If you like this message and think it could help someone, please share it. Thanks! I had a season of life not long ago when anxiety ruled my days and haunted my nights. This painful period provoked questions about God: why is He letting me suffer? Why doesn’t He feel close? What does it feel
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Move and Plant: or, How to Give Sin a Poke in the Eye
Psalm 1 1 Blessed is the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He shall be
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Move and Plant: or, How to Give Sin a Poke in the Eye (part 2)
Hi, you made it! Since you survived the super-long part 1 devotional on Psalm 1, you might as well tough it out and read part 2, below. Didn’t catch part 1? Read it here. In part 1, we learned about avoiding trouble by 1. Being careful who we allow to influence us, and ensuring that
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Jesus’s Relationship Formula: Transform Your Marriage and Relationships
I love self-help books. When relationships are going off the rails, then you’ll find me at the library digging through the 742 stacks (that’s Dewey Decimal system for the self-help relationship books). If you were hiding behind my couch, spying on me as I pored over the pages, you’d see me nodding and “ah”-ing and
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Feel inadequate as a Christian? Pull up a seat at your Father’s table…
I thought life was a dance, but I was just twirling on thin ice. People thought I was a strong Christian, and I agreed. Appearances can be deceiving, can’t they? The evidence pointed toward a woman who had it together: A woman who planned a mission trip to Ghana with her mom, taught Sunday School,
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Is God out to get me because I’ve done wrong? The Bible’s Surprising Answer
I was steaming, and I’m not talking about broccoli. Yet another nasty encounter with That person. She cursed me with the F-bomb and stalked out of the house. Confrontations like this were common. It wasn’t like walking on eggshells around her – I was stomping on glass. Trapped in this hateful cycle, I was desperate
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Just Be Happy: 12 Surprising Steps to the Good Life (part 3)
This is part 3 in a three-part series on getting the good life. Click to read part 1 and part 2. What makes you happy? If you’ve already read the intro in parts 1 and 2, just skip it and read the finale! (Don’t forget to grab your free copy of the 7-Day Gratitude Journal
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Just Be Happy: 12 Surprising Steps to the Good Life (part 2)
This is part 2 in a three-part series on getting the good life. Click here to read part 1 and part 3. What makes you happy? If you’ve the introduction in part 1, then skip the intro below and dig right into the happiness details! How happy would you be if you won the lottery?
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Just Be Happy: 12 Surprising Steps to the Good Life (part 1)
This is the first post in a three-part series on getting the good life. What really makes you happy? Click here to read part 2 and part 3. (P.S. Get your FREE printable 7-Day Gratitude Journal by clicking the link in part 3.) How happy would you be if you won the lottery? Probably about