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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God is not Trying, He is Doing!
While God is doing His sanctifying work in me daily, I find myself referring to God in ways that do not lift Him up. The words I sometimes use do not bring Him glory and honor, nor do they reflect a heart that fears Him. I write this with much humility and with a heart …
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10 Scriptures for Difficult Times
Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the Lord! Psalm 27:14 God already knows what we are feeling and what we are going through in this life. Our disappointments and hardships are of no surprise to Him as He knew these things before we …
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How to Wear the Spiritual Clothing of Compassion
Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him! Isaiah 30:18 Last summer I remember checking on my sleeping 20 month old at around 12:30am (yes, I was still up!) The temperature in the …
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God’s Purpose for Choosing Us
Why did God choose us? He chose you and me–on purpose. He loves showing off. I choose on purpose, too. I compare Gain detergent to Sun and see the difference. It costs more but when on sale, I choose Gain. I’m smart that way. I’m sure you choose purposefully, too. It comes with practice and age and making mistakes. …
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