Author Archive | Buddy Hawkins

Seeking Him

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“When You said, ‘Seek My face,’ my heart said to You, ‘Your face, O LORD, I shall seek.’” Psalms 27:8 I find myself most often seeking His hand – I go to Him in need, asking for the blessing of His provision in one form or another. But I think there is another level of […]

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No Less, No More, None Other

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“And your ears will hear a word behind you, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ whenever you turn to the right or to the left.” Isaiah 30:21 I suppose it’s part of our culture, that all of us have incredibly full lives. This time of year is particularly difficult for me as an air […]

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Cultural Blindness

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“Culture is seen in what people do unthinkingly, what is “natural” to them and therefore requires no explanation or justification.” Dallas Willard – The Divine Conspiracy I was 3 days into a spiritual retreat a number of weeks ago when I realized that God was not speaking to me as I had hoped that He […]

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Not the Status Quo

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“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for them that love Him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9 Life is often a difficult struggle, but in our resourcefulness we quickly find ways to compensate – to create an equilibrium or status quo where we […]

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He won’t do it without us.

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“God’s sovereignty: without God, we cannot; without man, He will not.” Source Unknown   The Lord will not plant a field of wheat. If the farmer wants a harvest of wheat, he will have to plant the field. Then he must take care of his field: ensure that it has adequate water, fertilizer, and protection […]

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