I love a decisive verb, and when it appears in the setting of a solid, declarative sentence? Well, so much the better. When autumn rolls around my mind returns to the pronouncements in Isaiah 12, because I studied and memorized it in the season of bright leaves and stiff breezes. The prophet’s bracing words stood up …
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For The One Who Struggles to be Still
Time flies. One minute, we’re packing for the beach and the next we’re Christmas shopping. Day after day, our busy schedules propel us into the rush of life. And yet, God calls us to rest in Him. Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 More often than not, it is the fear …
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How to Deal With Rude People
Rude. There I was, at the front desk, struggling to keep the phone receiver to my ear. The caller? Another angry woman with more expletives in her vocabulary than the urban dictionary. I was nearing the end of the call, getting ready to tell the woman exactly what she didn’t want to hear: “No, ma’am …
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For the One Who is Tired of Trying
For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has mercy on you.” (Isaiah 54:10) Oh precious one, I know you are trying so hard. Trying to shake off the weariness when you get …
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What’s the Sense in Asking Permission?
“Mommy, please let me go to Suzie’s house to spend the night.” “Daddy, can I have this toy?” “Mr. Jones, I would like your permission to go on the field trip.” How often have you heard questions such as these? How often have you, yourself, asked such questions? We ask permission throughout life. We are …
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When You Don’t Want to Admit You’re Jealous
It happened again. I read about something new. Something really cool. Something that would’ve been fun to participate in. But I wasn’t asked. It wasn’t a slight against me—there is absolutely no reason I should have been asked. And to be honest, being a part wasn’t even my first thought. It was just something I …
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