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Beholding Jesus in the New Year: Embracing the Beatitudes
Photo by Patricia McCarty Welcome to a new year, a fresh season brimming with hope, possibilities, and unknown adventures. Behold, behold, behold… this word has kept going over in my mind. For the past month, I have sensed Holy Spirit impress on me the truth of what you and I behold (look at), we become.…
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Letter to the One Who is Bleeding
Photo by cottonbro studio Dear Beloved, I write to you as someone who understands the deep desire to be seen, heard, and valued. There’s an ache within, longing for validation, significance, and understanding. I see you.I hear you. You express yourself online, sharing your struggles, your hurts, your battles. Your heart spills onto the digital…
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Come Up Higher
🎈 Soaring High: Up in the Spirit’s Wind 🌬️🎈 Photo by Oziel Gómez I’ve been thinking about the pictures I keep getting in prayer – about my life as a captivating hot air balloon, ascending higher in the vast sky. Yet, there’s a catch – those weights! They represent the sin and entanglements that hold…
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From a Mountain to a River Flowing
Today’s Happy “Out of the Box” Day (the day after Christmas) is all about seeing a mountain turn into a joyful, flowing river – even from a sickbed recovering from the flu! While scrolling through messages, I stumbled upon a series of incredible stories, each a ripple of the transforming power of God’s love and…
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Are you walking in a wilderness right now?
Photo by ema reynares An experience in my office always stands out in my memory and would be followed by multiple amazing moments of God revealing and speaking so intimately to my clients… “One of my first clients was going through deep grief and was referred to me through the front office. I remember driving…
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Restoration: Flowers in the Rain
I heard the sound of gentle rainfall, symbolizing God’s grace and mercy, bringing restoration and renewal to a parched and dry land. I saw a picture of a garden blooming with colorful flowers after a long drought, representing the flourishing restoration God brings to the lives of His people. The sound of rainfall and the…
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Advent: Preparing Many Hearts for More
Art source: fine art America John The Baptist by Todd L Thomas I have been pondering and waiting (Advent means ‘waiting’) on this revelation for over eleven months… The Lord began speaking this specific theme to me already in January of this year. (And YOU are in this story…) As the season of Advent now unfolds,…
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Ask God: “How are you with me?”
This Sunday begins the first Sunday in Adventand I have a gift for you below… Ask God: “How are you with me?” One of the names of Jesus is Emmanuel which means, “God with us.” Therefore… I love taking God’s promises, His character, and His names and pray into them. It looks like this: This Advent and…
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Stuck in Enabling?
There’s an ungodly tie between you and another when there’s an enabling relationship. It could feel like you have a chain around your heart tied to the other person. It’s when you consciously or unconsciously, allow another person’s harmful or negative behavior to continue. Examples: 1. Substance abuse enabling: A person in a relationship with…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 