Sometimes God is in the whisper, the sliver, the barely seen. Faith is knowing God is still there.
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I’m still tempted to ignore rules or subtleties I think don’t matter, but wisdom has taught me to heed instructions and watch for God’s warning signs.
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Stress has a lot to do with faith. But that rope is strong. And we can trust that by taking the first step, the next will be easier because the doubts begin to fall away.
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Sometimes, abiding in Jesus means embracing that strange, uncomfortable middle and acknowledging your faith and patience need to grow.
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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.
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Sometimes situations do spiral out of control, or at least far beyond our control. And sometimes, left unattended, these problems grow so quickly, like trees and vines and leaves and grass overtaking an abandoned house somewhere in the South Carolina forest. Yet God is the ultimate author of redemption. My blog, “Nature Finds a Way, but God is Still in Charge.”
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One bad step landed me up to my neck in a creek that appeared super shallow. But sometimes appearances are deceiving. On looking to God when life gets shaky.
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In this always-changing world, where our feelings are constantly in flux, we must decide: trust God. It’s not a feeling but a choice.
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Daily exercise has been helping me understand that taking the time to breathe, to stretch, to feel the glorious wonder of muscles and tendons and skin all working together in a beautiful dance of flexibility and rhythmic movement, is a beautiful reminder of the blessings God has given us. As Psalm 139:14 reminds me about the Lord, “I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
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