The Psalms wrap nouns and verbs around our pain better than any other book. – Joni Eareckson Tada Isn’t this such a beautiful truth? We see battles fought, the depths of depression, dancing for joy and giving thanks in it all woven throughout the Psalms. Join me for my favorite summer reading plan: Summer in the Psalms! We’ve done it before,…
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What steals our hope? Bitterness, worry, looking back, guilt, past failures. What if we learned how to practice hope by actively choosing to let go of the bitterness and guilt and worry? It’s a battle. It’s hard. But our hope, joy, peace, and abundant life are all at stake here. The choice is yours. You can live in the past….
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I love finding action words and action steps straight from Scripture! Fret not.Be not envious.Trust in the Lord.Do good.Delight yourself in the Lord.Commit your way to the Lord.Be still before the Lord.Refrain from anger. What if we made that our to-do list for the day? For life? Trust Him. He will do it. The battle is not ours to fight….
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Want to get better at prayer? Pray more. There is no such thing as the perfect prayer. The prayer itself nor the one who prays it. I don’t talk about prayer a lot because I’ve perfected the habit — I talk about prayer a lot because I’m weak and desperate for Jesus and know that prayer is my LIFELINE. Many,…
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Waiting isn’t usually at the top of our bucket list. We hate waiting for results at the hospital. We hate waiting in traffic. We hate waiting for someone who is late. We hate waiting in line. We hate waiting on dinner to finish cooking. We hate waiting. But waiting on God is not like those things. Waiting on God never…
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