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When prayers turn to screams
I cry out to God; yes, I shout. Oh, that God would listen to me! When I was in deep trouble, I searched for the Lord. All night long I prayed, with hands lifted to heaven, but my soul was not comforted. Psalm 77:1-2 There are times when life is seamless. When all the chips…
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Handing out Hearts
Originally posted on Grace 'n Grounds: But I, the Lord, search all hearts and examine secret motives. Jeremiah 17:10 Love. That one word is important to most everyone. We all want to love, to be loved, to be shown love. And, oh…the pure bliss of hearing those three little words-I love you. But, sometimes those words don’t…
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He didn’t “deserve” it either…
“Does it really even pay to be nice?” This is how the conversation started with a fellow, empathetic friend of mine. Going over the many times we have felt like doormats in the last few months. You know what doormats are, right? They get stepped on. That’s what we had felt like. We had given…
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His masterpiece
For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2:10 It’s another day down. Another day when I wake up, put on my “game face,” which means I bathed myself in prayer, opened up His Word, put on…
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The lost (beans) get found
Anyone that knows me well, knows that I have a slight, unhealthy dependency on coffee. So much so that I have been known to plan entire road trips around stops at Starbucks (don’t judge!). My husband also knows this about me. Thankfully, he also understands my obsession, and the fact that it is essential to…
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My God won’t be hidden
“You are the light of the world-like a city on a hilltop that can’t be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.” …
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Are you up there, God? It’s me, January…..
And we are confident that he hears whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for. 1 John 5:14-15 I have this routine right before I put my “game” face on at work.…
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Would you carry my burden?
Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 There is something I have noticed among us. A lack of empathy. A lack of desire to seek understanding when it comes to someone else’s burden. Maybe it’s the rise of social media that tends to put us on notice when…
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battling little boy giants
So David triumphed over the Philistine with only a sling and a stone, for he had no sword. 1 Samuel 17:50 David and Goliath. One of my favorite Bible stories. Every time I read, tell, or hear this story I get excited. I am reminded of so many of God’s truths. It is a reminder to…
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we have all been in the boat
I am blessed to live in an area that affords me space to seek quiet and solitude surrounded by nature and picturesque views. I often find myself when I have a few moments alone scurrying down to the fishing pond close to my home with a book to read for a few, and to spend…
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Encouragement Grounded in His Truth
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