Find Christian encouragement through God’s Word as you weather the obstacles and storms of your busy, everyday life.
I’m very excited for you to meet my friend Heather from Lessons From Home! She is guest posting this week to kick off our series on God’s gift of comfort. Now is the perfect time to refresh our hope in Christ that brings comfort and peace!
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We are living in strange times right now. There is nothing normal about our lives. Things are changing so quickly, sometimes by the hour! The headlines are confusing and scary, which makes our personal lives feel the same. But in the center of all this uncertainty and trouble, we can cling to one certainty- our
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The new year is always an exciting time. It’s a blank canvas to fill with exciting plans and possibilities. I think everyone is anticipating this new year with hope and ready to leave last year behind. The new year typically brings a fresh commitment to healthy living. I’m convicted to not just keep my physical body
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Last week we looked at the abundant blessings from God as depicted in the song “The Blessing.” We only scratched the surface of how He abundantly blesses us. Doesn’t it amaze you that He wants to bless us? The keys to living abundantly in Him are ours for the taking!
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I’ve observed a rash of articles about using positive affirmations as a habit to bring you happiness. Positive affirmations and positive thinking sound, well, positive. But they are deceptive in that they want us to believe if we tell ourselves we are grateful, happy, calm, peaceful, etc, we have the power to be these things,
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Fall is knocking on our door! The amount of daylight is shrinking, the leaves will soon transform into golden crisps, and pumpkin everything will appear. The change of season brings changes into our lives as well. What will fall and the upcoming winter bring?? Don’t let the change of seasons bring worries. Our creator Himself
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Baggage comes in two forms: the physical stuff you pack into luggage or backpacks, and the emotional stuff you pack away inside of you. My husband and I just returned from vacation and packing extra hiking gear and having an extra piece of baggage got me thinking about the extra emotional baggage we (including myself)
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I came across a recent phenomenon called “doom scrolling”. Merriam Webster describes this as“a tendency to continue to scroll through bad news without the ability to stop or step back.” We have our share of uncertainty in the world today. It’s natural to want the facts and look for answers and clarity. A Bible verse
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We define faith as trusting in Jesus- who He is, His teachings, and that His work on the cross redeemed us from the penalty of our sins. Our faith is a lifelong commitment to be in an active relationship with Him. Jesus came to give us an abundant life full of joy, peace, and strength
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It never ceases to amaze me to see the ordinary people Jesus used in the Bible. From cover to cover the Bible has ordinary men and women perceived as flawed, failures, weak and lowly. But they were able to meet the needs of others, were instruments of His peace, and shared His Good News. God
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