Just a Small Simple Soul. . .In the Hands of a Loving, Limitless God.
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Whatever You Do
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God (1 Corinthians 10:31). Do you teach? Teach with love and pray for your students. Let them see Jesus in you. Do you sing, dance, or paint? Let your creativity pour forth in praise. Do you work in an…
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Finding More
“Therefore, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?” (Matthew 6:25). I’ve been feeling a low-level anxiety buzzing through my veins. Maybe…
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God’s Great Desire
“For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings” (Hosea 6:6). Do you know what God wants from you more than anything? Your heart. Hosea 6:6 tells us, “For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice, the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.” Yes, my friend—God…
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From Broken to Beautiful: We All Have a Story
“Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, ‘He told me all that I ever did’” (John 4:39). I may be the owner of a small, simple soul, but I am also a vessel of the Holy Spirit of our loving, limitless God. I may feel I have nothing to offer God, but…
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When You Feel Unworthy for What You Haven’t Done
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ” (Colossians 3:23-24, emphasis added). To the one feeling unworthy today, not because of anything you have done, but perhaps because of what you…
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Above All, Jesus
“Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord,” (Philippians 3:8). I am thankful to God for a million things, big and small. But if I had to name one thing—that one thing I am grateful for above all else? It is Jesus. Only Jesus. Until…
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We All Have a Story to Tell
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with out eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with out hands, concerning the word of life” (1 John 1:1). Because of Jesus, I have a story to tell. “That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which…
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Running on Empty?
“Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from His fullness” (John 1:16, emphasis added). Do you ever feel in life like you are just running on empty? John 1:16 tells us, “Indeed, we have all received grace upon grace from His fullness” (emphasis added). From the fullness of Jesus: Jesus fills us with love,…
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Better Gifts
“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:11). God gives better gifts than my heart even knows to ask for. The Bible is full of examples. In…
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You Are of More Value…
“Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. But even the hairs on your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:29-31, emphasis added.) God sees you. God knows you. God values…