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When Things Don’t Go As Planned
Sometimes things don’t go as planned. T’s crossed. I’s dotted. You even prayed about it and was sure things were going your way. There was peace. There was joy. And then the door slammed shut. Hard....
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Reclaiming Eve: The Identity and Calling of Women in the Kingdom of God
I had the privilege of reading Reclaiming Eve:The Identity and Calling of Women in the Kingdom of God. Visit HERE to get your copy, today! To be invited in the blog tour was a blessing, but it was...
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Gaining Intimacy With GOD
I love the sermon we had at church this Sunday. I was so inspired because I passionately crave closeness with my Lord. I love slow dancing through my life with Him. I deeply long for intimacy with...
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The Real Deal
We have an expression that says, “She’s the real deal.” What we mean when saying this is the person is really who they are appearing to be. They aren’t trying to convince you that they’re someone...
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Just drop it already…..
I knew I was carrying too much. Trying to save a few steps, I loaded my arms up with too much – and the crash to the ground confirmed it. In life, too, we carry too much – things not meant for us to...
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Resting in His Finished Work
In Psalm 23:2 when David says, “He makes me to lie down in green pastures”—he’s saying, “My shepherd makes me lie down in His finished work.” With His own pierced hands, Jesus created a pasture for...
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Trust Issues
A Facebook friend shared this picture, and I just had to share it with you. It’s easy for us look at this picture and think how silly it is for her to hold on when we see that He has something better...
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You Are The Blessing
The Lord was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that The Lord was with him and that The Lord gave him success in everything he did,...
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Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda Versus Me
My unresolved guilt festered for nearly a decade. When we began attending a church populated by a number of adoptive and foster families, I wondered if God had hit the family reset button for us. The...
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Family of Jesus
Like the family of Jesus, you are not forgotten. He has plans and a purpose for your life. He looks your way. -Karen Kingsbury Filed under: Bible Study, encouragement, GOD, Inspirational, Jesus, Launch...
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With God on our side like this, how can we lose?
So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by...
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More Than Conquerors
…In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor...
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Since You are God’s idea, you are a GOOD idea
God planned and packed you on purpose for His purpose. Heaven’s custom design. At a moment before moments existed, the sovereign Star Maker resolved, “I will make _____________.” Your name goes in the...
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You Are Blessed
> We all go through things in our lives. Everyone does. We feel lost, at the end if our rope, discontented, persecuted, lied to, lied about, etc. It’s how we handle these situations that makes the...
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow {Study of Esther Chapter 1}
Click on over and read: Esther Chapter 1 There was some major partying going on here. And a lot of pride and showing off of the goods by the King. Queen Vashti was throwing a separate shindig for...
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Be a Trailblazer
All of our actions begin in the imagination. We think it, and then act on those thoughts. I was recently working on a project that I haven’t worked on in quite some time. I found myself amazed at the...
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Worship and Work
One man considers one day more sacred than another; another man considers every day alike” (Rom 14:5) Avodah (Ah´-voe-dah) is a Hebrew noun used in the Bible that has two distinct yet intertwined...
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Seeing God In The Everyday
In this season of my life I am finding such deep, deep joy in the smallest of things along with the big ones. I don’t want to blink and miss one tiny kiss from my Heavenly Daddy. I don’t want to miss...
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God With Us
Behold, the virgin shall become pregnant and give birth to a Son and they shall call Him Emmanuel — which, when translated, means, God with us (Matthew 1:23) It’s totally possible to have someone...
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Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Come, let us adore Him. Christ is the Lord! Oh, what a deep, passionate love He has for you and me! He came to die! Did you get that? Really? He came so that He could die. For us....
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Status Update
No matter what you feel like your status is today, know this: you are not forgotten. Daddy sees you. You are not alone.Filed under: encouragement, Inspirational Tagged: facebook, God, Help, not alone,...
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A Person
Brick by brick, the tower grew higher and higher. And so did their pride. They wanted to be famous, and safe. They wanted to be “the ones” to do this thing with their own hands. They were quite...
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Forever, Valentine
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. – Ephesians...
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Growing Into It
So as David stood there among his brothers, Samuel took the flask of olive oil he had brought and anointed David with the oil. And the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David from that day on....
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What Is Palm Sunday?
Image source: Guideposts It’s Palm Sunday! So, what is Palm Sunday? Palm Sunday is the day Christians remember and celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the week before his...
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Chosen
Chosen is such a powerful word. Especially when you think about it’s opposite: rejected. Rejection is that thing we all fear, and we’ve all experienced at one time or another. I bet just the...
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Mother’s Day: What I Didn’t Know
The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. ~ Rajneesh I knew that motherhood...
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Daddy!
Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, “Abba, Father.” (Galatians 4:6 NIV) Do you know what “Abba” means? It means “Daddy Father.”...
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How To Make Faith A Natural Part of Everyday Life {Part One}
I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately on faith and family. I’m going to post a tip a day for the next three days on how to make faith a natural part of everyday life with your family. Here’s the first...
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How To Make Faith A Natural Part Of Your Everyday Life {Part Two}
I’ve gotten a lot of questions lately on faith and family. Here is my second post in a three part series of a few tips on how to make faith a natural part of everyday life with your family. 2. Second,...
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How To Make Faith A Natural Part of Everyday Life {Part three}
My final tip in my three part series on how to make faith a natural part of everyday life for your family. This is by no means all that you can do. These are just 3 easy tips for you to start with now....
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Where Am I Building My Life?
My Dad was very talented when it came to creating things. He created everything from beautiful, fine crafted wood workings that were gifts from our government to others and celebrated in city...
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War Room: A Battle Plan
A storm is coming. Or you’re in a storm right now. We all know they’re a part of life. We don’t have to be told that. It’s no surprise to us. What it does is catch us off guard sometimes. We have to...
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Overcoming
It happened. We got “the call” about our daughter serving overseas. She got sick. And not just sick. The go-to-the-hospital-kind-of-sick. There’s one thing you’ll notice about our family: When...
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Being thankful in the good and the bad times (because we really don’t know...
Every difficulty that presents itself to us, if we receive it in the right way, is God’s opportunity. “….there came a lion…” (1 Sam. 17:34.) Through faith in God David conquered a lion and a bear, and...
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When fear comes knocking….
….for you are with me… Psalm 23:4 Your peace is a weapon. There are many opportunities created in this world to rob us of our peace. Your confidence in the God of peace declares that you are not...
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THE Arrival
In this Holiday season, I pray you all are keeping your devotion time going. Often we put them aside when we’re busy but that’s when we need them the most. We’re distracted and busy…and a prime target...
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Have you mixed up your salt and sugar?
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone....
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Bringing balance in our conversations
Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone....
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Love+Wisdom+Grace
“If you didn’t teach your child something then don’t assume he knows or understands it.” ~Dr. Karyn Purvis Don’t be afraid to go backwards to move forward.
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Dear Lord
So many friends and loved ones are going through some very hard things right now. I’m praying so much for them all. And in case any of you are too, I want to pass this prayer on to you: Dear Lord God,...
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The beginning of a great ransom story. And you’re in it
Tomorrow is the first Sunday of Advent. The word “advent” means arrival. The Advent we celebrate is not just any arrival. We celebrate THE Arrival: Jesus. This is the Advent: the coming of hope to the...
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Different is good!
Different is good! Be the one God created you to be! Be YOU! Don’t hand over your “you” to anyone! We all need you!! We aren’t supposed to be the same, but we can live in unity and purpose with our...
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A Prayer of Belief :: Save Me Now
Jesus, I believe that only You are Lord and Savior of the world. I believe that You died on the cross for my sins. I believe that our Heavenly Father raised You from the dead, and that You are alive...
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God, thank You for Your promise and thank You for sending Jesus to fulfill that promise. I believe that every promise is “yes and Amen in Christ Jesus.” The world is so desperate to know You, and I...
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You Belong
There’s a battle happening all around us -a battle for your heart, for your mind, for your soul. But greater is the One living inside of you than the one who is living in this world. Our enemy comes...
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