Author: Andrea Lemon
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Problems + Trials = Hope?
Problems and trials. No one likes them. They slow us down, frustrate us, make us sad. We avoid them whenever possible. We try to ignore them. We tend to complain about them. BUT God, our Creator and Great Physician, God hardwired us to do so much more than fuss, avoid, ignore, or complain. (Click to…
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Are You Willing to Climb?
“I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize.” (Philippians 3:12) Sweet friends, what hill is God showing you that you’ve been avoiding? What wonderful prize does He have in store for…
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Surrender
May this Lord’s day find us meditating on what it means to really know God, to surrender everything and seek Him fully. Every preconceived notion, every cultural custom and norm, every long held belief, every bit of human wisdom, every normal mode of handling things…to turn them all over to Him and say, “Father God,…
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Why Me?
When tough times comes, we often ask, “Why me?”, but we rarely look beyond our pain or disappointment for how this current time of trouble can shape us to be better people, more useful people in the future. The Bible assures us many times that God has good plans for us (Jeremiah 29:11, Ephesians 2:10…
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What if Every Choice were Life or Death?
Choices. We make 100s or even 1,000s of them every day. We make so many choices that often we make them on autopilot using our default preferences and attitude to make the call. What if though, instead of going through life on autopilot, we took the time to hit pause and really examine our default…
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The Choice is Yours
God trusted Adam and Eve to take care of His earthly creation, to be obedient to a simple rule – don’t eat from that tree. Now, I know, in that instance the ability to make a decision, to have free will, doesn’t seem like a gift to us because Adam and Eve used their decision-making…
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When Will the Other Shoe Drop?
While the title may fit, today’s devotion is not a commentary on the state of my shoe collection (though my husband may disagree). Today I’m talking about the metaphorical “other shoe”, the one that drops at precisely the moment you can least handle it… (Click the image below to read on.)
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You Can’t Save the World
Faced with all of the problems of this world, it can be tempting to think of ourselves as too small to do anything about them. At times I know I have felt as though I am just sticking duct tape over holes and praying the dam holds. Often times, these thoughts have led to defeatism…
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Faith: Why Wishing Doesn’t Work
Over the years I’ve heard quite a few people say, “I just wish I had more faith.” I’ve even said it myself a time or two. You know, growing up my elders had a saying about wishing that – while a bit uncivilized – has proven to be pretty spot on in my life. In…
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The Potato and the Egg
I’ve always appreciated the sentiment of the potato/egg comparison, but I’ve also come to realize in recent years that it needs some revision. You see, we are all made of the same thing: flesh, bone, blood, good experiences and bad ones too. What’s different isn’t necessarily what we’re made of, since we’re all generally made…
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