Category: How Is Your Faith
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Stay strong and keep the faith
I’ve been waitin’ for breakthrough, I’ve been prayin’ for change; I know You’ll work it all for good but how long will it take? I’ve been asking for healing and I’m not gonna lie I’m ready for the miracle, God, let it be this time. -Stay Strong, Danny Gokey I was expecting it. The turn of…
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Promises of God: Trust
Those who know your name trust in you,for you, O Lord, do not abandon those who search for you. Psalm 9:10 According to Psychology Today, the number one reason relationships fail? Trust. Well, lack of trust. I could go into all the reasons for this, but I have a story instead. When I first learned…
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Just Be Still, Already
We heard it as kids. We likely say it as adults now: “Be still. Sit down and just be still.” An instruction often given from parent to child. One that comes after too much moving and less just being. You know we are commanded by God to do the same: “Be still?” Yet, even for us,…
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His harvest in His time
Ah! Spring and warmer weather! How I enjoy watching the signs of spring to appear. Promise of more sunshine. Longer days. And it seems the long, gloomy days of winter are long gone. It also brings on the task of gardening. I became a fan of gardening when my youngest was in elementary school. He…
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Do it anyway
I woke up that morning, after deciding at some point in the middle of the night that I was giving up. I had finally waved the white flag of defeat. On what, exactly? Prayer. Not all prayer. Just a specific one. As I sat in my favorite chair, I glanced down at my old, worn…
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Still I know He is God
We will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea. Let the oceans roar and foam. Let the mountains tremble as the waters surge. Psalm 46:2-3, NLT One year. A lot can happen in one year. Schools can shut down virtually overnight. People you thought were solid, prove to be pretty…
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Why I “make” them go to church…
“I can’t believe you are taking us to church when there is ice outside. You don’t even give us a choice!” And he is right. It was cold. There was frost on the windshield. On the porch. On the steps. And, no…he didn’t have choice. Yes. I MAKE my kids get up and go to…
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Praises in the dead of night
I hadn’t been there in a while. Netflix and a young boy who wouldn’t leave my bed had kept me from using the space. Until for 3 straight nights I was woken a little past 2am. Trying desperately to get rid of all the thoughts flooding my brain. 2am. Then 3am. Then, this gentle whisper:…
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When the storm rages anyway
I love thunderstorms. I love to sit on my porch and feel the wind. Smell the rain. Hear the boom of the thunder. I don’t, however, like the storms that tend to rage in this life. Those that create fear. Cause chaos. Leave us wondering if we will get through. Asking God, “Lord, save us!…
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Pray. Believe.
One of the toughest jobs I have ever had has been being a parent. While wildly rewarding, it can also be the most heartbreaking of tasks. I question my influence as a parent and a caretaker of many other kids daily. Some times multiple times a day. I question if they even listen. If the…
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