Archive for September, 2010

Gloria Copeland — Look Up!

Right now you may be thinking, My, this soldier business sounds rough. I’m not sure I can do it. Yes, you can! How? By following two more golden words of advice the Apostle Paul gave Timothy: 1. “Constantly keep in mind Jesus Christ (the Messiah) [as] risen from the dead…” (2 Timothy 2:8, The Amplified [...]

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Gloria Copeland — Beware of Trivial Pursuits Part 2

As the Lord told a friend of mine in prayer one day, this nation has become a nation of maintenance men. We maintain our homes. We maintain our yards. We maintain our cars and our hair, our nails and our clothes. The problem is, by the time we’ve maintained all the natural things in our [...]

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Gloria Copeland — Beware of Trivial Pursuits Part 1

As soldiers, we must also realize it’s not just the hard times that are dangerous. It’s the good times, too. Sometimes the pleasures and seemingly harmless dis-tractions of this world can draw us away from the plans and purposes of God just as surely as persecutions and afflictions. They can hinder us in the day [...]

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Gloria Copeland — Endure Hardness Part 2

Soldiers will put up with far more discomfort than civilians. Have you ever noticed that? A soldier in boot camp will jump out of bed before dawn every morning to run and do push-ups. He may not like it, but he’ll do it because his commanding officer has ordered him to do it. He endures [...]

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