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The shed blood
We do not naturally go along with the holy law of God nor acquiesce to His perfect ways. We carp and quibble against the God of eternity and pass our unrighteous judgment on Him as a person and on His ways. We are inclined to lift our psyche against Him and we are hostile to…
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Victory over sin
When we suffer either in the mind or the body, we can resort to world orientated thought processes and philosophies. We think that psychology has the answers, and some psychology is good but some is unhelpful. We can turn to false comforts in our time of need and create problems for ourselves. We can easily…
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Dreaming
“Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it. In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.” Job 4:12-14 Perhaps you have also experienced night time panic attacks, sometimes known as…
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Self
Surely self is the most virulent of enemies. Perhaps you do not agree and believe that we must have confidence and hope in self if we are to survive in this world. The Scripture, and therefore the Lord our God and Maker, sees things quite differently from us and instructs us to worship Him alone.…
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Emotional response
There are many in our days who are searching for some kind of emotional experience that will validate their faith. The person and presence of Christ in the life of the Christian does not seem to be enough. We are searching for significance in this world which we are finding out is not available to…
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The examination of the righteous
Sometimes God puts our psyche under the spotlight and tests us in our mind and our emotions. It is good to think of what kinds of thoughts we are having and be able to decipher which are helpful and which are not. Our mind can get into negative or too positive ways of thinking, and…
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Confidence
Confidence is a strange phenomenon and the lack of it causes much sorrow. The onslaught of mind illness can seriously undermine our confidence and make us very anxious and uncomfortable. We can lose confidence in life very easily and the sufferer has to build it and overcome the anxiety as they pull themselves out of…
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God will not deliver him
This verse is from the wonderful Psalm 3. It is David’s response to the rejection of his family and friends who have risen up against him and are plotting to take his place of ruling the people of the Lord. Absolom, David’s son has risen up against his father and is seeking to supplant his…
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Demon possession
There is no correlation between mind illness and demon possession. Unfortunately there is still throwback to days when all unusual behaviour was credited to demons. I have heard the term “psychotic episode” being synonymous with demon possession. This is a great fallacy and causes all sorts of problems for sufferers and their family. The question…
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The chain of godliness
“Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness; and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.” 2 Peter 1:5-7 Were saved by grace alone to live…
Of the Psyche 