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PASTORS CORNER LOVE, ELOISE

God gives Power of life, death is in the tongue

Bonsai is an ancient what God intended them to the lies tightens the wire, You have power over all the

what is good method of stunting a trees

growth without killing it.
This art form of dwarfing
and misshaping a living or-
be. Slowly trained to grow making emotional and power of the enemy, and
into versions of their origi- spiritual maturity almost nothing shall by any means
nal design and purpose, impossible. Believing the harm you (Mark 16:17-18;
they learn to live within the lies will affect your relation- Luke 10:17-19). You are
The word good is used a period of sickness be a ganism requires much skill confines of limited expecta- ships. The good news is that far from oppression, and
a lot in our daily conversa- good thing? Some Chris- and patience. A few years tions. Eventually adjusting you dont have to remain fear does not come near
tion. Along with other uses tians would answer, abso- ago the most disfigured to determined boundaries restrained. Pick up a bible, you (Isaiah 54:14). You are
of the word, we are often lutely not! I beg to differ. If trees were sought out by and a superficial existence, read what God Himself says born of God, and the evil
quick to distinguish be- some form of bodily afflic- collectors; miniature ver- they may never discover about youHis opinion is one does not touch you (1
tween what is good and bad. tion results in greater hu- sions of the original speci- their true capabilities. They the only one that counts. John 5:18). You are holy
That, of course, mility or greater men are in vogue now. have the appearance of be- Here is a snapshot of and without blame before
is a natural and love and concern Let me tell you how its ing in full charge some of the things Him in love (Ephesians 1:4;
important thing for others that done. The first thing you of their lives, but you will discover 1 Peter 1:16). You have the
to do. No doubt, must suffer, that have to do is to choose being shallowly when you seek the mind of Christ (1 Corinthi-
we must discern is good. We read which tree youd like to rooted in wrong truth. God says ans 2:16; Philippians 2:5).
between the good the following in have. Once that decision is beliefs, they cant You are valuable. You have the peace of God
and the bad. Psalm 119:71, It made you must search out hold up under You are loved. that passes all understand-
However, it is also is good for me the best specimen of that pressure, and will You cannot fail ing (Philippians 4:7). You
true that at times that I have been chosen variety. Now dig likely fall apart. with His guidance have the Greater One living
our initial assess- afflicted, that I around the trunk of the tree Let me tell you and help. If you in you; greater is He Who is
ment proves to be Clint may learn Your until you find the primary how this is done. are a believer then in you than he who is in the
wrong. Maybe I
Lowery statutes. Evi- root. The primary root is A word is spoken. Eloise these are Gods world (1 John 4:4).
should simply put dently, there are
it like this; we are not always some things that can only
the one that goes the deep-
est and is the main part of
A word is heard.
A word is taken
Estes promises to you: Each of us has been
You have received equipped with talents,
a sound judge of what is be learned in the furnace of the root system. Remove into the heart as truth and the gift of righteousness skills and abilities to ful-
good and what is not good. affliction. If the difficult and all debris from the root ball is believed. The words we and reign as a king in life by fill a unique purpose. You
We recently studied Psalm trying times of life result to completely expose the hear others say about us, Jesus Christ (Romans 5:17). werent meant to be a bon-
34 in our congregation. Part in our clinging to God and primary root, take a very as well as the words we say You have received the spirit sai; there are no limitations
of the chapter reads as fol- His Word, I submit that the sturdy and sharp knife and about ourselves are power- of wisdom and revelation with God.
lows, Oh, taste and see that trial was, in the end, a good sever that root. The tree ful. Proverbs 18:21 says that in the knowledge of Jesus, You can be the mighty
the Lord is good; blessed is thing. will suffer shock when this the Power of life and death the eyes of your under- oak God meant you to be
the man who trusts in Him! We must also remember, is done. To keep it from dy- is in the tongue. The words standing are enlightened if you put your faith in the
Oh, fear the Lord, you His that God will not withhold ing make sure to leave it in we choose to say have the (Ephesians 1:17-18). You truth.
saints! There is no want to anything that is truly good its location until it adjusts ability to build up or destroy have received the power of Believe the truthit will
those that fear Him. The for us. This should go a to the trauma of being cut a persons spirit. The spo- the Holy Spirit to lay hands set you free to live in victory.
young lions lack and suffer long way in delivering us off from its lifeline. The tree ken word is the wire which on the sick and see them re- love, eloise
hunger; But those who seek from things like anxiety, will slowly get used to this binds and stunts-often kill- cover, to cast out demons, Friend me @loveeloise and
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good thing. (Psalm 34:8- If the thing we have often shallower roots. These shal- Very little is said about
10) The passage emphasizes desired is in keeping with low roots will be easier to the importance of believing
the goodness of God and Gods best for us, He will cut when the tree is to be only what is true. Believ-
His blessing upon those that not withhold it. His design
fear and trust in Him. is always our good. But we
Verse eight goes on to must always remember, we
moved. Depending on the
specimen this process may
take anywhere from 1-3
ing what is good and true
about ourselves will give us
the courage to go beyond
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tainer, the root system and
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