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Better to obey than to sacrifice!

"My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline,    and do not resent his rebuke,12 because the Lord disciplines those he loves,    as a father the son he delights in." (PROVERBS 3:11-12) Hey friends! How are you doing? Today, reading the Scriptures in I Samuel, I went through this passage where the Lord confronts Eli, because all the evil his sons were doing… Continuar lendo Better to obey than to sacrifice!

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‘Well done, good and faithful servant!’

"As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food. Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”17 “We have here only five loaves of… Continuar lendo ‘Well done, good and faithful servant!’

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You are not in the driver’s seat!

“Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to finding yourself, your true self. What kind of deal is it… Continuar lendo You are not in the driver’s seat!

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DIÁRIO NA SOMBRA

Fernando Pessoa "Lembras-te ainda de mim?Tu conheceste-me há muito tempo...Eu era aquela criança triste de quem tu não gostavas,E por quem depois, pouco a pouco, te foste interessando(Pela angústia, e a tristeza, e mais qualquer cousa),E de quem tu acabaste por gostar, quase sem o saber;Lembras-te? A Criança triste que brincava na praiaSozinho, longe dos… Continuar lendo DIÁRIO NA SOMBRA