Tag: Week 5 // Monday

Wait on the Lord

Waiting! The bane of most of us. We do not like to wait. In fact, technological advancements have increased our dislike for waiting because we have fast everything. The very thought that we have to wait for anything irks us. And sadly, somehow we have imported that attitude into our

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An Indestructible Kingdom

I sat in my beach chair watching as two young girls were building a large kingdom in the sand.  They worked in tandem moving buckets of sand and placing them just right to erect a glorious structure. Once they were finished, the two architects stood back and smiled at their

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What Really Matters

My favorite moments on this earth always involve two things: people and hugs. It’s as if the times when I am embraced or the times I get to embrace others are moments in which time stops and God reminds me what truly matters. I admit, I often need that reminder;

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Gifts of Grace

My husband has the gift of encouragement. It seems as if every time he speaks, his words build others up. I always thought I was an encourager of others, that is, until we got married. I quickly saw what it looks like to continually use words of affirmation. What I

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Give God Full Access

  You can have everything you need. Your marriage is falling apart; you can have everything you need. Infertility is breaking your heart; you can have everything you need. Work is crushing your spirit; you can have everything you need. Grief is overwhelming your soul; you can have everything you

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Remember

It is good to remember God. He dwells in heaven, almighty and all-powerful. He created the world by His voice. He created mankind as a special and set-apart creation in His image for a relationship with Himself. Even though we have all sinned and rebelled against the One who made

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Claim God’s Promises

“And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit (which is the word of God).” – Ephesians 6:17 Welcome to another week of our study! This week, we will be focusing on the Helmet of Salvation. I love how today’s SOAP verse, Ephesians 6:17, doesn’t ask whether

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Two Treasures

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 6:21     Where is your treasure upon which all of your love is targeted?  Your spouse, your child, money, career, or a ministry?  Or is it Christ and His inheritance?   I would love to tell

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Building Endurance

My whole life all I’ve ever wanted to be was a wife and a mother. In my mind, I’d meet some great guy in college, get engaged and get married the summer after graduation. Then a couple years later we would start our family and live happily ever after. That’s

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The Cost

  “Whoever does not carry his own cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.” – Luke 14:27   I remember a time from my childhood when I really, really wanted a specific toy. I asked my mom for it and she told me I could get the toy if

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