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When God Takes Away What You Love
Read more: When God Takes Away What You Love“The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Blessed be the Name of the Lord.” -Job 1:21 Job knew the sting the heart feels when God takes away what you love. When God gives. Then takes away. Many of us face this pain in life. The pain that remains when God takes away something you…
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God’s Purpose in Disappointment
Read more: God’s Purpose in Disappointment“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise Him, my salvation and my God.” –Psalm 42:5-6a It’s easy to feel defeated in the midst of life’s disappointments. To feel broken. Confused. Hopeless. Sad. Empty. But with the help of…
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The Illusion of No Progress
Read more: The Illusion of No Progress“Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior.”…
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Loving Jesus for Jesus
Read more: Loving Jesus for JesusLove beckons a lover to come and dwell. To come and sit. To come and rest. To come and be. Did you know that Jesus Himself beckons you? That’s right. The King of the world… The Maker of the stars… The Artist of the heavens… Jesus. God incarnate. Jesus. He beckons you! Jesus beckons you…
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Loving Jesus for Jesus: Dwelling With the Lord in Love Strengthens You
Read more: Loving Jesus for Jesus: Dwelling With the Lord in Love Strengthens YouLove beckons a lover to come and dwell. To come and sit. To come and rest. To come and be. Did you know that Jesus Himself beckons you? That’s right. The King of the world… The Maker of the stars… The Artist of the heavens… Jesus. God incarnate. Jesus. He beckons you! Jesus beckons…
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The Peace of Paul: “What has happened… has actually resulted in…”
Read more: The Peace of Paul: “What has happened… has actually resulted in…”“And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, so that you can determine what really matters and can be pure and blameless in the day of Christ, to the glory and praise of God.” –Philippians 1:9-11 As we dive into the letter to the Philippians,…
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God Did Not Create Us to Hate Each Other
Read more: God Did Not Create Us to Hate Each OtherThe recent events surrounding unjust killings along with the steady escalation of racial tension in America are grieving to witness. This isn’t what we were created for. This is not who we are. No one wins in this. God created us to be like Him. To reflect His goodness. To demonstrate His grace. To show…
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God Loves to Make You Smile!
Read more: God Loves to Make You Smile!Someone needs to hear this today. Please know it…God loves to make you smile! He loves you. A lot. A lot a lot!!! “Behold my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations.” –Isaiah 42:1 Did you…
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It’s been a Bad Day…So that…
Read more: It’s been a Bad Day…So that…The apostle Paul knew what it was like to have a bad day. Shipwrecked, thrown in prison, flogged, beaten, stoned, in danger from people, in danger from nature, hungry, thirsty, cold, weak… You can read about his perils in 2 Corinthians 11:23-33. Paul learned something about his perils. His most profound statement in all of…
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Finding Meaning in Trials
Read more: Finding Meaning in TrialsThe apostle Paul knew what it was like to experience trials. To have a bad day. Shipwrecked, thrown in prison, flogged, beaten, stoned, in danger from people, in danger from nature, hungry, thirsty, cold, weak… You can read about his perils in 2 Corinthians 11:23-33. Paul learned something about his perils. His most profound statement…
Life and God 