000
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Deep reflections occur in the Lord's sanctuary.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written October 20, 2000
© 2000
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

If you find the undeniable will of the Lord your freedom is bound by obedience.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 19, 2000
© 2000
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008

It is the haughty who are proud and the humble who are godly.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 16, 2000
© 2000


Some people fight little battles for the Lord but have big scars: The sacrifice is not just measured in terms of the battle but also in terms of the scar.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written October 10, 2008
© 2008
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Monday, November 10, 2008

When the Lord asks us to walk by an oasis in the desert, He is usually leading us to an ocean.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written October 19, 2000
© 2000
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Sunday, November 9, 2008

Those who stand in Christ will be healed in Christ.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written September 17, 2000
© 2000
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Saturday, November 8, 2008

What is hoarded is lost, but what is given freely is gained!

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written November 14, 2000
© 2000
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Friday, November 7, 2008

Obedience often has nothing to show other than obedience.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written October 8, 2008
© 2008
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Thursday, November 6, 2008

Part of the thanks for accepting one of God's gifts is done before the gift has departed from Heaven, before we realize what is coming.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written October 26, 2001
© 2001
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Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Little words can do big damage, but sometimes it takes just a few words to calm troubled waters.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written October 20, 2001
© 2001
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Where there is a will, there is a person in God's way.

By Douglas James Smith
Originally written October 20, 2001
© 2001
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