Tag: Week 4 // Wednesday

Look to the Lord

Have you ever felt that your life was simply imploding in on you? Whether we want to admit it or not, we cannot control everything and everyone in our lives. So, what do we do when the world turns upside down? Today, we will see how Micah responds after Israel

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Unaware of Disaster

They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah: he will remember their iniquity; he will punish their sins. – Hosea 9:9 Have you ever seen those selfies taken seconds before a disaster? Like when there´s someone on a boat taking a selfie and, behind that person, you

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Brave in Fighting Temptation

Throughout my life I have often fallen quickly into sin. Even as a Christian, I struggled to believe that I had the power to resist when tempted. Since I didn’t believe, I fell into sin over and over and over again. Satan had me exactly where he wanted me…powerless, ashamed,

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Giving Him the Glory

“And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:10-11 Imagine the bucolic scene

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He Will Give Us Rest

Until recently, when someone would come up to me and ask how I was doing, my typical response used to be, “I’m busy, but good.”  I somehow thought that it was necessary to convey an overabundance of activity in my life.  If my schedule had a gap, I equated the

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Compassion Covers

Friends, I have to confess I’ve experienced a great deal of conviction over the last four weeks of our Jonah study. Reading his story has held up a mirror to the spoiled brat in my heart. I whine when things don’t go my way. I wonder why God won’t do

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Life is hard. It’s complicated. It’s messy.

Life is hard. It’s complicated. It’s messy. I have a friend who was unexpectedly, prematurely widowed. A friend who is an alcoholic but won’t admit it. Several friends fighting cancer in their thirties. A friend in the throes of an affair. A friend who’s been abandoned by his family. And

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The Pursuit of Success and What Really Defines Me

 “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5 I’m usually pretty content with my life.  That is, until I see that skinny girl on the

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The Hope of Christ’s Return

The Thessalonian church was growing in faith and increasing in love for one another (2 Thess. 1:3). If I asked you, you probably would say faith and love are two areas in which you want to grow. But growing has a price not many of us are willing to pay.

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Run the Grace Race

As we sit in different seasons in our lives, it’s all too easy to want to race ahead. An exciting interview might lead to a better job, which will hopefully pay for a new car, and the car will be perfect for that trip we want to take. Before you

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