Dear Lord, be close, be near… May we trust in You, and have no fear. We take courage… We take ...
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It's so easy to eventually discount something we've been waiting to behold within our lives... ...to be discouraged, to lose ...
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Sometimes when I'm dealing with our sheep, I ask the Lord to help me to "be a good shepherd(ess) like ...
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Heavenly Father, Here I am before You again... Thank You for always being just right here... You're always near. You ...
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Life changes fast… I am learningand realizing thingsI never realized in the past. I am becoming empatheticand sympatheticand sensitive… …to ...
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“For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.” ...
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This is a picture I took of a table of books in a local store… ...witchcraft, divination, the occult is ...
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I have lived with Type 1 diabetes for 26 years… …and to be very honest, there’s this underlying concern that ...
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One day at a time ...
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I miss sitting down to write and reflect every morning. I really do. But I’ve been so busy living in ...
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Good Morning, Heavenly Father. 💝 Thank You for what You're doing in my life that I cannot see... The pieces ...
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So I'm going through this thing right now... You see, "writing" has been "what I do"... ...my preferred way of ...
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I no longer write on this blog every day... (There, I said it... ...and do you know how much I've ...
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I don't think I have ever had such a deep realization... of our desperate need to get back to the ...
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I came across a powerful testimony of a young lady who had gotten into new age practices... At first she ...
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...but He is complex. A lot of times God does things much differently than we expect. His ways are not ...
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"As for God, his way is perfect:The Lord’s word is flawless;he shields all who take refuge in him." -Psalm 18:30 ...
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As I'm sitting here at the table this morning, I'm listening to the cheeping sound of around 50-60 baby chicks ...
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Sometimes it's like God does these "little" things that get my attention... I see it kind of like like a ...
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One of the things I am learning about living life in the midst of facing fears and anxiety, is learning ...
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Never underestimate what God can do through me and through you. He wants to surprise us... ✨ with the amazing ...
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...that's a question I ask myself sometimes. How did I get here? And why? SO much has changed, and IS ...
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This morning I felt prompted to browse through my dream journal... I have to say, I get so excited when ...
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I’m learning all KINDS of new things these days… how to live the farm life, how to take care of ...
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I think I'm processing through life a little differently these days... So much of what I've written about on this ...
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Transitional times can often be challenging times... I think of a "hallway." Often times, hallways don't have windows. Sometimes there ...
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I'll be honest... it seems I've been facing a battle within the place of my time of communion with the ...
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This morning has been a little different than usual. I pondered whether or not I was to share this on ...
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God has been reminding me from time to time, over the last couple of years, of these memories with Him ...
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Good Morning, Heavenly Father. 💝 I've come... ...right here before You. And I'm reminded, once again that You have always ...
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The other week I slipped into an intense state of anxiety... And then after a little while of getting completely ...
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Heavenly Father, I'm struggling... I'm having to work through some things that I never expected would be this much of ...
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You know what? Over the last couple of weeks, to be very honest, I have dipped into this "what if, ...
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"Things change..." Ha, of course they do. Change can hit us at different levels, in different ways, Sometimes change is ...
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There is a phrase that many of us use... "be careful!" I catch myself using it all the time. And ...
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I'm in a different kind of "learning season"... And the lessons I am learning are fast-paced, unfamiliar, "jump right in ...
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We need... what God places before us to face. For He knows how we need to be shaped. He has ...
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There's a lot of pain and sickness in the lives of many of those around us right now... This great ...
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"...write about exactly where you are." So where am I? Well, there are some days when the words seem to ...
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"My soul, wait silently for God alone,For my expectation is from Him.He only is my rock and my salvation;He is ...
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This is what seems to be flowing onto the page this morning... "I chose you, when you didn't think anyone ...
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God, I thank You for what You've done... "...For You have done wonderful things;Your counsels of old are faithfulness and truth."-Isaiah 25:1 "For You have been ...
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"You are the God who works wonders;You have made known Your strength among the peoples."—Psalm 77:14 We don't know how ...
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Do you ever find your self wrapped up in a heavy, overbearing, obsessive or worrisome kind of "pressure"? "I've got ...
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This morning, I simply want to share a couple of photos from my table... And I want to let you ...
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Let's face it... there are things that happen in this life that we do not understand. 💔 "God, how can ...
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...and just like that... we've stepped into 2022. ✨ This year... Even in the midst of the screaming voices of ...
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So it's been a few days since I've written... It's good to be back. 💖☀️ I'm here to wrap up ...
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Think of a time when you've noticed... ...a moment that you've realized... that God has done a transformative work in ...
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So I thought the story of "The Small One" might be fitting for this Christmas... There is something about this ...
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Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night... And maybe you don't recall a dream, but instead ...
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Good Morning, Lord... ☀️ How You meet me every morning, like the sunrise... Will You wrap me in Your tender ...
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I saw a post on the She Rises Instagram, and I wanted to share it because I feel that it's ...
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With all of this talk of donkeys in my life these days... I have become intrigued about their biblical and ...
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Well, she's here! Our first donkey... Meet "Flower" the donkey. 🌸 She's a 6 or 7 month old miniature donkey, ...
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This may is a different kind of post from me this morning, but I came across a powerful testimony that ...
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I came across a video of a lady sharing about a certain kind of "spiritual practice" that she had gotten ...
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I love the way God uses the "things of life" that we can compare and contrast... ...these real-life "parables" that ...
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Heavenly Father, I sense that You are preparing my heart for this day... Ready my heart, God... that I might ...
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This morning as I awoke from sleep... I had Daniel, from the bible, on my mind. While I have been ...
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Sometimes the Lord allows us to come very close to the "edge"... ...a place that seems like "certain death" for ...
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God is like a Landscape Architect. He designs every plant, so perfectly into place... For He has the perfect landscape ...
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Have you ever just automatically "drawn a line" about something that you're not completely sure about? "Let's just decide about ...
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I've been reflecting on this year, 2021... What an interesting year. 📆 For me, this year has been filled with ...
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God, You have good reason... for the things You ask us to endure through. God, You have GOOD reason... for ...
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You know, sometimes it seems like God allows us to live right, smack in the middle of the "danger zone." ...
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"The plans of the LORD stand firm forever, the purposes of His heart through all generations."—Psalm 33:11 Do you know ...
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I felt it was time to share another donkey update... 😁 If you read on here a week or so ...
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Can I be honest? I've been struggling in my mind lately. I've been struggling with some of the things that ...
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The thing about panic is... it's hard to escape it while in the midst of facing it. And I might ...
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Sometimes it takes a slower, deeper journey to get to where God wants to take us... to get to the ...
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Sometimes I slip into this way of thinking, where I try to "figure it all out"... or I begin to ...
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You know the little saying that goes, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me" ...
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"Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the ...
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Here's a quick heart-checker... "...am I thankful right now?" "or am I grumbling?" As God leads me to take an ...
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"For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but ...
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I love a clean, orderly house... Or any environment, for that matter. No piles of random things, everything in its ...
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Can I be honest? I love writing, I find healing in putting words onto the page... ...but I don't feel ...
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Could it be... that the sweetest times, come out of the most challenging times... the hardest times... For it can ...
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So I have a little "farm life" update... We've gone from cats, to dogs, to chickens, to turkeys, to fencing ...
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“Be still and know that I am God”— Psalm 46:10 This week has been a whirlwind... It's so easy to get ...
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“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and ...
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I love the way the sunlight ignites a tree of fading leaves in the Fall... Dull, dreary browns now sparkle ...
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"For there is nothing hidden that will not become evident, nor anything secret that will not be known and come out into ...
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Many times, the things that we're created to do—to put our hands to... ...are things we'd never expect or imagine ...
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I was listening to a young lady share about some of the challenges she has faced (and overcome) in her ...
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In this journey, I have found that sometimes I need to ask myself... "What is driving me?" Is it fear? ...
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God totally wrecked me this morning through a dream... 💖😭 Has that ever happened to you? Let me back up ...
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This morning I'm stuck on a dream that I had last year, and in the dream I had a very ...
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Sometimes "loving a person" means simply, a kind word spoken, a heartfelt word of appreciation, or just being near to ...
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Lord, let us not get hung up in attempting to hang onto "the same"... For we all need transformation, we ...
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There is something about the way that God "gets us into things"... And somehow we find ourselves in the middle ...
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God gives us glimpses into His heart as we dig into His Word... Is that not mind-blowing? ✨ And I ...
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"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."—John 1:5 Have you ever noticed what your ...
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Have you ever tried holding your breath for as long as you can... ...do you know that "uncomfortable/panicky" feeling when ...
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“Feelings come and feelings go,And feelings are deceiving;My warrant is the Word of God--Naught else is worth believing.Though all my ...
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There is something about the mystery of God that I love... I used to be tormented by an unhealthy fear ...
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The Lord has been speaking to me about "words" this morning... "Words" and "Wisdom" and "Understanding" Sometimes it seems to ...
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This morning as I was sitting here at the table, a memory came to mind... ...it was a memory of ...
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"He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I ...
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"But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell ...
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"The Lord is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear?The Lord is the stronghold of my life—of whom shall I be ...
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This morning it took a little while before I was able to break through the "fog" and the distractions... It ...
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When I was a little girl, God put a song deep in my heart. ❤️🎶 But there came a time ...
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God knows what He's built inside of us, He knows what He's made us capable of, in Him. Even when ...
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There is a Gardner... who tends to the "secret garden" of our hearts. 💗🪴 "The LORD will surely comfort Zion ...
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Here's a song for your Monday morning... "Fighting Words" by Ellie Holcomb "Fear is like a broken recordSame old songs ...
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Sometimes the best ideas are the ones that seem to sweep in unexpectedly... "Out of the blue." When I'm not ...
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Dear Heart, It's okay to be "in-process"... It's okay to be in that "in-between" place. It's okay to be in ...
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Felt like the Lord spoke this into my heart this morning, reminding me... "Do not attempt to changewho I've created ...
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"For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If ...
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Our God is both nearer, and higher than we can comprehend... But He's not watching us from someplace, distantly. No, ...
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Dreams and visions can be like "pieces to a puzzle"... ...like "pages to a story"... And when God begins to ...
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I love these lines from a song by Jason Upton, "A lifetime can pass byAnd if we don't watch itWe'll ...
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Have you ever felt like the "black sheep" in some area or season of your life? Have you ever felt ...
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As I look back upon my life... I now see, how Jesus has always been a precious friend to me ...
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"...For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”—1 Samuel 16:7 ESV ...
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"I will praise You forever, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your ...
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For most of my life, in many ways, I've felt that I was "in over my head"... Most things don't ...
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"The Lord is your keeper;The Lord is your shade atyour right hand."—Psalm 121:5 "Yea, though I walk through the valley ...
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"And I will walk among you and will be your God, and you shall be my people."—Leviticus 26:12"He has told ...
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"He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and mire. He set my feet on ...
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I love when I get to see a "contrast" that helps me to better understand... This morning I came across ...
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Heavenly Father, in this "day of deception" ...let us not be led astray. Oh God, will You lead us in ...
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Have you ever noticed when— ....every now and then... a song seems to really strike something deep inside of you? ...
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I am growing to LOVE when the Lord "interrupts" me... 😊 Yes, God... please interrupt me! (Oh boy, what have ...
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Father, today... as Your people... may we be so in tune with Your Spirit—with Your heart... that everything we say ...
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Over the last few years, God has been transforming the way I see testing, trials, challenges, and afflictions... There is ...
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This morning I was reminded of the writings of Habakkuk when I came across a video clip of a message ...
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I was reading through some scriptures this morning, and I began to notice a "theme"... As I read through these ...
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This morning, I am reminded... ...that in the midst of this unstable, chaotic, dark, and constantly-changing world... We have a ...
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Well, this morning took a bit of a turn from where I expected this to go... (Constant Reminder to Self: ...
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I saw a post yesterday that stirred me up... And when I woke up this morning, I realized that it's ...
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I love mornings when it's kind of like a "seek and find adventure" through the living, breathing Word of God ...
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"The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah), Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the ...
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"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens..."—Ecclesiastes 3:1 Can you feel it? ...
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This morning, as I sat down with my coffee and opened my bible, I began to read where I opened ...
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“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,So are My ways higher than ...
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This morning, I was reminded of a phrase. I kept hearing: "do not retreat" And so I asked the Lord ...
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This morning... I am simply thankful that God knows what we need in order that we may grow in Him ...
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As I meditate on what this day represents to our country... A tragic day in our history... a day of ...
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"Bring My sons from afar, and My daughters from the ends of the earth— everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I ...
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Have you ever had something happen in your life... and as this circumstance or situation seems to hit you, ...it ...
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Sitting at my dining room table this morning, I slid my open bible a little closer so that I could ...
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"The friendship of the Lord is for those who fear him, and he makes known to them his covenant."—Psalm 25:14"It is the ...
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Well, I just had a mini, Monday meltdown... I made the mistake of hurrying into my day... and I got ...
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I had a deeper realization this morning... Do you ever have those? Things you already know... ...but there is still ...
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Yesterday we had an opportunity to hike to a secluded, century-old cabin for a photo assignment. This cabin was part ...
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"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."—John 1:1 "Before the ...
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I love to write. But I'll be honest... When my conditions and my surroundings aren't completely ideal, it can be ...
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I was having a "heart-to-heart" with the Lord this morning... Sometimes it's like I carry certain things in my heart ...
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This morning, I had a deeper realization of... "God, I need You. We need You in this day we are ...
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Well, just when I thought there wasn't anything to be written for today... Something came rising up in me to ...
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As I was sitting here this morning, asking God what is on His heart for today... I was surprised by ...
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We live in a house that was originally built back in the 1920s, I believe. It's been modified multiple times ...
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I somehow found myself digging into 2 Corinthians 10 this morning... When we take our thoughts, and concerns, and questions ...
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I love when God confirms things... I always get a little giddy when He does that, because I am so ...
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"...The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and the expanse [of heaven] is declaring the work of His ...
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"I shall make mention of the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, the praises of the Lord,According to all that the Lord ...
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"From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak; Lead me to the rock ...
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"Go away from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan."—1 Kings 17:3 ...
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I don't know about you... but sometimes I get caught up in "all the things" that really don't matter in ...
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"And when I was burdened with worries, You comforted me and made me feel secure."—Psalm 94:19 I don't know about ...
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"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, "My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!"—Psalm 91:1-2 Over the last couple ...
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Our Father’s Love King David’s song of praise 103 With my whole heart, with my whole life, and with my innermost being, I ...
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I've been meditating on this passage of scripture this morning.... "So Jesus answered them by saying, “I assure you and most solemnly ...
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...𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒖𝒑 𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒙𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒇𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒘—𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 ...
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Sitting here this morning, I've been reflecting on some thoughts and conversations. ...life highlights replaying in my mind... Good memories, ...
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One of the things that I find myself needing to be on guard against —in my thinking, and in my ...
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I went walking through our back yard to feed the animals yesterday morning, when I saw this giant, "multi-spider web-set-up" ...
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I'm so thankful... that Jesus so cares for me, that He would guide me back in if I go a ...
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Have you ever been afraid... ...of what you might see? Picture this... Terrors of the night, shadows that move in ...
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How do you handle a situation... where you feel, "unseen, unheard, unwanted or forgotten?" I haven't always handled it well, ...
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"For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding..."—Proverbs 2:6"For what can be known about God is plain to ...
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At times... I seem to find myself in a state of overwhelm. And all the things start "swirling" around me, ...
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I opened up to the story of Balaam in Numbers this morning... Honestly, I almost skipped over it, but I ...
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"The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of ...
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"The unfolding of Your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple."—Psalm 119:130 Heavenly Father, thank You for leading ...
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This morning, I spent some time looking through a couple of my journals from 2018, early 2019. And I've noticed ...
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Do you ever feel the "wavering" as your mind gets caught up in "wondering"... Do you ever grow weary in ...
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Well, the Lord led me to a rather strange bible story this morning. And I have to admit—I don't remember ...
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I've written about this before, but it's on my heart again this morning... I used to be spooky-afraid of God ...
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“Am I not a God near at hand”—God’s Decree— “and not a God far off?Can anyone hide out in a corner where ...
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"And He walks with me and He talks with meAnd He tells me I am his ownAnd the joy we ...
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"The Lord is your keeper;the Lord is your shade on your right hand."—Psalm 121:5 ESV Have you ever stopped... and realized that you've been "kept"? Guarded ...
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I don't know about you... but sometimes God has to "nudge" me into situations that make me feel "uncomfortable"... I'll ...
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"Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him ...
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"In the morning, LORD, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will present my prayer to You and be on the ...
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"For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would ...
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"I pray that the Father of glory, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would impart to you the riches ...
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"Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and ...
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This morning, I have a few specific people on my heart... ...and also multitudes of people that I do not ...
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"The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed meto bring good news to the ...
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"...God is light; in him there is no darkness at all."—1 John 1:5"The eyes of your spirit allow revelation-light to enter into ...
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Have you ever just not wanted to be 'you'? ...with all of the challenges and obstacles and struggles that you ...
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"Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way ...
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I was sitting here this morning, and as I wrote today's date at the top of my journal, I immediately ...
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What if discovering my next "assignment"... is as simple... as doing the thing, —being grateful for the thing SEEING the ...
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As I was sitting here with the Lord this morning, sharing my heart with Him, and seeking what is on ...
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"What delight comes to the one who follows God’s ways! He won’t walk in step with the wicked, nor share ...
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"Trust God with who He's created you to be." ...this is what is on my heart this morning. And it's ...
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I was reading in Jeremiah 15 this morning... You know, Jeremiah went through some pretty tough things in his life ...
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"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to ...
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"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God."—Matthew 5:8 NIV“Blessed [anticipating God’s presence, spiritually mature] are the ...
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"We saw him with our very own eyes. We gazed upon him and heard him speak. Our hands actually touched him, the one who ...
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What if... what I've been "looking for" "waiting on God for" "thinking I need" ...has really been right here in ...
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"We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all ...
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"To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven..." —Ecclesiastes 3:1 "He changes times and seasons; he removes ...
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Sometimes when we go through something... ...and we don't necessarily see it happening to anyone else around us (at least ...
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Felt like He spoke this into my heart this morning... ...and perhaps, this portion wasn't just for me. "...Thank Me ...
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A reminder of who our God is... ??☀️ The Song of Moses (Exodus 15, The Message Translation) 15 1-8 Then ...
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I wanted to share this music with you this morning.... As I sat down with the Lord this morning, and ...
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I kind of think I was made to "grow into" my name. "Heather" It means, "flowering." It's a kind of ...
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I love the stillness of the morning when it's still dark out—knowing that the start of a glorious sunrise is ...
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"And the word of the LORD came to me, asking, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” “I see a branch of an almond tree,” I replied. “You have observed correctly,” said the LORD, “for ...
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The Heritage of the Righteous and the Calamity of the Wicked A Psalm of David. 37 Do not fret because ...
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I think it deeply pleases God when we ask Him things like, "Father? What do You think about this?What's on ...
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Jesus said, “This is war, and there is no neutral ground. If you’re not on my side, you’re the enemy; ...
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"You are near, O Lord,And all Your commandments are truth."—Psalm 119:151 I'll be honest... I had to really "push through" ...
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I'm realizing.... it's sinking in.... ...that when I decided to take God's way, His path, His plan for my life ...
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Have you ever had a thought—a sudden "story in your head" of how something seems to be, and based on ...
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"Father, what's Your will in this situation? What's Your way? Because knowing You, and knowing me... I know that Your ...
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"The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount ...
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I think, if there's something 2020 has "taught us"... It's not to believe everything that is presented as "truth".... Not ...
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God has this way of allowing us to make certain kinds of mistakes... And then there are the "almost mistakes" ...
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"Strengthen the weak hands,And make firm the feeble knees.4 Say to those who are fearful-hearted,“Be strong, do not fear!Behold, your God will come with vengeance,With the recompense of ...
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"A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything ...
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This is a historic day. It's an important day. I believe it's a "turning-point" day... And while we each have ...
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God so joyously works behind the scenes.... it's like I can almost imagine the kind of smile He would have ...
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Do you ever feel like you're just really fighting, and wrestling within your soul? ...struggling in the mind, wrestling in ...
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This morning, I'm reminded again, and in an even deeper way, that we are created to be "children of light" ...
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Father, I see where I am right now… …but You can see where I’m going, You can see where You’re ...
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This morning the Lord brought me to a passage in 1 Corinthians 12... the title of the section stood out ...
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Sometimes when I wake up, and go to the table to sit with Him... I'll walk in sleepy and tired, ...
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Yesterday we watched a historic moment unfold, as Judge Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court... ?☀️ ...
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Over the last couple of years, the Lord has taken me deeper, and deeper, and deeper into Psalm 91. ☀️ ...
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The Lord has brought my attention to "light" again this morning... And I'm not exactly sure why, but I'm going ...
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"...the people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of ...
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I'm learning to be "on guard"... Not by guarding myself, not "guarded".... but being on guard, in Him—dependent and confident ...
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6 So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in ...
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Over the last couple of days, I've been thinking back to one of the harshest, darkest seasons of my adult ...
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"At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, and many false prophets will arise and mislead many. Because of the multiplication of ...
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"Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life."—Proverbs 4:23 Father, You are the One ...
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The enemy usually works in very subtle ways... Usually, he doesn't show up wearing his "red devil suit with pitchfork ...
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In everything we go through, in everything we endure, in everything that we learn... In every situation that presses us ...
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What does it mean to be "strong-willed"? Someone who is strong-willed doesn’t give up easily. A strong-willed person is determined. Perseverance is a good ...
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This morning I was reminded of a little children's hymn I used to sing allllll the time, it's a song ...
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Have you ever had days when it feels like this is the prayer of your heart? "Jesus.... help!" It's okay ...
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When God gave me the URL that started this whole thing back in 2018... "www.lifeinthesecretplace.com" I don't think I had ...
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I came across this song as I was listening to Sandra McCracken's new album, and I wanted to just put ...
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I'm realizing that so much of our walk with Jesus in this journey of life.... ....is "remembering." Being "reminded" by ...
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One of my favorite singer-songwriters, Sandra McCracken has just released new album.... and I dug into it this morning. ?✨ ...
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"Create in me a clean heart, O God,And renew a steadfast spirit within me." —Psalm 51:10 So I've had this ...
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Boy, this morning has been an adventure and a journey! It's amazing what all the Lord can take us through ...
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I've got good news for you... If you've found yourself living here on this earth today... Then you can know ...
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Last night, I came across some old home videos from around 1990... I was between 4-5 years old, my little ...
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Be a Pure Container of Christ 20 In a palace you find many kinds of containers and tableware for many different ...
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This morning, as I was in prayer, the Lord led me to "Psalm 88"... I was actually in Psalm 69, ...
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Why does it surprise me so much, whenever God uses me? When He chooses to do something through me? Why ...
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If you've followed along with me in my daily journal, then you've probably read about some of the health issues ...
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I love this song... I love the way it tells an ancient story, a story with a surprising twist... it's ...
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There are many in this world, within this time, who are living in the place of feeling "trapped and tormented" ...
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"Teach me more about you, how you work and how you move,so that I can walk onward in your truthuntil ...
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Why is it surprising.... ...the times when God "takes me up" on, "God, do what You want with my life! ...
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We find ourselves living in historic times... So much is unfolding right before our eyes! So far, the year 2020 ...
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God has this way of turning things around... ✍??☀️ He has this way of making what would seem so unlikely— ...
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I've been thinking a lot about the word "hiddenness" lately... There is a kind of "hiddenness" that we sometimes take ...
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This world is filled with all kinds of people... And of all the humans God created... He didn't design any ...
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Have you ever wondered if God was "holding something back" from you? Or "holding you back" from something? The door ...
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As I was listening to a teaching message yesterday, I heard a quote that just jumped out at me and ...
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I love it when the Lord leads me to my "archive" of old journals.... and He shows me which ones ...
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There's something about a challenge... a hard time, a trial, an inability, inadequacy, insecurity.... rejection, a moment of weakness, a ...
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This morning, as I sat down with my Heavenly Father, I just began to share with Him, all the things ...
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So I'm not going to apologize for the plethora of metaphors that I've used in this post. ? But don't ...
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I was drawn to this passage this morning... Proverbs 8:32-36 in The Passion Translation. I think it paints the most ...
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You know, I never was really interested in too much when I was learning in school. I never really was ...
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Have you ever had days when you just feel "broken open" before the Lord? I felt like that all morning ...
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Have you ever reflected upon your life—a pathway you were on, a direction you were headed.... And you realized... "....my ...
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Who knew I'd be writing so much about our home renovations this week... Guess I should have known, because so ...
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I used to think that God didn't really actually (literally) speak to us.... ...other than through what He wanted to ...
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We have an enemy who wants to see us "build in our own strength" and for our own glory... and ...
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Renovations on our bedroom are going nicely this week... We seem to be mostly on track with the planned schedule ...
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I love how God can "infuse" us in such a way.... that we are "cleansed" and "nourished" at the same ...
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Our Heavenly Father delivers us from so much more than we realize... But when we begin to start "waking up"—when ...
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Today we're starting on another small phase of home renovations—at least for the next week. ? Today is "demo day", ...
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Confirmation. "God...that thing that I heard, that dream that I had, that thing that I saw, that which I felt ...
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This morning as I was sitting here with the Lord, looking at some things with Him, something hit me..... this ...
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So I'm still processing some things this morning... Isn't it amazing how God can teach us foundational lessons through our ...
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So, you know this verse? "Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of ...
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I feel like there is an urgency right now to be aware of our surroundings, and to be aware, and ...
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Over the last couple of years, it's like I've been in this time of realization... Realization of just how much ...
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I asked the Lord what was on His heart for me to write this morning and I simply heard this ...
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My heart is so full this morning...?? As I was reflecting and writing some things down into my journal, suddenly ...
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There are some fears that can hide in the deepest, darkest places of our hearts... But He's so faithful to ...
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I love it when the Lord just completely wrecks me in my time with Him.... ?❤️ ...when I'm quick to ...
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What is it about a mystery that makes us curious? What is it about a mystery that causes us to ...
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"What are you carrying that's too heavy... for you to be carrying?" That's the question I heard this morning... What ...
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...What is the condition of my heart? "But the LORD said to Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on ...
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Have you ever paid attention to the patterns in your life? What about this one... ...an area or a situation ...
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Do you guys know that yesterday, I cringed so much at my self about something... well, part of it was ...
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Warning: If you can't handle some cheesiness, then you may not want to read this. ? Have you ever noticed ...
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A "portrait" is defined as: "a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant ...
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I'm the kind of girl... who'll get stuck in my own way of thinking if I'm not nudged or sometimes ...
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So this morning I had a question on my heart... a question I had really never thought to ask before, ...
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A friend got me a beautiful hummingbird feeder for my birthday... ? I have a window over my kitchen sink, ...
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This morning I'm sitting here completely blown away by what the Lord showed me in a VERY short and simple ...
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So I had another "birthing" dream last night... And before you think or assume anything, this dream doesn't have anything ...
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