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The Understanding Wife
Proverbs 19:14(NLT) “Fathers can give their sons an inheritance of houses and wealth, but only the LORD can give an understanding wife.” Three years ago, when Melvin and Jacquelyn met through mutual friends, they quickly became a couple. After their first date, their conversation over the phone lasted five hours. If neither of them had…
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Recognize Your Value
“And I will give you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.” Matthew 16:19(NLT) “Know your worth” is more than a mantra these days. It’s an anthem that signals our refusal to allow society…
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Faith Works!
Matthew 17:20 (NLT) The disciples asked Jesus Christ a question after witnessing him cast out a demon out of a boy. “Why couldn’t we cast out that demon?” “You don’t have enough faith.” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say…
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Together, We Can Succeed
Ecclesiastes 4:9(NLT) “Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed.” “Didn’t expect the two of them to make it at all, and they’re celebrating their 5th wedding anniversary.” Statements like this one were made after a popular couple recently celebrated their five-year wedding anniversary. The husband, Devonte, had many…
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God Keeps His Word
Although we’ve had our fill of romantic movies and novels, by now, most of us realize that marriage isn’t intended to be a romantic novel. It is both glorious and challenging, and it will stretch our faith and give it quite the workout at times. As single women desiring marriage, our responsibility and duty is…
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God, Do You Have A Man for Me?
“If God has a man for me, why haven’t I met him yet?” This is a question that continues to be asked by many of God’s daughters. For those single and saved, born-again believers, please know that our Heavenly Father is not withholding this blessing from you. How do I know? Because He doesn’t withhold…
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He Is Always with Us
Whether we realize it now or later, there will soon be a time where we will have to make an extremely important decision. We must choose to either love the Lord and be totally committed to Him or love the world and all that it represents. The times are pressing, and it’s a now or…
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Kick Your Faith in High Gear
1Timothy 6:12 (NIV) “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.” As little girls, many of us believed in fairy tales. We read them in school, we saw them on television, and many…
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My Children Listen to My Voice
A dear friend is just starting to pick up the pieces of what she calls a bitter heartbreak. She and her boyfriend ended their relationship over the Christmas holidays, and she didn’t see it coming. As a matter of fact, she was so convinced that he was the one for her that she purchased several…
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What’s Taking God So Long?
Like me, many of you were probably raised to believe that men are supposed to be providers, protectors, and producers for their families. This is the most basic of lessons for women growing up in an era where being a wife was greatly esteemed. The women I grew up around expected their husbands to be…
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Let Me Wrap My Hands Around My Blessing
Does it seem to you that life feels out of place, unpredictable, even a bit out of order? You’re not alone, I’m feeling that way too. The circumstances and conditions of our current environment are nothing like any of us have seen before, and many of God’s people are feeling very uncomfortable. It can be…
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The Crown of Matrimony
In Ephesians 4:32(NLT), God gives us His standard for how we must treat one another. He tells us, “Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.” As women, we might find tenderheartedness a little bit easier to demonstrate than men. We are taught to be…
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Crave Christ More
Our Heavenly Father made all things in the earth available for us to enjoy, this is especially true for His children. It’s one of the reasons I love the Word so much, because everything that pertains to life and Godliness can be found in His Word, and His Word leads us to His treasures. As…
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What God Opens, No One Can Close
Revelation 3:7-8(NLT) “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Philadelphia. This is the message from the one who is holy and true, the one who has the key of David. What he opens, no one can close; and what he closes, no one can open: 8 “I know all the things you…
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Presentation Is Everything
1Peter 2:9-10(NLT) “But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for he called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light. Once you had no identity as a…
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God Takes Care of Our Needs
Genesis 2:23(NLT) “At last!” the man exclaimed.” This one is bone from my bone, and flesh from my flesh! She will be called woman, because she was taken from man.” After God created the first man, Adam, He assigned responsibilities for Adam to take care of. Some of these duties included managing the beautiful garden…
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Built on Solid Rock
Genesis 2:24(NLT) “This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” God’s plan for unity among us cannot be overlooked. The Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit are One, and Ephesians 1:9-10 tells us that God’s magnificent plan for all His…
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Having a Good Man
Jeremiah 29:11(NLT) “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Warren believed that being a parent was one of the greatest privileges in life. He had always wanted to be one, and when he…
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The Kind of Love that Has Stickability
So many people in the world believe that love is an uncontrollable feeling and that we don’t have the ability to choose who we fall in love with. They believe that when you meet the right person, your heart will let you know. The reality is that God created us in His own image. He…
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Let Me Pray on It
Colossians 2:7(NLT) “Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.” Eric had a reputation as a serial dater. An engineer, he’s good looking, smooth, and very confident. He’s always been…
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How Long Have You Been Waiting?
John 5:3-6(NLT) “3 Crowds of sick people—blind, lame, or paralyzed—lay on the porches.[a] 5 One of the men lying there had been sick for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him, “Would you like to get well?”” In the Gospel of John,…
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You’re So Incredibly Close!
I should have been enjoying my summer trip home to North Carolina but instead, I was feeling sorry for myself. Sitting on the flight alone again with not even a prospect of a boyfriend or husband to introduce to my family. I couldn’t ever remember a time when I felt lonelier. No doubt there are…
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We Will Harvest What We Plant
“If he can’t see my worth, I’m done with him.” Isn’t this one of the most self-affirming statements a woman can make? I heard a sister in Christ say this after she had been expecting her boyfriend of several years to pop the question, and he never did. It is absolutely true that whether a…
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A Man Drenched in God’s Favor
Colossians 3:12-13(NLT) “12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” Emotional, psychological, and physical pain can…
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Turn Your Weariness to Excitement!
Lately, my youngest daughter has been singing a familiar tune around the house. It’s new to her but not to me. It’s an oldie but goodie, and it encourages us not to worry about a thing, because everything is going to be alright. When I asked my daughter how she knew the song, she said…
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An ‘Okay to Proceed’ from God
Genesis 1: 31; Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! Just as a kitchen is the heart of a home, marriage is at the heart of God’s plan for unity and eternity. Marriage is God’s institution. He established the truth that when you have a strong…
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Not Bothered by the Heat or Worried About the Drought
A couple that met each other in the workplace recently announced their engagement. They’re both in their early 40’s and have been dating a little over a year. After hearing the news, Steven, a colleague and friend, said to me, “I would never get into a serious relationship with anyone I work with!” The firmness…
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Unclaimed Is Just Temporary
Deuteronomy 11:8-9(NLT) “8 Therefore, be careful to obey every command I am giving you today, so you may have strength to go in and take over the land you are about to enter. 9 If you obey, you will enjoy a long life in the land the LORD swore to give to your ancestors and…
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The Bridge Not Easily Crossed
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12(NIV), “9 Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: 10 If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. 11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But…
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Choose Me, Please
“Men don’t notice me, and I don’t know what to do to change that.” When we’re frequently in the company of more than a few men that are believers, and none of them seem to notice us, it can really do a number on our self-esteem. You wonder if there’s something you’re doing that is…