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Where Were the Signs?
When Love Changes Without Warning “He was a man that I trusted — someone I thought would have my back for the rest of my life. How did I miss the signs?” Many women have asked themselves that same question. Some of my dearest friends have come to me heartbroken, wondering how the person they…
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The Test of Endurance
Accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior is not a small matter. People have lists of things that are important to them, but the most important decision that any human being can make is to accept Christ and receive the salvation he offers. The Book of Revelation hits this home in a very real…
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Don’t Let Age Slow Your Momentum
I’ve always been a careful observer, and I notice certain patterns. I’m interested in learning from mistakes, mine and those of others as well. Minimizing mishaps and missteps is my continual goal, so that my momentum on this Christian journey isn’t impeded and I don’t waste time needlessly. Even as I teenager, I had a…
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What You Have to Do For YOU
Believers are being pulled a thousand different ways these days. We’re told that we should get on certain bandwagons and that God won’t be pleased if we don’t. But something about this isn’t settling right, and many believers are not exactly sure how to feel about everything that is going on. The reality is that…
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Looking Forward to What Lies Ahead
Philippians 3:13-14(NLT) “13 No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.”…
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The Right Heart Will Put You at the Right Place at the Right Time
Luke 19:5-6(NLT) “5 When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be a guest in your home today.” 6 Zacchaeus quickly climbed down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and joy. 7 But the people were displeased. “He…
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Do Not Be Weary in Well Doing
God tells us through the Apostle Paul in Galatians 6:9(NKJV), “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.” This verse of scripture is extremely essential in the Christian life. The first indication that it’s packing a mighty wallop of necessary spiritual…
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Don’t Give Up, Trust in God!
The Apostle Paul was a man that faced many hardships, including death on numerous occasions. He was imprisoned and had his fair share of enemies. If there was ever anyone that had a reason to throw in the towel and give up, it was the Apostle Paul, but he never gave up because of his…
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Pressing Through in the Midst of Adversity
“I know He’s able to do it, but will He do it for me?” Even after all the miraculous records that are written in the Bible, many of us still struggle to trust God in our weakest, most vulnerable moments. Most of us can get over those minor hiccups in life and bounce back relatively…
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It’s Time!
There’s a question every woman that is single and waiting for the right man to enter her life must ask. It is whether wait mode has caused her to hit the pause button on other vital parts of her life. Sometimes we can do this and not realize it. We might begin to feel that…
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The Testing of My Heart’s Desire
Dear Heavenly Father, Life can seem like a rollercoaster sometimes. We pray to receive blessings and to accomplish goals that are really important to us, but it seems that very shortly after we receive them, things kinda go haywire. There are challenges and obstacles that come with the blessing, and when we were praying to…
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Maintaining Your Paradise
In 2Timothy 2:15, Heavenly Father tells us to do everything in our power to be approved by Him as a good worker. He defines a ‘good worker’ as a person that has no reason to be ashamed because this person is someone that handles His Word correctly. Anyone that is trying their best to be…
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I’m Doing the Best I Can!
A person I know has experienced setback after setback, and he is very confused why he can’t seem to get ahead in life. He is the kind of man that will literally give a person in need the shirt off his back, and he tries to treat everyone with respect. “I’m doing the best I…
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Pressing-in to God
Dear Heavenly Father, You said in Acts 2:17(NLT), “‘In the last days…I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.” The ‘last days’ refers to the period after the ascension of Jesus Christ. He promised to…
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Encouraging Others When You Don’t Feel Encouraged
Most believers will agree that the greatest battle takes place in our minds. We have an enemy, the devil, and he is after our minds and hearts, because he wants to destroy the Christian. Jesus Christ told us in John 10:10 that the devil is a thief who comes to steal, kill, and destroy. Not…
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Reaching Higher than the Miracle You Need
The Old Testament gives us the record and history of Joseph, Jacob’s son. He is one of my favorite people in the bible because he’s a dreamer. And since I’ve always fancied myself a bit of a dreamer too, I’m thrilled by the grandiosity of Joseph’s dreams. Even more impressive is his obedience and trust…
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Endure Out of Rest
There are periods within our Christian journey where things run rather smoothly. We’ll notice that this is particularly true after we’ve received a spiritual promotion. When we’ve graduated from one spiritual level to the next, it is almost always connected to learning what God has ordained us to learn,…