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Time is a gift you need to slow down to grab hold of. ___ The slower the living, the greater the sense of fullness and satisfaction. -Ann Voskamp I tend to feel like I’m always running behind. This puts angst in me almost every single day. It’s certainly not the way I want to keep…
Going through change can be hard, but we must be careful not to skips step to make those changes. “to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new…
“I would have lost heart unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord.” ~ Psalm 27:13 (NKJV) Have you ever been mad at God? I had just watched several videos where people shared their stories…their pain as they struggled through issues, the rejection they felt from family and friends, and…
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. (Romans 12:12) My twenty-something-old daughter invited me to Washington, DC, for breakfast last week. Which meant flying nearly 3,000 miles for some scrambled eggs. (Actually, the visit had been planned, and the breakfast invitation was thrown in as a bonus.) Besides, it was more…
How can you hope to get through when it feels so heavy? “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” ~ Galatians 6:9 (ESV) What has you feeling overwhelmed and weary today? It’s a temptation we all feel at different times in our…
What does God’s grace look like for a weary, worried mom? But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (2 Corinthians 12:9a ESV) I ran half-marathons when our children were little. I’m not an athlete (my goal was to stay ahead of the sweeper car…
“The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord accepts my prayer.” (Psalm 6:9, ESV). When I was a baby Christian in my early 20s, I decided I wanted to be a prayer warrior … someone who really knew God and saw lots of results from their prayers. It was a lofty and very naïve goal….
Are you looking to encounter God in new, more powerful ways? Listen closely. “For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it.” ~ Job 33:14 (ESV) Walking through Uncertainty “Is that You God?” I asked, perplexed by the voice I heard, clearly instructing me to pick up a dead squirrel from…
“but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 (ESV) Waiting is a hard process but not impossible with God. I remember staying up all night long on Christmas Eve….
“For many are called, but few are chosen.” Matthew 22:14 (ESV) The gospel is an invitation…and you are invited. But will you come? I just love weddings, don’t you? They are a beautiful representation of two separate lives joining to share one life together. There are often tears involved because the beauty of the joining…
Prayer is a powerful weapon we need to utilize along with our belief. “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the…
“Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.” ~ Psalm 116:2 (ESV) “Don’t talk to your kids about God.” I exchanged a look with the woman sitting next to me at the young mother’s Bible study. Where was the teacher going with this? “Don’t talk to…
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working. James 5:16 Praying for your broken heart and Him to be SO near. This morning I’m praying Psalm 27 for you… This is the text message…
Call to me and I will answer you and will tell you great and hidden things you have not known.” (Jeremiah 33:3) We had five kids in seven years. Six weeks after our twins were born (numbers four and five) we moved from Pennsylvania to Northern Virginia. I had no friends, no family, no help,…
How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver. (Prov. 16:16) The phone rang late one night, and it was one of our daughters calling from college. She found herself in a relational dilemma and wanted to know what she should do. Should she say something…
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