Chats with Chaplain Anthony

Our God is able to empathize with our strongest temptations. This is because he suffered under temptation without ever giving in. For this reason, he knows the greatest strengths of temptation while we give in at lower weights of its pressure. Trust in his strength and ability to help you through your toughest times. 

Hebrews 2:18 ESV

18 For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.

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We all want to be the main character in the story. There is something exciting about getting to be the one (or seventy-two) that God has chosen for a task. It's about us and it's about glory. And if we don't see our life going the same route as the hero-figure; we will feel as though we are not doing God's will. I offer you the idea that God could still be using you as a person of peace. Don't neglect the grace that God extends for us to be one of the seventy-two or one of the places that makes room for them. You're still being used for God's glory, my friend. Trust Him. 

Luke 10:1-2, 6 ESV

1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.

6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you.

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You never know how a small act will be taken into God's plan for someone's life. I encourage you to be faithful and trust God's work in the details. Commit your plans to Him and you'll be free to love people as God has equipped you to love them. 

Proverbs 16:3-4 ESV

3 Commit your work to the Lord,
and your plans will be established.
4 The Lord has made everything for its purpose,
even the wicked for the day of trouble.

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It's good to memorize key verses and tenets of the faith but your mastery of God's love ought to be your first ambition. Giving yourself to walk as Christ walked will lead you to know the Truth and have a solid foundation of faith. Commit to loving God first and the intellect and wisdom will follow as gifts from God. 

Matthew 22:37-39 ESV

37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

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For me, I love the very center of a cinnamon roll. It's the sweetest, gooiest, and best part of the delicious treat. But more than that bite, I love my wife and if she wants that piece then I'll give it to her. This is a small picture of what God's love can look like for us. He puts in all of the work and we get the final piece and get to lift our arms in victory after the race. Love God, love your spouse, share your cinnamon roll. 

1 Corinthians 13:4-7 ESV

4 Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant 5 or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6 it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. 7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

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The New Year has kicked off, and you have already failed your resolution. It's okay. It's time to get back up and pursue the more fantastic future ahead than dwell on the minor setback behind you. Remember that God is holding your hand through this next season. 

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Psalms 37:23-24 ESV

23 The steps of a man are established by the Lord,
when he delights in his way;
24 though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the Lord upholds his hand.

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Evangelism can be easy to approach if you have the correct perspective. It does not have to be a big show with tears every time you share. Instead, see it as an opportunity to share with a friend. Do not force or expect a decision. Simply trust God, share, and have a conversation. 

Psalms 96:2 ESV

2 Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
tell of his salvation from day to day.

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Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a blessed day, hug a loved one, and enjoy your favorite dish. Don't forget to give thanks to God on this day. He has blessed you, is blessing you, and will continue to bless you. 

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 ESV

16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

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If you have ever encountered a difficult conversation around your faith, take heart. Your knowledge and imagination cannot see or explain every facet of what God is doing. Your unknown moments are the perfect place for your faith to activate. Allow it to do so with confidence and then be okay to look up things you are unsure of. There are many areas in life where our knowledge can grow while another area will simply require faith to take the lead. 

1 Corinthians 2:9-10 ESV

9 But, as it is written,

“What no eye has seen, nor ear heard,
nor the heart of man imagined,
what God has prepared for those who love him”—

10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.

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Every season has a reason (not just Christmas). But are you giving yourself permission to feel the joy, the pain, the loss, the hope? I would challenge you to see how Jesus is still walking with you up the hills and through the valleys. 

Ecclesiastes 3:1 ESV

1 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:

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