There are good days…..and there are bad days. I was thinking recently, on a really hard day, what it looks like for me to go through a day such as this. What makes a day difficult is irrelevant. It does not matter the specifics in as much as the emotions can be the same for …
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Listen to the Voice of Truth
Have you ever felt like God is asking too much of you? That you don’t have what it takes? That you want to obey, but it’s all just too difficult and too scary? I’ve been there many times. I like the idea of stepping out in faith, in bold obedience, and I know in my …
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Your Past is the Past: Take a Step of Faith
Step one of my recovery journey began with admitting I have a problem with co-dependency and controlling others. I admitted I am powerless over my addictions, brokenness and sinful patterns—that in my own power my life is unmanageable. Taking the first step toward healing my brokenness was not easy. I still have days where Satan …
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Discover What Makes Your Soul Sing
Have you ever read Proverbs 31 and realized that this talented woman has her hands in a lot of different things? Buying and selling. Clothing her household. Land ownership and management. Gathering and distributing supplies to her household, the poor, the needy, and others. She is using her mind, her soul, her hands and body …
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Lessons from the Beatitudes: What Jesus Desires
Preparing to teach the Beatitudes, I am trying to live my way into their truth by carrying them around on 3×5 cards and struggling to understand a Kingdom in which: You’re blessed if you are poor in spirit. You’re blessed if you are mourning over your sin. You’re blessed if you are meek or “content …
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Prayer vs. Perfectionism: Be You
Prayer and perfectionism, they are quite a pair. Prayer is a major key to finding the focus needed to overcome perfectionism, but perfectionism can really hinder prayer. Here’s how you might feel if you are struggling with perfectionism in your prayer life: You might be afraid you don’t know the “right” way to pray. You …
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