Posts with the category “words-of-encouragement-from-ed-shirrell”

There’s No Deception like SELF-DECEPTION
by Ed Shirrell on July 19th, 2022
MAN’S CAPACITY For Self-Deception is UNLIMITED  Read More
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Is FOREVER….. Forever?
by Ed Shirrell on January 31st, 2022
He Who PROVIDES For This LIFE But Takes NO CARE for ETERNITY Is Wise For a MOMENT, but a Fool FOREVER - John Tillotson  Read More
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LET IT GO, Let it go, let it go…. Leaving the PAST and going forward TODAY.
by Ed Shirrell on January 3rd, 2022
We Are Products of Our Past, But We Don’t Have to Be Prisoners of It  Read More
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Get Rich Quick - COUNT Your Blessings
by Ed Shirrell on December 21st, 2021
Joy Thrives in the Soul of Thanksgiving!  Read More
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THINK About What You’re THINKING ABOUT
by Ed Shirrell on October 12th, 2021
God Has Words, Satan Has Words – We Choose Which One We’ll Place Ourselves in Agreement With  Read More
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HIS Eye is on the Sparrow - How Valuable are YOU?
by Ed Shirrell on August 10th, 2021
You Are Valuable Because You Are Made in the Image of God, According to HIS Likeness (Genesis 1:26).  Read More
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Open the EYES of My Heart Lord, I Want to See You…
by Ed Shirrell on August 10th, 2021
1. CULTIVATE or practice the PRESENCE of God. 2. ASK the Holy Spirit to Open the EYES of your heart.  Read More
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Tolerance – The INTOLERANCE of Tolerance
by Ed Shirrell on July 2nd, 2021
Who We ARE, Speaks Louder Than What We SAY  Read More
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“Did God Really Say...Don’t Judge”?
by Ed Shirrell on May 4th, 2021
We Can Accept or Reject Truth, but Our Opinion Doesn’t Change Truth  Read More
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Out of ORDER
by Ed Shirrell on April 12th, 2021
When the World Is Out of Order, Let’s Don’t Go Out of Order With It  Read More
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Jesus – the REAL CANCEL Culture!
by Ed Shirrell on March 26th, 2021
Jesus Is Our Cancel Culture - We’re Not Innocent, But Forgiven  Read More
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Did you Say a GOOD Fight?
by Ed Shirrell on March 2nd, 2021
A good fight could be described as A PURPOSE that isn't self-focused, but other's focused.  Read More
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FAITHFULNESS in the Little Things is a GREAT Thing
by Ed Shirrell on February 22nd, 2021
"A Little Thing is a Little Thing, but Faithfulness in the Little Things is a Great Thing" - Hudson Taylor  Read More
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There Is No Other Time Than NOW With God – TODAY Matters
by Ed Shirrell on February 2nd, 2021
We Have A Tendency To Remember What We Should Forget And To Forget What We Should Remember  Read More
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Getting Past Our Past on PURPOSE
by Ed Shirrell on January 25th, 2021
Have You Ever Tried Running With a Backpack On?  Read More
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HIS Will vs. My Will (Submission)
by Ed Shirrell on January 19th, 2021
PRAYER is to Our SPIRIT MAN, What OXYGEN is to Our NATURAL Man  Read More
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The Big King and the Little King
by Ed Shirrell on December 23rd, 2020
If You Want To Get Along With God (King), Stay Off His Throne.  Read More
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If You’re Not Thankful, You Might Be A Turkey
by Ed Shirrell on November 25th, 2020
Joy Thrives in the Soul of Thanksgiving!  Read More
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Choose Faith Over Fear...
by Ed Shirrell on August 18th, 2020
God Uses People Who Fail. Why? There Aren't Any Other Kind of People.  Read More
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What's in your Heart Today?
by Ed Shirrell on July 28th, 2020
God Doesn't Always Remove Our Challenges... He Often Helps Us OVERCOME Them.  Read More
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Heart Problems … Guarding Our Heart
by Ed Shirrell on July 21st, 2020
Martin Luther said, "I can't keep the birds from flying over my head, but I can keep them from building a nest in my hair."  Read More
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If You Change Nothing, Nothing Will Change
by Ed Shirrell on June 27th, 2020
Change Isn’t Something God Does TO Us; It’s Something God Does THROUGH Us.  Read More
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The Principle of the Path
by Ed Shirrell on June 8th, 2020
Choice, Not Chance, Determines Our Destiny. Direction, Not Intention Determines Our Destination.  Read More
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Who isThat Speaking to Me?
by Ed Shirrell on June 2nd, 2020
"Jesus Loves Me, This I Know, For the Bible Tells Me So" - Karl Barth  Read More
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What Does Your HOPE Look Like?
by Ed Shirrell on May 21st, 2020
One of the most fundamental questions in life is - Is there Hope?  Read More
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Normal Is Only a Setting on Your Dryer
by Ed Shirrell on May 13th, 2020
"The only person who dares to wake up a king at 3:00 am for a glass of water is a CHILD."  Read More
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FEAR – The Emotion That Moves Us AWAY From God
by Ed Shirrell on May 5th, 2020
What we will not CONFRONT - we will not overcome. Unhealthy fears that are not confronted will never be conquered.  Read More
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Who or What Are You FOCUSING On?
by Ed Shirrell on April 24th, 2020
WHO we focus on is often more important than “what” we focus on…  Read More
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Seven Reasons NOT to WORRY from Matthew 6
by Ed Shirrell on April 16th, 2020
Karen and I, in our devotion some time ago in Matthew 6, were sharing the various aspects of truth from this great chapter about the greatest sermon ever preached (The Sermon on the Mount).  We discussed HOW to stay focused on the important (eternal) vs. the urgent (often temporal) in our daily life. Numerous opportunities to worry about many things in life are a daily challenge. One of the footno...  Read More
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REMAINING STABLE IN UNSTABLE TIMES
by Ed Shirrell on March 31st, 2020
Change has been occurring at warp speed in our world during the past few years.  Change in social values, increases in food prices, health care, a violate stock market and now, we’re challenged with the PANDEMIC Covid-19.  Everyone is impacted in varying degrees.  Fear and worry can be heard in daily conversations and on the daily news.   Psychologists tell us that all of our emotions originate fr...  Read More
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