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“God, I’m Tired.”
Read more: “God, I’m Tired.”Lately I’ve found myself longing for rest. Longing for things to slow down. Needing relaxation. Needing rejuvenation. With a busy schedule and responsibilities beckoning, I just wanted some time to relax. Getting ready to depart for a Christian young adult conference this past weekend called Passion, I was so excited to get away for a…
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God’s Way or My Way
Read more: God’s Way or My WayAs God refines us and prunes us to be more fruitful as John 15 describes, He often allows us to tread waters we were never meant to tread on our own. He lets us face seemingly overwhelming circumstances as He filters through the motivations of our hearts and tests our genuineness. It is in this…
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The Secret Place
Read more: The Secret PlaceThere’s a place where the Lord longs to fellowship with us. A place where we can escape every other thing vying for our attention. A place where our circumstances fade in the peace of His comfort. A place where my flesh is rendered powerless. A place where the enemy cannot reach me. The place where the…
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Getting to Know Jesus: Revelation 3
Read more: Getting to Know Jesus: Revelation 3In the Revelation of Jesus Christ, revealed to John on the island of Patmos, Jesus spends chapter 2-3 verbalizing what John is to write to the seven churches in Asia Minor. Scattered across the Anatolia Peninsula (or present day Western Turkey) these seven churches include Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea, originating in…
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What Do You Desire Most?
Read more: What Do You Desire Most?(You can listen to my message on this same topic at http://fbcbf.com/sermons/what-do-you-desire-most) As human beings, we are so needy for love and respect. God knows this full well. He designed us to be that way. One might think it’s rather cruel for God to create us with such unquenchable desire, but ironically this exists as…
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A Tainted Love and The Sandwich of Trust
Read more: A Tainted Love and The Sandwich of TrustThe farther I traverse this life with my Savior, I find that He is so complex. So unfathomable. So brilliant. So indescribable. And yet as I get to know Him more and more, I become increasingly aware of how sinful I truly am. Though I desire to know Jesus and pursue Christlikeness, I struggle with…
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When God Doesn’t Give You What You Ask For
Read more: When God Doesn’t Give You What You Ask ForSometimes I wonder why God remains silent. Why He doesn’t answer us when we expect Him to. Why He doesn’t give me what I ask for. There are times when I feel like God remains seemingly inactive in my life. In these moments when I find my circumstances overwhelming and less than favorable, I know…
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Muscle Memory, New Instincts, and Trusting in what God says about You
Read more: Muscle Memory, New Instincts, and Trusting in what God says about YouEncouraging others about their worth and forgiveness in Christ can be easy for me….but trying to encourage myself, now that can be difficult at times. It seems that in my darkest moments of guilt, shame and discouragement, there are times when I can’t push through my feelings enough to believe what the Bible says about…
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Overcoming Discouragement
Read more: Overcoming DiscouragementHave you ever had one of those days where the smallest thing sets you off? One of those days where everything has gone right until that one moment… and it’s as if reality is crumbling before your eyes. All because of one bad move. One bad conversation. One bad decision. One bad thought. And you…
Life and God 