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Forgiveness Begins Where Healing Starts
When Heartbreak Tries to Take More Than It Should Matthew 6:14 (NLT) tells us, “If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you.” Those words sound simple until someone wounds you deeply. Betrayal has a way of shaking everything. Trust gets broken. Emotions get tangled. Questions start surfacing that have…
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Guarding the Heart God Is Healing
Learning to Protect the Place Where Jesus Christ Wants to Bring Restoration Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) says, “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” That verse should carry a lot of weight with us because the condition of our heart affects everything that’s connected to our life. Our decisions,…
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Jesus Christ Wants All of You
Sometimes the Real Blocker Is What’s Happening Inside of Us John 15:5 (NLT) “Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing.” Jesus used parables often because He wanted people to understand spiritual truth…
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The Veil That Keeps You Blind
When Faithful Hearts Can’t See Clearly: Overcoming Spiritual Blindness When I think about the many sisters in Christ who surround my life — my friends, role models, family, and partners in the faith — my heart overflows with gratitude. Hearing their testimonies, seeing their resilience, and watching sisters in Christ rise in strength all over…
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Healing and Restoration Through Jesus Christ
Finding Strength, Peace, and Restoration in Him We all carry pain. Some of it we show on the outside, but most of it we bury deep in the soul where nobody sees. Broken trust, disappointments, losses we never expected — those things don’t just vanish with time. They leave marks. And if we’re honest, sometimes…
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Reordered Priorities
Released – Breaking Free from the Things That Bind Us Some of us aren’t bound by chains of fear or shame — we’re bound by the weight of misaligned priorities. We keep saying “yes” to everything and everyone, but deep down, we know our soul is starving. Our schedules are full, but our spirits are…
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A Clean Heart Loves Without Fear
1 John 4:18 (NLT): “Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.” Wanting more from life than what it’s currently giving you can leave your soul feeling restless, fearful, and…
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Seeing Everything with Perfect Clarity
Life doesn’t wait to ask questions. Sometimes, the minute we open our eyes, we’re faced with choices that feel heavy. Should I call out sick today? Should I say yes to this date? Is this job really for me? We try to be discerning. We want to believe we’re hearing from God. But let’s be…
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Don’t Dim Your Light, Sis
When a woman knows who she is in Christ, there’s something unshakable about her. She doesn’t have to shout it out or post it every day—it’s in her walk. It’s in the way she keeps saying “yes” to God when life has tried everything to shut her down. But if we’re being real, sometimes the…
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A Prospering Soul – Part 1 – A Prospering Soul is A Yielded Soul
Part 1- A Prospering Soul is a Yielded Soul In 3 John 1:2 (NKJV), the Apostle John prays for Gaius, saying, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” This is God’s Will for every person. He wants us to prosper in everything we…
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When It’s Time to Make A Shift
Dissatisfaction is that feeling of frustration or unhappiness that hits when our expectations, desires, or needs aren’t being met. It can show up in different areas of our lives—whether it’s personal experiences, work, or relationships. When it comes to the manifestation of blessings we’ve been waiting to receive, emotionally, this is where many of us…
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His Clarion Call
A clarion call is a loud, clear, unmistakable invitation to take action. In the Bible, this undeniable call is expressed through both literal trumpet blasts and spiritual calls that demand our response. God’s call is urgent, and it requires us to act in obedience. When He issues a clarion call to His people, we should…
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Becoming the Blessing You Were Meant to Be
Each of us was created for a specific purpose, designed by God to be a blessing in this world. This isn’t a random thing; it was part of God’s plan from the very beginning. Ephesians 2:10 (NLT) says, “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do…
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The Law of Sowing and Reaping
Life in a Cycle: When Bitterness Takes Root Life can sometimes feel like a never-ending cycle. One bad decision can lead to another, and before you know it, you’re stuck in a pattern of mistakes, regrets, and frustration. This is where Jill is in her life, and she’s blaming everyone but herself. he’s a woman…
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God, The Righteous Judge
Most people around the world live in countries with governing bodies that oversee and regulate various aspects of life. These bodies typically include political institutions, like governments, that are responsible for creating and enforcing laws and regulations. The role of laws in a society are to help maintain order, protect rights and freedoms, promote well-being,…
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A New Year, A New Blessing
There are two types of change we go through in life: the kind that leads us through seasons of struggle and hardship, and the kind that opens doors to blessings, breakthroughs, and elevation. While it’s clear which of these we would prefer, the truth is, we can’t have one without the other. In other words,…
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Feeling Good Is A Choice
Odds are, if you talked to ten different people about what makes them feel good, each of them would say something different. Most of us want these positive feelings in our lives, so much so that we seek relationships, situations, and other blessings that we believe will keep us in joy and bliss. However, we…
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The Words “I Love You”, What They Really Mean
Every living person with a logical mind and a compassionate heart understands the importance of those three simple but life-changing words, “I love you.” Yet, in a world that’s moving at an incredibly fast pace, people often say “I love you” without fully considering what those words mean. Of course, it’s something we say to…
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The Importance of Praising God
No matter how many times we go through life’s ups and downs, we can’t help but be in awe of God’s goodness. There’s something deeply gratifying about taking a moment to recognize all the amazing things He’s done for you. Praise is a beautiful way to celebrate God, and to do so not just when…
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Turning Loneliness into Fulfillment
Is loneliness simply a state of mind or is it more than that? Some might argue that it’s an emotional reality of sadness and isolation, and that it makes us feel powerless to do anything to change it. Loneliness is something we all experience at different times in our lives, whether it’s the kind that…
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Thriving Emotionally While Holding Fast to Your Faith
Isaiah 40:31 (NLT) offers a powerful message of hope and renewal: “But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” This verse is rich in metaphor as well as promise. It illustrates…
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The Pain of Divorce
Margie looked very worried when her friend, Doreen, didn’t show up for the lunch date they had planned. It was at their favorite Mexican spot, and Doreen was late. She’s never late. Margie picked up her phone and looked at it one more time. While still in her hand, a text came through. Doreen wasn’t…
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Don’t Let Anger Control You
Ephesians 4:26-27(NLT) “And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 for anger gives a foothold to the devil.” Grace and her sister have had a contentious relationship since they were young. Fighting weekly was the norm for them. Their parents saw it as sibling rivalry and…
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Renewing Your Mind towards Happiness
Happiness is a state of well-being that yields contentment in our lives. It’s defined as delight, enjoyment, exhilaration, joy, and satisfaction. We all desire happiness and have a sense of what it is, but for many of us, it’s illusive. We can’t find the inner path to it. This is why renewing our minds towards…
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The Rebuilding Phase
Lexi was waiting at the red light, both hands clutching the steering wheel as drivers behind her furiously blew their horns. Two male sympathetic pedestrians trying to get her attention in the kindest way they could, yelled. “Sweetheart, don’t cry! It will be all right!” Tears bolting down her face uncontrollably, the kind words of…
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It Will Make You Stronger
When it boils right down to it, either we are going to believe that Jesus Christ is the answer or we’re not. He is the answer to all our questions and the solution for all our problems. All the situations of life will mirror how much of this truth regarding Christ and his power we…
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Walk Through It!
A wonderfully loving, creative, and generous woman who loves God lost her husband many years ago, but in some respects, she is still a grieving widow. She said to me, “He was my life!” She made this statement with so much pain in her voice that it was as if he had passed away yesterday.…
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Dealing with Emotional Exhaustion
Most of us encounter people every day that are hurting, lonely, and desperate for answers for their pain, yet we are oblivious to the depths of their suffering. On the outside, they seem content and satisfied with their lives, but internally they are struggling. Many of these individuals are people of faith. Even some of…
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A Happy Wife Keeps a Happy Home
Proverbs 21:9(NLT) says, “It’s better to live alone in the corner of an attic than with a quarrelsome wife in a lovely home.” It’s amazing to think that this was written thousands of years ago, yet it is so relevant that it could have been written today. The wisdom of this verse was given to…
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Shut It Off!
It probably comes to no one’s surprise that the popularity of social media has skyrocketed during this current season. With less physical contact and interaction among each other, we’re spending more of our time looking at what others are doing, and they are all too happy to keep us entertained. It starts easy enough. We…