Category: Faith
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4 Habits to Help Your Heart Give Thanks (When You Don’t Want To)
Thanks. It’s a simple word and one we hear all the time, especially during this month. Anyone can say it; it’s not reserved for the healthy, strong, or rich among us. In fact, it makes no difference how rich or poor, young or old, healthy or sick you are…you can use this word and it…
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Can You Rest While You Wait?
This fall played out much differently than I imagined. I thought since all four of my children would be in school full-time, the world of possibilities would open up to me and it would be wildly, laughably easy to snatch up a job that would be perfectly suited to my needs, desires, and capabilities. Fast forward through…
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Not Alive
I wonder where God has you right now? I’m not so much wondering about your physical location, though that’s certainly part of it. I’m more wondering about your entire season of life—where you live, who you’re caring for, and what you’re doing (and perhaps what you’re not doing). How are you doing in your current…
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It Only Gets Worse: Hope for Hopeless Times
Just wait—it only gets worse. It’s a statement I’ve heard many times. I first remember hearing it when I became engaged. Always spoken by an unhappily married person, the comment usually went something like this: “You’re happy now, but give it a year or two. It only gets worse.” The comment became much more frequent,…
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If It’s Winter In Your Soul
There’s a trail near my home that has quickly become one of my favorite haunts. Sometimes I go alone; other times I take my kids and we explore. Over the last several months, the trail has been flanked with large snow piles, bare trees, and frozen creeks. There haven’t been birds or any sign of…
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Everybody Has Thoughts: lessons from my children
She was an older woman. Not very friendly looking at first glance. I drill the “don’t talk to strangers” lesson into my children but have also told them that it’s fine to talk if Mommy is right there with them. So they talked with her. When they weren’t around, she commented, “I never knew I…
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Bigger Than You
One of the biggest things the Lord has taught me over the last weeks is this: God’s work is bigger than me. I want to build on something I mentioned in my last post, specifically this quote: “Every time I get a message from someone about the way the Lord has used Come to Jesus…
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“I’m Better than You.”
“Comparison is the death of joy,” according to Mark Twain. And the Bible clearly states that the person who spends time comparing himself with those around him is like a fool without understanding (2 Corinthians 10:12). But if someone could crack open our thoughts, they might just assume comparison was one of our favorite hobbies…
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If You’re Not Desperate, You’re Doing it Wrong
Sometimes you come to a point in your life where you feel like you’re doing okay. Maybe you’ve been incredibly faithful in your church attendance and service. Perhaps your job appears to be going well, your kids aren’t the worst ones you’ve ever seen, or your marriage seems to be fairly strong. God has this…
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In Case You’ve Forgotten God’s Goodness
The Lord is good, isn’t he? But how quickly my mind forgets this truth. I wonder if you’ve seen the same habit in your heart?
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4 Habits to Cultivate During Times of Change
“How are you doing?” It’s a question I’ve gotten a lot over the last few weeks of moving, unpacking, and transition. Not being one for fake answers, I’ve taken to replying with something along the lines of, “I’m doing well, I think.” This answer leaves some people befuddled, I’m sure, and perhaps wishing they…
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Difficult Relationship? Write an Action Statement.
Have you ever struggled so much in a relationship that you felt like you didn’t know how to respond? Perhaps it’s a relationship with a close friend (or someone you thought was a friend), a spouse, or a fellow employer. Certainly, all of us have been in situations like this. In fact, any relationship is…