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When Insecurity Causes You to Lose Out
How fear can rob you of purpose—and how faith can restore it. Danielle had a way of quietly stepping back just when life started opening up. She wasn’t dramatic about it—just quietly withdrawn. She had spent years healing, working on her faith, and finally walking in emotional wholeness. But when it came to significant opportunities—whether…
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Goodies from Heaven
Galatians 5:19–21 (NLT) says, “When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures, idolatry, sorcery, hostility, quarreling, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissension, division, envy, drunkenness, wild parties, and other sins like these. Let me tell you again… that anyone living that sort of…
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Words That Set Your Life on Fire
James 3:4–6 (NLT) “And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And among all the parts of…
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Your Story Isn’t Over
1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT) “But the Lord said to Samuel, ‘Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.’” When Samuel went looking for the next king of Israel under…
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What Love Will Teach You
1 John 2:15 (NLT): “Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you.” We can’t touch love, or see it—but who would argue that it isn’t real? When you love someone and they hurt you, it…
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Living to Please God
Do you feel the pressure to make everyone proud? Are you tired of trying to meet expectations that don’t even feel like your own? You’re not alone. And guess what? God sees you. Just making it through daily life is hard enough—but trying to earn approval from people on top of that? That’s a whole…
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No Stones Left to Throw
Nicole has always been a sharp, discerning woman—not easily impressed. She was raised in a home where standards mattered. You carried yourself with pride, spoke with purpose, and held your ground. Her father set the tone: loyal, consistent, strong—the kind of man who didn’t just talk about it, he lived it. In her eyes, every…
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Squeeze Out Fear
Faith isn’t optional. Hebrews 11:6 (NLT) makes this very clear to us: “And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.” Faith is the foundation. Trusting God and His Word is the anchor for…
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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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Vulnerability with The Father
Psalms 62:8 (NLT) “O my people, trust in him at all times. Pour out your heart to him, for God is our refuge.” It’s funny how we think we can somehow hide from God, the very One who sees everything. As if we can edit our emotions or rehearse our pain well enough to fool…
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A Dream Waiting to Happen
Time is passing with increased momentum, and for many single followers of Christ, fear begins to settle in. They wonder if anything will ever change. A fulfilling life with someone to walk through it with feels less like a dream waiting to happen—and more like a dream slowly slipping away. But Matthew 16:19 (NLT) gives…
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God Is Not Mad at You
“What if God is mad at me”? Every believer has asked this at some point. When your heart genuinely wants to please God, and you fall short, the weight of conviction can feel paralyzing. It can make you feel like God has done what He promised never to do—forsake you. Romans 8:1 (NLT) reminds us,…
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God Passes Every Test
Psalm 139:23 (NLT) “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.” Life moves fast. We get caught up in the routines, responsibilities, and noise of everyday living. And if we’re not careful, our time with God—our pursuit of an intimate relationship with Him—can get watered down by everything…
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Solid Foundations Won’t Crack
Proverbs 9:13 (NLT) “The woman named Folly is brash. She is ignorant and doesn’t know it.” There are some clear distinctions between a woman of the world and a woman after God’s Heart. A woman who truly loves the Lord will strive daily to live in a way that pleases Him. Her heart is surrendered to…
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Are You Ready?
It’s that time. Your breakthrough is right on the horizon. You can feel it in your spirit. God has been preparing you, speaking to your heart, and letting you know that what you’ve been praying for is closer than it’s ever been. But here’s the question we don’t ask enough: are you ready? Not just…
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The Lord Will Receive You
What can be said about the way you love? Are you committed to love the significant person in your life the way Christ loved the church? This is not just a simple question—it’s a heart-check. A real one. Before we start forming expectations of how someone should love us, we’ve got to first ask: Am…
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Expect the Unexpected
You know that feeling you get when you find money in your coat pocket—the little dance you do, the smile that hits your face like sunshine? It’s unexpected. It’s exciting, especially when you really needed it. It’s like a mini jackpot moment. Now multiply that by a thousand—that’s what it feels like when God surprises…
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God’s Provision Protects You from Slipping
Proverbs 3:5 (NLT) “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.” “If I don’t make it happen, nobody else will.” How many times have we heard that line? Too many. A friend of mine said it just the other day. She’s been single for a while, and juggling life on her…
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Perfect Love on Full Display
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.” Receiving the kind of love that you desire is more than just writing down a list of…
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Your Uncertainty is Not a Challenge for God
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT) “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.” If we pull back the layers and reveal the depth of our desire for marriage, many of our hearts would reveal…
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God’s Heart Concerning You
Exodus 14:14 (NLT) “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” Being single can be a very lonely journey—a path that many of us didn’t expect to walk for so long, at least not year after year. It’s true that there are some individuals who are genuinely loving the single life.…
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Overflowing with Gratitude
We have to be careful not to let our hearts drift to a place where we forget how God has kept us. It’s not hard to understand that those who reject our Heavenly Father or fail to honor Him don’t have a grateful heart for all that He’s done. But now, many believers are not…
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Examination Time
Proverbs 5:21 (NIV) “For your ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all your paths.” If we pull back all the layers of our emotional turmoil and doubt, we often find that at the root is a deep longing for more out of life. We want to expand and express ourselves…
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Tear Down the Wall that Fear Built
1 John 4:18(NLT) “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.” How do we fully experience the beauty of love without building walls to protect ourselves from being hurt? As much as we want to guard…
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Are You Teachable?
“You’re so hardheaded.” “Why are you being so defensive?” Has anyone ever said those things to you? You’re not alone. If I had a dollar for every time someone hit me with one of those lines, I’d probably never have to work again. But over time, I began to realize those statements weren’t just people…
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Remain Close to God
There’s something powerful about presence. It’s not just about someone physically being around—it’s about how their presence makes you feel anchored, known, and seen. When someone is present in your life, especially someone you trust and love, their nearness brings a certain strength. You feel more confident. More secure. But when that presence is suddenly…
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What Kind of Power Do You Have?
Ephesians 3:20 (NLT) “Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.” In His Word, our Heavenly Father makes it clear that He delights in blessing His people. He specializes in doing far more than we could ever…
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Do You Have Peace About It?
Making big life decisions can be anxiety provoking, especially when you’re wrestling with whether or not the choice you’re about to make is the right one. That internal tug-of-war is real. We want to be in God’s Will, because we know that’s the only real guarantee in life, but sometimes we’re not sure if we’re…
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Navigating A Dry Season
Every believer will walk through a seemingly dry season at some point in their lives. It’s a time where it feels to us that God is silent. Perhaps we’re not hearing His voice as frequently as we have in the past. It can feel like a spiritual drought, and it can be disorienting and difficult…
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Sinful Words or Words that Save
Ephesians 4:29, 31 (NIV):“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen… Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.” I once heard a…