Category: Depression

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10.21.2020 – …He goes before us to work it all out for good… 🙌☀️

October 21, 2020

Over the last couple of days, I’ve been thinking back to one of the harshest, darkest seasons of my adult life… And when I think back on this season… it’s like I can see more and more layers of lessons learned…. more and more lessons that I can pull from this season that I endured…… Read More 10.21.2020 – …He goes before us to work it all out for good… 🙌☀️

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10.19.2020 – Keeper and Caretaker of My Heart

October 19, 2020

“Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.”—Proverbs 4:23 Father, You are the One I can trust completely—to be the Keeper and Caretaker of my heart. You are the One I can trust to hand my heart over to completely. 💗 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do… Read More 10.19.2020 – Keeper and Caretaker of My Heart

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10.18.2020 – Jesus leads us into what is True

October 18, 2020

The enemy usually works in very subtle ways… Usually, he doesn’t show up wearing his “red devil suit with pitchfork and pointy tail.” …he usually tries to fashion his work—his webs and schemes— in such a way, that they would seem almost exactly like something that would be of God…. But it’s counterfeit. Fake. False.… Read More 10.18.2020 – Jesus leads us into what is True

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10.17.2020 – He Redeems My Soul

October 17, 2020

In everything we go through, in everything we endure, in everything that we learn… In every situation that presses us or challenges us… He’s using it to shape us, to prepare us, to draw us into His design for our lives, and into our role within His story. …preparing us for eternity through the living… Read More 10.17.2020 – He Redeems My Soul

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10.14.2020 – “Jesus, help!”

October 14, 2020

Have you ever had days when it feels like this is the prayer of your heart? “Jesus…. help!” It’s okay. 🌪☔️🌈 “I waited patiently for the Lord;And He inclined to me,And heard my cry.2 He also brought me up out of a horrible pit,Out of the miry clay,And set my feet upon a rock,And established my steps.3 He has put a new… Read More 10.14.2020 – “Jesus, help!”

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10.13.2020 – A relationship that grows and flourishes from the secret place…

October 13, 2020

When God gave me the URL that started this whole thing back in 2018… “www.lifeinthesecretplace.com” I don’t think I had even a clue—any sense of depth, of what “Life in the Secret Place” really means…and I’m on this journey, that I’ll be on for the rest of my life, to understand and discover what it… Read More 10.13.2020 – A relationship that grows and flourishes from the secret place…

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10.12.2020 – “You gave me Your Word…”

October 12, 2020

I came across this song as I was listening to Sandra McCracken’s new album, and I wanted to just put it here this morning… “You gave me Your word….. You are the Word.” And I love how it’s sort of a play on words here, “You gave me your word.” (a promise) and “You are… Read More 10.12.2020 – “You gave me Your Word…”

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10/10/2020 – “You have encircled me…”

October 10, 2020

One of my favorite singer-songwriters, Sandra McCracken has just released new album…. and I dug into it this morning. 🎵✨ I was drawn to the song, “You Are With Me”…. In an interview, Sandra writes: “”You Are With Me” is sort of a 2020 anthem.  When I wrote this one, a friend and I were each… Read More 10/10/2020 – “You have encircled me…”

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10.7.2020 – Are you still living here? Good, there’s HOPE.

October 7, 2020

I’ve got good news for you… If you’ve found yourself living here on this earth today… Then you can know that God created you to live here in this time, with a reason and a purpose in His heart for you. Yes, there is hope for you. ☀️ You can know that He’s not put… Read More 10.7.2020 – Are you still living here? Good, there’s HOPE.

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10.5.2020 – His Perfect Preparation Plans

October 5, 2020

Be a Pure Container of Christ 20 In a palace you find many kinds of containers and tableware for many different uses. Some are beautifully inlaid with gold or silver, but some are made of wood or earthenware; some of them are used for banquets and special occasions, and some for everyday use. 21 But you, Timothy, must… Read More 10.5.2020 – His Perfect Preparation Plans

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10.4.2020 – Be not deceived by the darkness in the “dark season”…He is with you.

October 4, 2020

This morning, as I was in prayer, the Lord led me to “Psalm 88“… I was actually in Psalm 69, when I felt like I heard Him say to go to “Psalm 88″… And to be honest, I didn’t know right off the top of my head, what the topic of this psalm was. I… Read More 10.4.2020 – Be not deceived by the darkness in the “dark season”…He is with you.