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Showing God Your Proof
We are in the last weeks of what has been a very difficult year for most. I’ve spoken with many single women that have described it as “a time of my life that I never want to see again!” In most cases, this is because of the difficulty of handling things without the support of…
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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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The Love of God on Display
1John 3:16-17(MSG ) “This is how we’ve come to understand and experience love: Christ sacrificed his life for us. This is why we ought to live sacrificially for our fellow believers, and not just be out for ourselves. If you see some brother or sister in need and have the means to do something about…
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Work, Waiting, Want, and Will
Ecclesiastes 11:4-5(NLT) tells us, “4 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…
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Learning Who We Are
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for making us complete in the Lord Jesus Christ. Through him, everything that we need You have supplied. Ephesians 1:3(NLT) says, “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.”…
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The Sound of A Gentle Whisper
1Kings 19:9–13(NLT) 9 There he came to a cave, where he spent the night. But the LORD said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” 10 Elijah replied, “I have zealously served the LORD God Almighty. But the people of Israel have broken their covenant with you, torn down your altars, and killed every…
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Tell Your Flesh to Stand Down
I watched an interview of an actress promoting her new movie. She had also recently celebrated her first wedding anniversary with her husband. She talked about how supportive her husband has been of her career, and that its one of the reasons she didn’t hesitate to say ‘yes’ when he asked her to marry him.…
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Delight in God!
Dear Heavenly Father, Just about everyone I know is rushing through their lives, trying to get to their promised land quicker. This journey through prayer and waiting isn’t the mammoth deliverance that You brought about through Moses in Old Testament times. All of us have mini versions of the Promised Land, and those versions are…
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Jesus Christ Is Our Blueprint
Dear Heavenly Father, You are holy, holy, holy. There is no other like You, and You alone are worthy of all praise, glory, and honor. Thank You for being our Heavenly Father, and for blessing us the way You have. Thank You for the finished work of Jesus Christ, our precious Lord and Savior. Because…
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Speak the Truth About What You Want
One of my sister-friends and I were talking on the phone the other day and I noticed she didn’t sound quite like herself, so I asked her what was wrong. She didn’t hesitate to reveal what was on her mind and heart. It was as if she had been waiting for someone to give her…
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Is He the Blessing You’ve Prayed to Receive?
When I was a little girl, I got burned on my ankle, and it hurt something awful. It happened one hot summer day in August, right before I started first grade. My aunt was in the front room of my great grandmother’s house straightening her hair. I watched in awe as the smoke billowed up…
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Stumbling in the Dark
Over the summer, we had a pretty bad tropical storm that rolled through my area. It knocked down trees, power lines, and most of our state was without power for several days, almost a week. My family and I were blessed, because we were without power for only two days; it was challenging to say…
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Jesus Christ Is the Answer!
My daughter was talking to me the other day about a woman she met at work. The woman is new to the job and my daughter had to train her. They clicked right from the start. My daughter thinks her new co-worker is a quick learner, attractive, and very easy to talk to. They spoke…
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Good Love Starts from Within
A very good friend and sister-in-Christ told me one day, “When a man truly loves a woman, peace in the relationship will follow.” I remember thinking to myself, “How in the world did she come to this realization?” At that time in my life, I wondered what she must have gone through in her own…
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The Patience and Wisdom to Choose Well
Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for the rich bounty of Your blessings. Every morning that we arise with the soundness of mind and the activity of our limbs, we are blessed beyond measure. We live to see another day and have the opportunity to give You the praise You so richly deserve. Ephesians 1:3-4(NLT) tells…
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Masterpieces of God’s Love
I haven’t seen my girlfriend since the pandemic began. She recently did some work on her home and wanted me to see it. Instead of stopping by for a visit, I asked her to send me pictures of the restorations. When I phoned to tell her how good everything looked, she said it wasn’t what…
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When You Least Expect It
One sunny summer day, my sisters’ and I had spent the afternoon shopping. Our hands were filled with bags as we were getting in our car. My oldest sister was driving and had just gotten behind the wheel. My middle sister, the most notable shopaholic among us, was finagling bags to try and open the…
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The Key to Our Success
Matthew 14:29(NLT) “And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.” When I was much younger, I thought I had a nice singing voice. I imagined myself going to an awards ceremony, walking up on stage and winning a Grammy or…
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Well Worth the Wait
My children, like most I imagine, are very inquisitive little creatures. No matter where we go, I can always count on this one question, “Where are we going?” They ask it even before they can buckle their seatbelts and then ask it while I’m driving. If they think the destination is close, they’ll ask, “How…
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Strongholds of Human Reasoning
This Fall will make it three years that Sharon and Greg have been dating, and they’ve planned a trip to the mountains to celebrate. Sharon hopes that Greg will propose. Before going away, she’s also planning a flight to visit her girlfriend in South Carolina who has recently divorced. Sharon really wants to be there…
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On the Minds of Single Believers
Getting married is on the minds of many single believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, and we can be crystal clear that God’s promises are a sure thing. Psalm 145:19(NLT) tells us, “He grants the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cries for help and rescues them.” This is a tremendous source…
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Lay the Foundation, Build on It, and Finish It!
Many will probably agree that when it comes to priorities, after our relationship with God through the Lord Jesus Christ, our relationship with our spouses is next in line. This is biblical and based on the order God has set. In the last few years I’ve heard and watched many couples talk about their struggles…
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The Spark We’re Missing
My family and I were watching a movie about the story of Moses. There were many scenes in the movie that were not aligned scripturally, but we continued watching. After the movie ended, we began to discuss it and talked about when Moses met his wife, Zipporah, at the well. I was reminded of the…
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Stay on the Right Track to the Blessing of Marriage
When I was in my early twenties, I went out on a date with an officer in the military. He was very handsome, articulate, and tough as nails. We had gone out on a few dates, but one of them sticks out in my mind very vividly. We were out when we bumped into a…
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The Promise, Process, And Presentation
A young Christian woman asked me, “I’m so scared to make a mistake in allowing the wrong person in my life, how will I know I’m making the right decision?” No doubt this young woman has seen the consequences many women have faced after they’ve made a wrong choice. Their relationships ended so badly and…
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Entrusted with Much
“But someone who does not know, and then does something wrong, will be punished only lightly. When someone has been given much, much will be required in return; and when someone has been entrusted with much, even more will be required.” Luke 12:48(NLT) This verse in Luke 12 should motivate believers to understand the significance…
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The Journey of Becoming Two
Several of my friends are single parents and raising children on their own. For some of them, relationships have been a revolving door. Some of those relationships looked promising, as if they were going to end in marriage, but things didn’t work out. While we don’t talk about it too much, I know that some…
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The Unpicked Harvest
Jesus Christ said to his disciples in Matthew 9:37-38(NLT), “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.” Our Lord and Savior spoke these words to his disciples after seeing crowds of people in…
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The Words I Speak Tell My Story
Researchers say that a person can speak several thousand words in an hour, so you can imagine how many words the average person can speak within a day or a week. If you think this is a lot, it’s generally assumed that women speak twice as many words a day than men. Whether it’s because…
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God Will Help You Overcome the Challenges of Being Single
I read a study this week that said that single people between the ages of 21-34 are still struggling to find what they consider a compatible partner. For many of them, living together is a more common option than marriage and it’s becoming increasingly prevalent. These studies suggest that those women who do marry typically…