Let’s focus on what matters most and stop worrying about all the things that don’t.
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Are you struggling or are you surrendering? Have you surrendered some things, while you struggle with others? Don’t be too quick to answer. If there are areas in our life where we are struggling, then we have not surrendered it to God. Ugh. This is what God is currently teaching me. There are some areas of my life where I have struggled…
Read MoreDo you remember the Bible story about the woman at the well? Jesus, a Jew, sat and talked with her, a Samaritan. She was curious why he was asking her for a drink of water when the Jews hated the Samaritans. It got even more confusing to her when Jesus mentioned she should be asking Him for living water. In John 4:11, she asked, Where do you get that living water? You know the story. As they continued to talk it became clear that not only was Jesus talking to a Samaritan, but He knew all about her. He knew she had been married 5 times and was now living with her next boyfriend. She had a past she trying to keep hidden, but He knew. He knew and yet…
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Read More“Bring them here to me.” That is what Jesus said when the disciples told Him they only had 5 loaves and 2 fish. Have you ever stopped to think about what was happening? If there were thousands of people to feed and we only had 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish, what would we do? I don’t know what you would do, but I would get a little spastic and go into overdrive mode. I would be running around like a crazy person, recruiting people to run get groceries and trying to find solutions to what would feel like an enormous crisis.
Read MoreAre you ready for a fresh start? Are you ready to release some things you have been carrying? Are you ready to experience a new start and step into the purposes of God? I am! I am! For anything new to begin, something old has to end.
Read MoreWhen the world tells you that you are not enough, don’t believe it. You are enough because your Creator says you are. Here are 15 verses to remind you that you are enough - especially when your feelings are trying to convince you differently. Those are lies. Today, I am praying that you will rest in the truth of God’s word. Here is what He has to say about you….
Read MoreThere is a scripture in 1 John that just might rock you a little. It certainly has me. It is so easy to be distracted by this world we live in and get so caught up in the little details that simply do not matter, that we lose sight of what our life is meant to be all about. We forget what really matters.
(Be sure to click the link to discover what we need to stop and what we need to start. Also, see the scripture mentioned above and fill in the blank on the graphic. Let’s encourage each other to more forward.)
Read MoreSomeone let me off this thing! I’m struggling and it’s not pretty. What is happening?
Monday my feelings flowed out of my eyes. Tuesday I ate my feelings. And today my blog post would have been a pity party had I not deleted it.
Then I remembered...
Read MoreWhat are you doing that you need to stop and what is it that you need to start? How would you complete this sentence, “I need to stop __________, and instead start ____________? What immediately popped into your mind? Maybe you have been carrying around some guilt because you know you are doing things that you should not do. Or maybe the fact that you aren’t choosing to do things you know you should be doing is causing you some unrest. So, give it a little more thought. What do you need to stop doing? What do you need to start doing? You see, I believe they are connected. (Hop over to the blog to continue reading and I will give you some examples…)
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