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Think about the potential tiny things have to wreak much havoc. A little bit of gossip can destroy a community’s mindset and set it on a negative path. A small complaint can lead us down a stairwell of ingratitude. A spark can become a forest fire. Little things, left unchecked, can become disastrous.
Read MoreWhatever your place in life, whatever your passion, whatever your profession, whatever inspires you, whatever you love, one truth unifies all these things: God did it first, and He did it better. We are made to create, to build, to inspire, to love, because that is Who God is, and whether one believes it or not, we have all been made in His image. Guest post by P.S. Patton, author, The Withering.
Read MoreThis week, I share 12 blogs I’ve written over the last several years on healing after hard times and suffering. I hope they help you in some way.
Read MoreConsider today whether God is making you wait for a reason. Maybe He’s preparing your heart, or someone else’s. Maybe He’s orchestrating the exact, perfect details so the thing planned will be better than we can possibly imagine. Maybe we’re not ready yet. Maybe he’s trying to prevent a disaster caused by the rushing.
Read MoreIt took me far too long into my adult years to figure out all this social orchestration and misfit angst was nonsense, and as a child of God, I only needed to worry about pleasing God. That’s where I sit today, finally liberated from my shackles of worry, self-doubt and pain. A blog on identity in Christ.
Read MoreWhen things are continually cropping up in our minds, in our dreams, even in the pattern of relationships we form with others, it’s a sign the past isn’t really gone—despite our intentions to make it so. Is there a benefit to stepping back so we can move on? What if we need to go backwards in order to go forward?
Read MoreWe get so busy and wear so many “hats” in life, and distractions can easily take our focus off the most important things. But remembering who we are—and Whose we are, as God’s precious and beloved child—crystallizes our priorities when the clamor of the world gets too loud.
Read MoreLove can be wonderful—until we sabotage it with unrealistically high expectations and comparisons that our partner can never live up to. When it comes to our relationship with God, it’s much the same. My devotional-blog on becoming: How our love relationship with God is a work in progress.
Read MoreSometimes, our culture’s portrayal of romance can poison our expectations of what real, lasting love is and how to achieve it. Trouble often arises when we compare our life or wants with what’s depicted in movies, books, or social media. The “comparison game” sets so many of us up for failure. Here, some myths on love and how we can appreciate the beauty of real, authentic love.
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