For the past week I’ve been on a staycation of sorts. Basically, I’ve been dog/house sitting away from home and it’s been pretty good. During said staycation I’ve had quite a bit of time to myself. The introvert in me loves it although I’ve discovered that I’m an ambivert. But that’s beside the point. In my quiet time I had a lot of time to think to which I was…
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The Art of Being Still
Read more“Be still, and know that I am God;” (Psalms 46:10) How many of us find ourselves trying to get ahead of God? Not intentionally, of course! But, maybe He’s placed a dream on your heart, and because He says it’ll be, we assume it’ll be now. I can honestly say that I’ve had my share of moments where things weren’t moving fast enough, in my opinion, so I decided to…
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Shhh, You’re not Perfect
Read moreI find it funny how Christians are not allowed to make mistakes. We must be dotting all the right i’s and crossing all the right t’s—the right way. God forbid we confess our sins and they don’t line up with the ‘good’ sins. You know, the ones that are technically a sin but are deemed ok compared to the biggies. I mean, you didn’t kill anyone so you’re still in…
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Grace to Grow
Read moreSomething I’ve discovered in life is everyone doesn’t know what I know and everyone has to learn for themselves. Of course we have parents, teachers, mentors and friends but it’s ultimately up to us with what we choose to with the knowledge we’ve acquired. With that, I can’t always expect for people to act how I think they should act or even to respond how I think they should respond. …
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Reasoning that Wins
Read moreI was listening to a message one day and the speaker, I believe it was Joyce Meyer, said something that really resonated with me. I’m paraphrasing here but it was something along the lines of, “We must reason the right things about a person or situation instead of the wrong things.” The message was about how our thoughts affect our lives. It left me thinking about how much I reason…
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God Sees You
Read more[rt_reading_time label=”Reading Time:” postfix=”minutes” postfix_singular=”minute”]“God, You see me and You know me yet You love me. And because You love me You’re not only with me but You’re for me.” Have you ever felt like you weren’t noticed or like your efforts to be seen or heard were just not effective? Maybe you’ve had times where you felt alone and like no one cared. I have. It’s easy to get…
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The Choice is…Yours
Read more[rt_reading_time label=”Reading Time:” postfix=”minutes” postfix_singular=”minute”] I remember when I had no concept of free will. As a child, we don’t have much freedom to use it, at least not the way we wanted to without consequences. Now as an adult, everything is up to us—for the most part. Everyday we’re faced with decisions to make. And to be honest, sometimes I want to do things that don’t necessarily yield the…
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The Gift of Silence
Read more[rt_reading_time label=”Reading Time:” postfix=”minutes” postfix_singular=”minute”] Growing up I loved being by myself. I was somewhat shy and I was also content with what was in front of me; journals, Barbie’s, dolls, coloring books and all a kid could ever ask for. Not much changed when I reached my teen years, I found a love for reading and writing and nothing else really mattered. I was social, don’t get me wrong,…
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The Truth About God (Part 2)
Read moreThe thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). – John 10:10 (AMPC) In John 10, Jesus is speaking and in verse 10 He gives the job description of Himself and the job description of the enemy. From there we learn that the thief’s “job” or goal is…
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The Truth About God
Read moreAnd God saw that it was good (suitable, admirable) and He approved it. – Genesis 1 (AMPC) Here’s something to think about: in the beginning of time, all that God created was good and was only approved after He saw that it was good. That’s amazing, right? God doesn’t make mistakes—He never has and He never will. In the Christian community, we know that God is good—we say it,…