Tag: identity
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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…
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Flourishing in the Son
“But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His Law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season and its leaf does not wither” (Psalm 1:2-3). Discontent? … Not quite. Flat?… Perhaps. Restless? … Getting closer. I wish…
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Reaching for What Matters
Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and chasing after the wind. (Ecclesiastes 4:6, NIV). My spiritual gifts tend toward small and simple.Simple words of encouragement.Small acts of service. But this world doesn’t often celebrate small and simple, and sometimes it’s tempting to reach for other people’s gifts instead. Maybe you’ve thought…
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God Might Not Change My Circumstances, but He changes ME.
“Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.’” — 2 Corinthians 12:8–10 I understand Paul more than I used to. I spent years asking God to change my circumstances—to calm…
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From Him, and For Him.
“And He has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, with intelligence, with knowledge, and with all craftsmanship.” — Exodus 35:31 Everything we know,every skill we carry,every creative and “crafty” inclination—it’s all a gift from God. And its purpose?To be given right back to Him in faithful service. Not because we’re trying to…
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Faithful With Much or With Little
“‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master‘” (Matthew 25:23. It’s easy to compare the gifts you’ve been given to what others have. To think helping is inferior to leading; listening less valuable than speaking.To think your…
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Wherever You Are, Whatever You Do…
“Whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus…” (Colossians 3:17). Wherever you are… Whatever your gifts… God is inviting you into His story. Your work matters. Your voice matters. Your obedience matters. Not because of how big it looks to others—but because of Who it is for.…
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Grace Upon Grace
“For from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace” (John 1:16). I failed this week. I failed in my job. I failed in my relationships. I failed in my faith. Anyone else? Does anyone else need the reminder today that failure may be part of our story, but it is not our identity?…