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Heart Check: Why Are We Really Praying?
Read more: Heart Check: Why Are We Really Praying?Last week during my devotional time, I was reading Mark 10:35–45, and verse 37 stuck with me: “Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.”—Mark 10:37 At first, I thought, Wow, James and John, really? Were they trying to elevate themselves? Seeking status?…
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1 minute 35 seconds
Read more: 1 minute 35 secondsThis is not my normal uplifting and encouraging message, but I felt this in my spirit that I had to discuss it. Because I think we need a heart check and a time check in our lives and in our society. In Charlotte, NC there was a beautiful young Ukranian immigrant named Iryna Zarutska. From…
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Unanswered Prayers
Read more: Unanswered PrayersPrayer is communication with God. It’s also putting your petitions before Him. But what do we do when those requests go unanswered? It can be disheartening, sometimes feel futile, when praying for something over and over doesn’t get the answer we were hoping for. I have been praying for something for a long time. And…
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Dead to Life
Read more: Dead to LifeThe temperatures are starting to cool down (most days anyway). The leaves are changing. Milky Way is closing for the season – which means no more delicious ice cream. Pumpkins are showing up EVERYWHERE. What could this mean? Summer is over and….. And I don’t like it. Listen, I’m a beach girl. I like the…
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The Art of Being Still
Read more: The Art of Being StillI don’t know about you, but being still is HARD! I often find myself unable to just sit still. Sit in the quiet. I am nearly constantly moving. Whether it be cleaning while watching TV with my family. Listening to the Bible while creating graphics. Bouncing my leg while sitting in a work meeting. I…
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Sleeping Beauty had it wrong…
Read more: Sleeping Beauty had it wrong…I think we all know the story of Sleeping Beauty. Princess Aurora was cursed as a baby by a vindictive sorceress that she would prick her finger on a spindle at the age of 16 and die. Then the fairies changed the curse that she wouldn’t die, but fall asleep until her prince would wake…
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Purple Shirt
Read more: Purple ShirtTwice a year, my church does a 21 Days of Prayer. During this time, we make sure to dedicate time spent in prayer. People from the church and sometimes outside the church send us all sorts of prayer requests ranging from cancer and health needs to jobs and kids. During the weeks of 21 Days…
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Heartaches and Bad Tastes
Read more: Heartaches and Bad TastesMy heart has ached so much for the people in the beautiful state of Florida, the great state of Texas and all others affected by the hurricanes. My heart also goes out to all of those that are affected by the wildfires out in the west. But even more so, my heart grieves over some…
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Opportunities amidst the frustration and chaos?
Read more: Opportunities amidst the frustration and chaos?I am often amazed at how when I pray specifically for something, something else happens that seems to counteract what I am praying for. For example, if I am praying to be a better wife to my husband, seems that something happens and a fight erupts and it’s more of an I want to punch…
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