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Even If i Walk Alone

Instructing and encouraging you to live your life as a disciple of Jesus

Philippians

Selfishness

September 30, 2013 by Tim Sherfy

hold loosely,generosity,be generous,live simply,minimalism,share with others,sharing,being selfish,selfishness,God so loved the world,john 3:16

One of my favorite Christian authors is Calvin Miller. I’ve recently been reading his excellent little book entitled, “The Disciplined Life”. One of the things he said that really struck me was, “The difference between what God wants for us and what we ultimately become rests in how we break the thrall of those appetites that chain us to selfish lifestyles and selfish life goals.” My studies this past year have convinced me that selfishness is at the heart of all sin. Perhaps this is not a revelation to you and might even seem rather obvious. But how often do we look at our lives and consider ourselves selfish? Until we come to that realization, I submit we are all living in delusion.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: Discipleship, humility, John, Luke, Matthew, Philippians

Comfort in the Storms

June 3, 2013 by Tim Sherfy

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My parents have a German Shepherd named Gabe that is absolutely petrified of thunderstorms. Recently when dog-sitting for them, I found myself cradling him while lying on the floor of a closet. I’ve never seen a dog shake so badly in all my life. The fear is irrational of course. No matter how loud the thunder, it can never injure Gabe. No matter how hard it rains, the water cannot reach into the upstairs closet where Gabe is trying to seek comfort. Even if the winds begin to howl and rattle the house, my arms are wrapped around him, protecting him against whatever will come. Despite all of this Gabe still shakes uncontrollably.  It reminded me of how fearful we tend to be despite having the arms of the all powerful God wrapped around us.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: Fear, John, Love, Philippians, Romans

What’s On Your Mind?

January 31, 2013 by Tim Sherfy

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There’s a wise adage that says, “What has your attention has you”. So the question is really obvious; what has your attention today? If our focus is anywhere other than on Jesus Christ, we are captured by something other than Him. Satan is a master of distraction. Since the dawn of time he has been parading a feast of temptation before our eyes (Genesis 3:1-6). He doesn’t care if you ever go his way; he’s content to just keep your eyes off of Jesus. We make it too easy for him.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: commitment, Discipline, Genesis, II Corinthians, Mark, Matthew, Philippians

The Key to Following Christ

December 20, 2012 by Tim Sherfy

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These days it seems to be the rage to write articles espousing the “The 3 Keys to This” or the “7 Steps to That”. Everyone seems to be looking for a quick fix or at least some concrete guidance to getting to where they want to be. It made me ponder what I might consider to be the keys to following Christ. If I could boil it all down to a few concepts, what would they be? As I mulled it over, I kept coming back to a single thought: think less about yourself. Perhaps following Jesus really is that simple.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: Discipleship, Ephesians, I Corinthians, Matthew, Philippians

What’s Influencing You?

October 22, 2012 by Tim Sherfy

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We become what we allow ourselves to consume.  We become like those with whom we surround ourselves, and those we seek to emulate. Whether or not something influences us is not the correct question. Each of us is being influenced every day by something or someone. The only question we then have to ask ourselves is who or what is doing the influencing. Unless we are intentional about what we choose to allow into our hearts and minds, we will slip into a pattern of living that is not consistent with the person Christ created us to be.

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Filed Under: Daily Life Tagged With: 2 Corinthians, commitment, Discipline, Philippians

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