Tag: Relationship with God

Off with the Old, On with the New

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If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I would turn myself into a morning person who could function on about 5 1/2 hours of sleep. Helpful in this season of motherhood. Or I would erase my emotions’ ability to go from 0-60 in 0.5 seconds flat. Helpful in all of […]

God’s Word Speaking

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My cell phone vibrates on the table beside me. It’s 6:00 AM…my three little people will be getting up anywhere in the next 30-45 minutes but instead of letting their hands tugging on my blanket be what jolts me out of sleep, I’m choosing to get up and start my day before them. As a […]

Love your Enemies?

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Often when people read the Old Testament they are confused about the stories about enemies, wars Israel fought with God’s blessing, and phrases in books like Psalms such as “dash my enemies in pieces like a jar of clay.” How can the same God “destroy enemies” in one part of the Bible and tell us […]

Balance: Free Yourself

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Hebrews 12:1 says, “Let us strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back, and especially those sins that wrap themselves so tightly around our feet and trip us up; and let us run with patience the particular race that God has set before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, our leader.” TLB […]

God is Near

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As I wrote last month, I was laid up all of April, to the point where I wasn’t even cleaning my own house or doing my own dishes. My energy extended to changing diapers, feeding my children and lying on the floor while they played next to me. Things as simple as going outside and […]

If We Got What We Wished For – Deeper Life: James – Day 15

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Begin your time with prayer Scripture James 4:1-5 Where do the conflicts and where do the quarrels among you come from? Is it not from this, from your passions that battle inside you? You desire and you do not have; you murder and envy and you cannot obtain; you quarrel and fight. You do not […]

The Law Gives Freedom – Deeper Life: James – Day 9

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Prayer Today before praying, take 5 minutes to write a list of things you are thankful for. Specific things. Like this: Melting snow this morning My boy’s kind heart My girl’s happy attitude lately Good times with God this week Phone conversation with my friend Clarity about that sticky job situation Recognize God’s gifts. It’s […]

Deeper Life: James – Day 7

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Prayer Today instead of writing out a sample prayer, I encourage you to think on your own. Where is your heart at as you sit down with God today? Ask him to speak to you and draw you close – in your own words. Scripture James 1:22-27 But be sure you live out the message […]

Not Afraid to Ask

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Monday morning found me escaping to my office for my time with God, desperately calling out to him for help. I sat on my office loveseat with my face in my hands and asked God, “Don’t you ever get sick of hearing me ask for help? I would, if I were you. Don’t you want […]

Deeper Life: James – Day 1

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Prayer God, here we go starting a new study of your word. These are YOUR WORDS. Please speak to me as I read. Open my eyes. Soften my heart. I need you, God, and I want to know you more. 1:1-4 From James, a slave of God and the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve […]