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More Than Gold or Silver
Psalm 119:71-72 (NLT) “My suffering was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your decrees. Your instructions are more valuable to me than millions in gold and silver.” If you’re going through struggle, be open to God’s lesson, wisdom, and meaning in the midst of your hardship. The greatest times of…
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Overcoming Our Mood Swings
Such a great read today from Henri Nouwen… Are we condemned to be passive victims of our moods? Must we simply say: “I feel great today” or “I feel awful today,” and require others to live with our moods? Although it is very hard to control our moods, we can gradually overcome them by living…
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An open letter to pastors {A non-mom speaks about Mother’s Day} // The Messy Middle
(Great post with excerpts below. Follow the link at the end to read the full article…) To those who gave birth this year to their first child—we celebrate with you To those who lost a child this year – we mourn with you To those who are in the trenches with little ones every day…
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Overcoming Without Fear
“The eagle flies in storms while other birds seek shelter and other animals run and hide. With an adjustment of his wings, the eagle can fly almost motionless even in the face of great winds. The eagle uses the strong winds of the storm to lift him higher and higher until he rises above the…
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Real Love is Not Afraid to Bleed
I’m saying yes to You And no to my desires I’ll leave myself behind And follow You I’ll walk the narrow road ’cause it leads me to You I’ll fall but grace Will pick me up again I’ve counted up the cost Oh I’ve counted up the cost Yes I’ve counted up the cost And…
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Have You Drifted?
“I’ve yet to meet a follower of Christ who deliberately set out to ignore God, but many have drifted away because they allowed everything else – the kids, the job, the demands, the stress, the struggle – to get in the way of the precious relationship he offers.” – Randy Frazee What is getting in…
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It’s 3AM… (Thoughts on Rejection)
…and I can’t sleep… today I finally finished Joyce Meyer’s book, ‘Ashes to Beauty’. I kept getting interrupted several times. One of the last chapters I read today had this… “Almost every time God is ready to promote you and bring you to the next level, you will experience an attack of rejection at the…
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Why is Anxiety About the Future a Form of Pride? (John Piper)
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:6–7) Why is anxiety about the future a form of pride? God’s answer would sound something like this: I — the Lord, your…
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The Disease Called “Perfection”
Be bold about your weaknesses and you will change people’s lives. Be honest about who you actually are, and others will begin to be their actual selves around you. Once you cure yourself of the disease, others will come to you, asking if they can just “talk”. People are desperate to talk. Some of the…
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Turn Your Worries Into Prayers
Turning your worries into prayers is a simple thing and yet one we constantly fail at. But, when we do get into the habit, the peace of God that comes is truly incredible. As you can tell, I’ve been meditating of late on the reflections of Henri Nouwen who wonderfully wrote… From Unceasing Thinking to…
Following and Trusting : Encountering God Out of the Box 