Category: Testing

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7.29.2021 – Wondering that leads to Wavering…

July 29, 2021

Do you ever feel the “wavering” as your mind gets caught up in “wondering“… Do you ever grow weary in the “pressing through”? “God, I’m pressing through… and I’m leaning on Your truth… and I’m waiting upon You… …but… I’m wondering if this “thing”—this thing that You’ve led me to…is really worth it. I’m wondering… Read More 7.29.2021 – Wondering that leads to Wavering…

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7.28.2021 – Ehud: Unlikely and Out of the Ordinary

July 28, 2021

Well, the Lord led me to a rather strange bible story this morning. And I have to admit—I don’t remember EVER being drawn to this passage before. It’s the story of Ehud in Judges 3:12-30. As I was reading about this “Ehud”… I couldn’t help but notice how it was pointed out that he was…… Read More 7.28.2021 – Ehud: Unlikely and Out of the Ordinary

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7.24.2021 – He Walks With Me

July 24, 2021

“And He walks with me and He talks with meAnd He tells me I am his ownAnd the joy we share as we tarry thereNone other has ever known…” —from the song, “In the Garden” Good Morning, Heavenly Father. 💝☀️ I don’t know what You have in store for this day… …but You do. 💗… Read More 7.24.2021 – He Walks With Me

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7.23.2021 – “Kept”

July 23, 2021

“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 Protected… “It could be so much worse right now,” and you really don’t know how it’s not, …other than God. That’s how I felt yesterday when I was at my doctor’s appointment… You see,… Read More 7.23.2021 – “Kept”

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7.22.2021- Run, Hide, or Remain…

July 22, 2021

I don’t know about you… but sometimes God has to “nudge” me into situations that make me feel “uncomfortable“… I’ll find myself in situations… where I can choose to run, to hide… or to remain… If I run, or if I hide, I’ll miss out on what God wants to do, what He wants to… Read More 7.22.2021- Run, Hide, or Remain…

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7.21.2021 – Growing in Character

July 21, 2021

“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering… Read More 7.21.2021 – Growing in Character

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7.20.2021 – In the morning…

July 20, 2021

“In the morning, LORD, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will present my prayer to You and be on the watch.“—Psalm 5:3 (NASB) “Each morning you listen to my prayer, as I bring my requests to you and wait for your reply.” —Psalm 5:3 (CEV) “…you hear my voice in the morning; at sunrise I… Read More 7.20.2021 – In the morning…

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7.19.2021 – “God wants to prepare us for the GOOD thing He has prepared…”

July 19, 2021

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.“—Ephesians 2:10 “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;You have anointed my head with oil;My cup overflows.“—Psalm 23:5 “Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from these things, he will… Read More 7.19.2021 – “God wants to prepare us for the GOOD thing He has prepared…”

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7.16.2021 – He Unfolds His Plans

July 16, 2021

“Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”—Matthew 13:32 Often times the “seed” that God is planting today is meant to flourish in its fullness —to “unfold” —to be “revealed”… Read More 7.16.2021 – He Unfolds His Plans

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7.15.2021 – A Prayer for a Story That Will Bring Him Glory

July 15, 2021

This morning, I have a few specific people on my heart… …and also multitudes of people that I do not know. So what do I do? I take it to my Heavenly Father. 💝 So Father, I ask, that Your Holy Spirit would help me to pray Your heart for these situations—for these specific people,… Read More 7.15.2021 – A Prayer for a Story That Will Bring Him Glory

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7.14.2021 – Setting the Captives Free

July 14, 2021

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,    because the Lord has anointed meto bring good news to the poor;    he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,to proclaim liberty to the captives,    and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor…”—Isaiah 61:1-2 I came across a butterfly yesterday… 🦋 …it was trapped in… Read More 7.14.2021 – Setting the Captives Free

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7.13.2021 – An “Expression” of His Heart

July 13, 2021

“…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 your being. When your heart is open the light floods in. But when your heart is hard and closed, the light cannot penetrate and darkness takes its place. Open your heart and consider my words. Watch… Read More 7.13.2021 – An “Expression” of His Heart

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7.12.2021 – Created to Overcome

July 12, 2021

Have you ever just not wanted to be ‘you‘? …with all of the challenges and obstacles and struggles that you face in your life? “…if only I could be somebody else…” But what if… God knows what He’s doing? 💝 (and He does.) And what if… God is setting you up… for greatness for victory…… Read More 7.12.2021 – Created to Overcome

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7.11.2021 – He Restores My Soul

July 11, 2021

“Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.”—Psalm 143:8 “He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for the sake of His name.”—Psalm 23:3 God, I love You… Read More 7.11.2021 – He Restores My Soul

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7.10.2021 – “…if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?”

July 10, 2021

I was sitting here this morning, and as I wrote today’s date at the top of my journal, I immediately thought of, “Matthew 7:10” (which, I had no idea what verse it was off the top of my head) It says, “…or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?” This… Read More 7.10.2021 – “…if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?”

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7.9.2021 – Searching for My Assignment

July 9, 2021

What if discovering my next “assignment“… is as simple… as doing the thing, —being grateful for the thing SEEING the thing… that God has placed right here, before me to do… “right now, right here…” Perhaps what I am already doing! Right here within my own two hands. Not what I see, “over to the… Read More 7.9.2021 – Searching for My Assignment