Find Christian encouragement through God’s Word as you weather the obstacles and storms of your busy, everyday life.
I recently heard the song “We Were Made to Be Courageous” by Casting Crowns. My first thought was “living a courageous life is not my strong point, Lord.” Maybe I inherited less of that gene or something. Maybe past hurts and insecurities keep me a little more on the fearful side. It seems we live […]
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While searching for our purpose, we learned that our ultimate purpose in life is to love God wholeheartedly. From there, we are to love others with his compassion. Jesus specifically instructs us to “love your neighbor as yourself.” He understood the importance of self-love. So, I wondered- How Do We Love Ourselves?
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Have you ever had a “mountain top experience”? I had one when I went through a weekend retreat some years ago. Maybe you’ve had them at a youth camp, when you were baptized, or just a time when God moved in you in a mighty way. God gives us amazing gifts and teaches us
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Last week we looked at our walk with God. How is it going for you? This week I want to continue on the same topic, with a bit of a twist. Wouldn’t it be nice if we had an internal GPS system for following God’s direction in our lives? I was out-of-state a few weeks
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Happy Anniversary Busy Blessed Women! Exactly one year ago today, I published my very first blog post. The gifts from God have been extraordinary! From the beginning, I told myself that even if only one person took something positive away from this blog, then it was worth all the work. It took time
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I went to my first writer’s conference last summer, and one of the things that stood out to me was their plea to start/keep writing. They told us that we were desperately needed. Why? Because we had no idea how many lonely people there are in the world. They need hope and the love of
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What do you think of when you hear the word “revival’? An old-time tent meeting? A Billy Graham crusade? A fiery sermon? I read a disheartening article about the decline of mainstream denomination churches and their membership. Let’s look at the many reasons why we need a spirit of revival in our churches.
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How much thought do you give to the truth that as Christians, Jesus dwells in us?A) NeverB) SometimesC) DailyD) Say what??? Christ in me? I came across 2 Corinthians 13:5 and in it, Paul was speaking to the believers in Corinth: “Or do you not realize about yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you?” That
Last week’s blog referenced Luke 17:4 when Jesus was teaching his disciples about forgiveness. They asked him to increase their faith in order for them to do what He asked. I felt a little stab in the heart when I read that verse. I’ve struggled a bit with forgiveness in my past. I’ve wrestled about
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Last week we did a little digging into Jesus’ command to his disciples to be the salt of the earth. This week I want to think about the rest of that teaching- Matthew 5:14 (NIV) “You are the light of the world.” I’ve loved lighthouses ever since I first saw them. I grew up within
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