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You Don’t Need Perfect Weather to Plant
Ecclesiastes 11:4-5 (NLT) “Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest. 5 Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things.” There’s…
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A True Friend Indeed
Proverbs 27:17 (NLT), says “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.” Having a friend that you can count on is a very wonderful gift. This verse in Proverbs paints a portrait of a true friend. There’s a shared sense of caring and concern for one another that grows and develops in a…
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In the Face of Weakness
Before his Road to Damascus experience, the Apostle Paul had what the world would probably refer to today as an impressive resume. He had received the best education, was very zealous for knowledge and the law, and he traveled in the circles of those in the upper echelon of Jewish society. One day, when he…
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If You Can’t Perceive It, You Can’t Have It!
Imagine being told that in order to get the thing that you desire most, you’ll have to give up everything you’ve spent years acquiring. This is exactly what Jesus told the young, rich man in Matthew 19:20-21 (NLT). The dialogue between the two of them is a jewel of wisdom and knowledge that we cannot…
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With God’s Blessing, Go Ahead and Marry
There might be areas in your life where you don’t feel it’s absolutely crucial for you to have the best, but I guarantee you that the life-time commitment of marriage isn’t one of them. This is the one place where we want God to pile on the good stuff. Our future spouse doesn’t have to…
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The Smooth and Straight Path
Isaiah 26:7(NLT) “But for those who are righteous, the way is not steep and rough. You are a God who does what is right, and you smooth out the path ahead of them.” Life can be very challenging at times. So much so that there are many Christians who would argue that this way of…
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Bounce Back from the Sting of Criticism
How well do you deal with criticism? Not only is this an important question to answer, it points out a spiritual lesson that every single woman will need to learn. Proverbs 3:11(NLT) tells us, “My child, don’t reject the LORD’s discipline, and don’t be upset when he corrects you.” This verse lets us know in…
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Should He Trust You with His Heart?
A person once said that he was so hurt by a comment his ex-girlfriend made, that he never saw her in the same light again. Their relationship was decimated by her hurtful words; so much so that after she spoke them, her boyfriend was repelled by the thought of being in her company for any…
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Enlarge, Stretch, and Do Not Hold Back
Through the Prophet Isaiah, God told the Children of Israel in Isaiah 54:2 (NIV), “Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.” This instruction may not make much sense to those of us living in modern times. We don’t live in tents,…
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Once the Swelling Goes Down
These days, plenty of folks think that it’s more important to be sensitive or compassionate than truthful. It can be a pretty difficult balancing act, and sometimes we’re in a position where we’ve hurt someone’s feelings by speaking the truth, and we didn’t even know it. All of us, in general, simply don’t have the…
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Bone of My Bones
Genesis 2:23(NIV) “The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”” Adam was the first man, and our Heavenly Father gave him all dominion and authority within the earth. Adam was very intelligent, and named the species…
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The Magnet of Your Love Pulls Him In
Proverbs 31:10-12 (NLT) “Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is more precious than rubies. Her husband can trust her, and she will greatly enrich his life. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.” Just this week, all over the country folks celebrated International Women’s Day. There was…
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What to Do to Keep Him
Some women consider solidifying a relationship with a man to be a very intense thing. An old saying goes something like this, “What you do to get him, you’ve got to do to keep him.” This relic from back in the day is chock full of all sorts of innuendo, some of it not so…
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Shockwaves to Your Soul
Philippians 4:8-9 (NLT) 8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from…
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Leaping into Love
People tend to cling to the past. We do this because it’s easier to believe that our best days have passed us by, but the truth is that better days are before you. We spend a good deal of energy thinking about the man that made us feel good about the world and good about…
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Jewels of Truth
One of my favorite passages of scripture is Jeremiah 17:7-8(NIV). It says, “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are…
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Let the Love of Christ Recharge Your Life!
Come to Me: The Rest Your Soul Has Been Craving “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is…
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What’s Wrong with This Picture
Matthew 5:43-45 (NLT) “You have heard the law that says, ‘Love your neighbor’[a] and hate your enemy. 44 But I say, love your enemies![b] Pray for those who persecute you! 45 In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil…
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Don’t Break His Heart
Many people live their lives from the outside in. They allow what is happening in their environments to dictate what is happening internally. For instance, if something happens at work and someone does something they don’t like, they allow this person’s actions to ruin their day. People often find themselves reacting negatively to situations and…
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Still Standing, Still Loving God
Isaiah 61:7(NLT) “Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.” Once you make a commitment to God to fulfill your calling, things happen. You become a…
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Turn from Your Past and Usher in A New Joy!
The Apostle Paul said in 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…
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The Boomerang Effect
Very soon, the one day of the year that we have chosen to supercharge love and put it on blast will be upon us. For some people, it is a very happy day, and for others…not so much. If it is a day that makes your blues even bluer, I have a suggestion. Why not…
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Overcoming the Hurt of Betrayal
Difficulties and painful circumstances are facts of life for everyone, but for a wife coping with the pain of your husband’s infidelity, it can seem unbearable. The effects of betrayal can leave you so traumatized that you can barely get out of bed or make it through the day. I’ve had both the privilege and…
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Put Your Words on A Diet
John 1:1 tells us that in the beginning was the Word of God, and we know from Genesis that Heavenly Father literally spoke things into existence. This gives us some indication of how incredibly potent words can be. Our mouths are no play thing, for with them confessions are made. When we first came to…
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Go for the Gusto and Don’t Lose Steam
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] [mp_image id=”306″ size=”full” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”] [/mp_span] [/mp_row] [mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] [mp_row_inner] [mp_span_inner col=”12″ classes=” motopress-space”] [mp_space margin=”none,20,none,none”] [/mp_span_inner] [/mp_row_inner] [mp_row_inner] [mp_span_inner col=”12″] We are in the beginning weeks of another year and for many single women this is the discerning time of their lives. Numbers too great to count…
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Always on Top and Never at the Bottom
Deuteronomy 28:12-13(NLT) “The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them. 14 If you listen to these commands of the LORD your God that I…
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The Victory Is Yours!
I received a Christmas card over the holidays, and on the front of the card were young children dressed in white, playing cheerfully. The odd thing was that they each had red paint spattered all over their clothes and faces. I was intrigued by the outside of the card because it seemed an unusual scene…
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When You Know Better, You Do Better
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] [mp_row_inner] [mp_span_inner col=”12″] [mp_image id=”441″ size=”full” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”] [/mp_span_inner] [/mp_row_inner] [mp_row_inner] [mp_span_inner col=”12″ classes=” motopress-space”] [mp_space margin=”none,20,none,none”] [/mp_span_inner] [/mp_row_inner] [/mp_span] [/mp_row] [mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] Ephesians 1:17-23(NLT) 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and…
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“Was That Really You, Lord?”
Our Heavenly Father never gets tired, but if He did, I believe “Was that really You, Lord?” is one of the questions His kids have been asking Him for a very long time. This is especially true after we’ve made a decision we assumed was on point with the Lord, but the results tell a…
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The Ability to Yield
[mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] [mp_image id=”847″ size=”full” link_type=”custom_url” link=”#” target=”false” caption=”false” align=”left”] [/mp_span] [/mp_row] [mp_row] [mp_span col=”12″] [mp_row_inner] [mp_span_inner col=”12″] [mp_heading] When My Mind Won’t Catch Up with My Spirit Part 2 -The Ability to Yield [/mp_heading] [/mp_span_inner] [/mp_row_inner] [mp_row_inner] [mp_span_inner col=”12″] In Psalm 51:11(NIV), David cried out to God, “Do not cast me…