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Are They Pursuing God Harder than They’re Pursuing You?
Dating is a social norm in our modern times, but God doesn’t carve out a space for it in His Word. That’s because His commandment requires us to treat all our brothers and sisters with the love of Christ. Our Savior said in John 13:34-35(NLT), “34 So now I am giving you a new commandment:…
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When You Want Something Really Bad
Abraham’s example in the Old Testament is so profoundly important to us because his deep and great desire was ultimately matched by his deep and abiding faith in God. Known as Abram before God changed his name, Abraham desperately wanted to be a father, and this didn’t just happen to be because he had a…
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Everybody Needs Somebody
John 13:34(NLT) “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.” Everybody will need somebody at some point. It’s a fact of life, and it is how God designed life to work. We need Him, that’s a truth that can’t be…
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Are the Two of You a Good Fit?
2Corinthians 6:14 (ESV) “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness?” Unbelievers are those that do not believe in God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our blessed Redeemer said in John 16:9(NLT), “The world’s sin is that it refuses to believe…
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Never Take Your Eyes off God
Whether it’s the loss of a dear person in our lives that has passed away or the heartbreak of a relationship that has fallen apart, these hurtful experiences can be devastating, and it might feel as though we’ll never get over them. In a relationship that has ended, sometimes we replay things in our minds…
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I Have to Make a Change
After a friend went MIA for a little over a month, she shared with me that she had decided to make some changes to her physical appearance. As women that have been praying a long time to meet the man that God will send, we often place ourselves under a lot of scrutiny. We might…
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Where Are You with God?
Matthew 6:8 (NLT) “For your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!” Genesis 1:26-27 tells us that God created Adam in His own image, and He then took a rib from Adam’s body and made Eve, Adam’s wife. Our Heavenly Father gave them dominion to reign within the earth but the…
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What to Do When Confusion Kicks in
1Corinthians 14:33 (NLT) “For God is not a God of disorder but of peace, as in all the meetings of God’s holy people.” When you’ve hit a brick wall in your circumstances, and you feel as though you’ve utilized all your resources with no positive results, what do you do? You’ve prayed, fasted, stayed in…
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Dealing with Our Flaws
Genesis 2:7 tells us that God formed Adam from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into Adam’s nostrils and he became a living person. Genesis 2:21 says that God caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep, and then took a rib from Adam’s body and made Eve, Adam’s wife.…
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He’s Mine Forever
Psalm 73:25-26 (NLT) “25 Whom have I in heaven but you? I desire you more than anything on earth. 26 My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.” If you’ve been in a significant relationship for a few years, and then…
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Children on the Right Path
Proverbs 22:6 (NLT) “Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.” We live in a culture that embraces youth, but where would society be without the wisdom and grace that maturity yields. We earn our gray hairs, and mothers know this better than anyone else. Raising children…
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God’s Laws and Order
1 Timothy 1:9 (NLT) “For the law was not intended for people who do what is right. It is for people who are lawless and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing sacred and defile what is holy, who kill their father or mother or commit other murders.” Our Heavenly Father is a…
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Going Higher in Blessings and Spiritual Growth
As we journey deeper into the truths of God’s Word, we begin to see our Heavenly Father’s order for the universe in amazing ways. He tells us in 1Corinthians 14:33 that He is not the author of disorder and chaos; He is a God of order and peace, and these attributes are found throughout His…
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The Vision of Your Destiny
Hebrews 11:6 (NLT) “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.” Dating today isn’t what it was 50 years ago. The days when a couple decided to take their time and get to…
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God is a Promise Keeper
1 John 2:5 (NLT) “But those who obey God’s word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him.” Christians sin, and so does everyone else. This is a fact that comes with life on earth. We all sin and fall short of the glory of God,…
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Behind the Scenes
When most of us take a flight on a plane, we rarely think about all the technology and skill it takes to keep that machine up in the air. We just sit and enjoy the flight without concerning ourselves with all those details. We trust the education and skill of the pilot as well as…
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Finding the Treasure in You
After a friend said that Valentine’s Day was a complete disappointment for her, she is feeling defeated and sad. She doubts that God will ever bless her with a husband and wants to give up on this desire. She told me that she realizes her standards are very high and that she is very picky.…
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What About God?
Luke 14:26-27 (NLT) “26 If you want to be my disciple, you must hate everyone else by comparison–your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. 27 And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.”…
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Nothing Has Changed with God
At the end of the day, none of us are sure or aware of what is going to happen in the next moment, day, month, or year. We have no clue. At any moment, life can change within less time than it takes to blink an eye. God has all power in His hands. He…
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Undiscovered Abundance
We are spiritual beings having an earth experience. One of the biggest mistakes we can make as earth dwellers is to forget this truth. In Ephesians 1:3(NLT), God tells us that He has “blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.” Every blessing from God is a…
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Growing Deeper in God’s Love
Discovering the Life-Changing Power of Loving God Fully When our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, was asked by a teacher of religious law, “What is the most important commandment?” He answered in Mark 12:29-30(NLT), “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The LORD our God is the one and only LORD. And you…
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The Blessing of An Entry Requires the Sacrifice of An Exit
I have a few friends that have been waiting on a blessing from God and this desire has been the subject of their prayers for a while. Most of them are praying to cross paths and have a relationship with the man God has ordained them to marry, and they are also praying to be…
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I’m Ready, But He Has This Issue…
1 John 3:16-18 (NLT) “16 We know what real love is because Jesus gave up his life for us. So we also ought to give up our lives for our brothers and sisters. 17 If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion–how can…
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Experience God’s Peace
Philippians 4:7-8 (NLT) “7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. 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,…
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The Heart of a Quarrelsome Wife
“Are you happy?” Jordan’s husband texted her while he was at work one evening. She’d been telling him for weeks how unappreciated she felt in their marriage, and he had taken her out for dinner the night before in hopes of beginning to turn things around. But truthfully, he wasn’t feeling great about things either.…
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The Test of Endurance
Accepting Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior is not a small matter. People have lists of things that are important to them, but the most important decision that any human being can make is to accept Christ and receive the salvation he offers. The Book of Revelation hits this home in a very real…
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A Man Knows Who He Wants
Proverbs 18:22(NLT) “He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the Lord.” I was watching a movie the other day and the first scene was two young boys playing on the playground. They saw a pretty girl playing alone and ran up to her and asked if she wanted to…
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Radical for God
Romans 4:20-21(NIV) tells us that Abraham, “did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.” Abraham was radical in his faith in God, and we must be as well. In…
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I’m Just Not That Interested
I attended a symposium a few months back, and the speaker was extremely knowledgeable. I had been excited to attend because it would cover an aspect of relationships that has been problematic for many people for quite a long time. As it began, it was clear to me that it was not going to be…
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Keep Your Heart
Proverbs 4:23 (ESV) “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.” A couple of months ago, I called my dear friend, Sheila, on the night she was preparing for her first date out with Quinn, a man she’d recently been introduced to. They met at a wedding and instantly…