Category: Inspirational post
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My Mess … My Testimony
People are hurting. Their lives are messy. Hiding our own messes from them doesn’t give them hope. Showing them Jesus in the midst of our mess does. So let them know how Jesus walks through the mess with you, changes you in the midst of it, and is leading you to the other side. “But…
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How Can God Use Someone Like Me?
So how does God use a small, simple soul like mine? Like yours? In everyday ways and unexpected ways. In beautiful ways. In painful ways. If only we let Him. Because, dear sister, it’s not really about us. It’s about God. “But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but with God all…
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Anchor #4: God’s Great Faithfulness
“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (Lamentations 3:21-23, emphasis added). I remember the first time I felt outright rejection. I was in kindergarten, and my up-to-then best…
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Anchor #3: God’s Daily Provision
“But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning.” (Lamentations 3:21-23). Have you ever wondered how you would face your greatest fears in life? Your “even if” moments? What if your family falls…
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Anchor #2
God’s Endless Mercy “But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end” (Lamentations 3:21-22). Mercy has been defined to me as “not getting what you deserve.” Our actions have consequences. And, friend, our sin deserves death. Sometimes we…
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Three Verses We Need to Remind us of God’s Protection
God is the secret place for our souls that the world cannot touch, eternally secure once we have been hidden in Christ (Colossians 3:3). The fears and trials of this world are big. But our God is bigger. No matter what we face, no matter how bad it gets, He’ll simply never let us go. …
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Three Verses for When Life is Hard.
(And what they really mean.) 1. Jeremiah 29:11: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and hope.” For believers today, this promise is fulfilled through our current spiritual security in Christ (nothing can separate us from His love!)…
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Be Real. Love Well.
“Let love be genuine” (Romans 12:9). What if we stopped hiding our flaws? What if we allowed ourselves be the somewhat awkward, imperfect, “that-did’t-come-out-quite-right” people that we are? Do you really think people would turn away? Or would our honesty and authenticity draw them in? I am more convinced than ever that people crave real…
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Not Enough … But Our Savior Is.
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever” (Psalm 73:26). Friends, please, can we normalize not being enough? I understand why we say it… “You are enough.” We are trying to emphasize the inherent value we have as individuals beautifully created by God. That…
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Let Them See Jesus
“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were uneducated, common men, they were astonished. And they recognized that they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13). My soul may be simple and my life common, but that’s quite all right. Because when people encounter me, when they talk with…