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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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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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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 Desires of Your Heart
“Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4(NIV) The desires of your heart can teach you a lot about the faith and loyalty God desires. These two, faith and loyalty, are very important lessons of God’s love, and they are especially important to our relationship with…
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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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Distinguishing Hope and Faith
Have you ever thought about the reality that Moses, God’s chosen leader of the Children of Israel, never entered the Promised Land? Of course, he knew about it, and understood the promise of it, but after everything he had endured with leading the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery, he would not be allowed to journey…
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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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Selfishness Will Cause Misery
Diane became very offended when her friend, Lee, commented on the fact that Diane never gives anything away for free. It’s not as if Diane is short for cash. She earns six figures, boasts about the fact that she can get just about anything she wants, including the new luxury vehicle she leases every two…
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Patience, Tenderness, and Humility
Whether we’re conscious of it or not, we measure a lot by our successful and significant relationships. This isn’t a bad thing, because anything worth having is worth the effort we expend to obtain and maintain it. Relationships tell the story about our strengths and weaknesses. They allow us a window into our faith and…
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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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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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Know Your Ministry
For many years, we have relied on our faith leaders to do the heavy lifting when it comes to the work of the Kingdom. Many believed that attending service one day a week meant that God’s requirement was satisfied, and we didn’t need to do much more than that. One of the things that history…
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The Pillars of Faith and Gratitude
Hebrews 11:1(BSB) tells us, “Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.” Our Heavenly Father created the universe in such a way that everything, from the smallest to the greatest, is produced by His faith. There isn’t one thing that exists today that doesn’t…
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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 Art of Compassionate Communication
People mean the most to God, and this isn’t a difficult truth to prove. He tells us in Genesis 1:27 that He created human beings in His very own image. He adopted us into His family through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Romans 8:29(NLT) declares, “For God knew his people in advance, and 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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When It’s Time to Close the Door
When Gladys opened her own boutique, a lifelong dream had been realized. Her store featured unique and designer clothing and limited home interior items. Her husband, Rich, took a loan from his retirement account to finance the venture, and Gladys had saved for years as well. When they spotted the perfect location, everything fell into…
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Do Ultimatums Work?
Acts 17:26(NLT) tells us, “From one man he created all the nations throughout the whole earth. He decided beforehand when they should rise and fall, and he determined their boundaries.” For the unmarried woman believer that desires to be married to her destiny partner, Acts17:26 must sink deep within her soul. Society tries to program…
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You Must Not Ever Look Back!
Galatians 5:22-23(NLT) states, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” Many of us learned about the fruit of the Spirit in Sunday School. There may have been cartoonish drawings of various fruits and lessons about them that were made very…
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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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God’s Word Is Sweeter Than Honey
Proverbs 7:4-15(NLT) “4 Love wisdom like a sister; make insight a beloved member of your family. 5 Let them protect you from an affair with an immoral woman, from listening to the flattery of a promiscuous woman. 6 While I was at the window of my house, looking through the curtain, 7 I saw some…
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Sharp Discernment
The common definition of what it means to discern is to perceive or recognize something. This definition assumes the one that is discerning possesses some level of background information on the two or more things they are attempting to discern. For instance, it isn’t too difficult for most people to discern the difference between a…
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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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The Key that Unlocks His Blessings
During a discussion, Tracy said that they never talk about sex, serious relationship issues or anything pertaining to abstinence at her place of worship. She said her spiritual leader doesn’t preach about subjects that might cause offense to their congregants. She made this remark when someone asked her how things were going with her significant…
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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…