And if you leave God’s paths and go astray, you will hear a voice behind you say, “No, this is the way; walk here.” Isaiah 30:21, TLB I have always loved reading. Books have felt like good friends for as long as I can remember. My mom was the librarian at the elementary school I […]
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In order that you may not grow disinterested and become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith (by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are [now] inheriting the
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Let everything you do be done in love (true love to God and man as inspired by God’s love for us). 1 Corinthians 16:14, AMPC I recently visited a newly opened coffee shop with my friend, Sara, and while glancing toward the street, I noticed a beautiful lady walking rapidly toward the entrance. My eyes
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Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. Psalms 37:4 AMP I was talking with a client this week about how much I’ve been enjoying her writing. Her stories are simple, everyday experiences in which God spoke a straightforward truth that became a personal,
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But godliness actually is a source of great gain when accompanied by contentment [that contentment which comes from a sense of inner confidence based on the sufficiency of God]. 1 Timothy 6:6 AMP Driving in the car, I chatted with a friend I’d picked up from the airport. I was telling her about our recent
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Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In Him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God’s Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting His Yes within us. By His Spirit He has stamped us with His
“For [simply] consider your own call, brethren; not many [of you were considered to be] wise according to human estimates and standards, not many influential and powerful, not many of high and noble birth. [No] for God selected (deliberately chose) what in the world is foolish to put the wise to shame, and what the
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“So we must not get tired of doing good, for we will reap at the proper time if we don’t give up.” Galatians 6:9 HCSB The other day, I quit. I was trying to fix a problem with my website, and instead of solving it, I made a muddled mess of the whole thing. Frustration
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“Not that we are sufficiently qualified in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency and qualifications come from God.” When God called me to write, I glanced around to determine who He was speaking to. As I scanned the empty chairs, the answer was obvious—it was me. But surely, there had
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“So speak encouraging words to one another. Build up hope so you’ll all be together in this,no one left out, no one left behind. I know you’re already doing this; just keep on doing it.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11, MSG When my husband and I had been married about 3 months, I visited my parents—you know, the old
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