Tag: #jesuslovesyou
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3-4-23 Saturday Encouragement
He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. Psalm 23:2-3a Sweet friends, I’m an early to rise, early to bed kind of gal. I rarely sleep in, even on Saturdays and I rarely cat-nap. I’m a go, go, go, kind of gal 7 days a…
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Strength is for Service
Those of us who are strong and able in the faith need to step in and lend a hand to those who falter, and not just do what is most convenient for us. Strength is for service, not status. Each one of us needs to look after the good of the people around us, asking…
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Throwback Thursday: 3-2-23
I get it. Sometimes knowing how to pray is hard. Our words don’t feel eloquent enough. Our thoughts feel too jumbled. Some days we’re so emotional, so overwhelmed by the weight of life, that we do well to form words at all. Because He knows us and He wants us to grow, God gives us…
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Words Matter: Troubled vs. Tempted
We have this treasure in clay jars so that it may be made clear that this extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us. 2 Corinthians 4:7 An English major through and through, I’m a lover of language and a firm believer in the importance of citing sources and supporting claims. It…
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Power to Save
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. Psalm 46:1-3 Every so often, in all of our lives, we experience a storm. Some are concentrated, short…
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A Joy that is Full!
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be full. John 15:11 A few years ago, I bought my husband a pendant for his keyring that read: Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire. I bought it because he…
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2-26-23 Sunday Encouragement
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 There’s been a song featured on my favorite music streaming channel lately that I just can’t get out of my head. Specifically, the chorus. It goes…
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Where is Your Treasure Stored?
“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.” Matthew 6-19-21 Friday…
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A Heart That Is Wise
Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Proverbs 4:23 As we continue to examine God’s faithful care for and transformation of our hearts, I can’t help but think about how God isn’t the only one interested in our hearts. Sweet friend, the enemy is just as interested in the…
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A New Heart
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26 Lately, I just cannot get over God’s fascination with our hearts. Recently we’ve looked at how He gives us a heart to know…
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