Tag: encouragement
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How Do I Trust God?
Proverbs 3:5-6 instructs us, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight” (CSB, emphases added). I love this translation of this verse. We must know God in all of our ways. This is the…
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Trust: Heart Against Mind
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight” (CSB, emphases added). My small, simple soul has been wrestling with trust. Proverbs 3:5-6 instructs us, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and…
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Easter 2025
As we continue through Holy Week, may your soul find hope and encouragement in the resurrection of Jesus–The One who loves you so much, He died that you might live. Happy Easter. Shelby
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Holding On
“My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand” (John 10:29, emphasis added). To the woman feeling small in her faith today, as if she is hanging on by a thread, as if things would be better if only she…
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Have You Not Heard?
“Who has measured the water in the hollow of his hand or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure or weighed the mountains on a balance and the hills on the scales? Who has directed the Spirit of the Lord, or…
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Trading Worry for Peace
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6). Do you know what “supplication” means? It means to humbly seek…
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Seen As We Were Meant to Be.
“But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7). Do you ever find yourself wondering how…
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Freedom FROM
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1). The world’s idea of freedom is freedom TO. But only Jesus can offer us freedom FROM. In Jesus: We are free from sin, guilt, and shame. We are free from the fear of death and what lies beyond.…
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I Will Cast My Crown
“The twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, ‘Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and…
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A Humble Mind
Lessons From Suffering Part 4 \“Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind” (1 Peter 3:8). How does suffering produce a humble mind? Recently I read Joel Muddamalle’s book The Hidden Peace. He describes humility as having a right understanding of who God is coupled…