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Hi mama. I have one thing I really want to tell you today. It’s this: make a decision. Stop worrying, stop analyzing, and stop fearing. Nip it in the bud, Ange. “It’s better to go through the wrong door with your best self than the best door with your wrong self. Sometimes the way in which I go through …
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 How on earth can this be? I’ve …
“And He withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, ‘Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done. And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him.” Luke 22:41-43 Have you ever been stuck in a situation that you wish so badly …
“The Lord God is my strength; He will make my feet like deer’s feet, and He will make me walk on my high hills.” Habakkuk 3:19a Do you ever wonder why the deer is cited so many times in Scripture? Is the deer that sure-footed that we should want our steps to mimic his? I asked my husband, the hunter, if a …
“Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits; Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with loving kindness and tender mercies, Who satisfies your mouth with good things, So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.” Psalm …
“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13-14 Chances are, if you’re human, you have regrets from the past. …
“Now thanks be to God who always leads us to triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 I love a good scent, don’t you? A pumpkin spice scented candle in autumn, all the smells surrounding Thanksgiving dinner (turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy), my husband’s cologne as he’s …
“He alone spreads out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea; He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the chambers of the south; He does great things past finding out, yes, wonders without number.” Job 9:8-10 (ESV) I am struck with the beauty of this passage. Almighty God, the Creator and Sustainer of the …
“But I will hope continually and will praise You yet more and more. My mouth will tell of Your righteous acts, of Your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge. I will go in the strength of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.” Psalm 71:14-16 (ESV) …
“For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (ESV) Where are your thoughts taking you lately? Do you find yourself traveling down roads …
What does a lamp do? Helps us see our immediate surroundings. What does a lamp NOT do? Show us the rest. The rest of the path, the parts beyond the outer edges – the future. God is merciful like that. He gives us enough light for now. We can get through this moment – take this step.
We cannot see what God sees, and we cannot judge as He judges. If you read this entire Psalm, it speaks of many hardships befalling God’s people. And yet, the writer specifically says to give thanks.
Do you have an area of your life where you feel very much alone and in need of strength and comfort? Are you at a loss because there’s nothing you can do about that situation? Perhaps you walk a dark path now, feeling very much alone. Draw near to God, my friend, and He will draw near to you! (James 4:8). …
*This post may contain affiliate links. You may view my policies here. A story of a fearful girl Once upon a time, there was a little girl who was afraid of everything. At night in her bed, she worried about lions and tigers sneaking out of the woods to gobble her up in the darkness. During …
We had Christmas without her this year. But even in her absence, she found a way to be present. The story of the special gifts she left behind.
