Tag: identity
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Prayer
“And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’” (Galatians 4:6) It is good to remember God’s holiness. He is, after all, the all-powerful creator of the universe. But He is also our comforter, our protector, and the Father whose love is beyond comprehension. …
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I Can’t. Jesus Can.
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me” (Philippians 4:13). There is a much quoted verse in the Bible. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me” (Philippians 4:13). But this is not a holy pep talk, a proclamation of self-sufficiency, or the guarantee of dreams become reality. No—it is a…
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A Bold Prayer
Proverbs 30:8b-9: “Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.” Do I pray like this? I wonder. Because under this…
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How Much He Love Me
Ephesians 3:17b-19a: “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how WIDE and LONG and HIGH and DEEP is the love of Christ, and to know this love that SURPASSES KNOWLEDGE.” (emphasis added) Can you feel it, friend?! Just how…
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What is Your Field?
“She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard” (Proverbs 31:16). Recently I was reading Proverbs 31, and this verse caught my attention. “She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard” (Proverbs 31:16). For the first time, I…
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Let Me Pray for You
I’ll start: Sometimes, I feel too socially awkward to be used by God. And yes, I’m going to pray for myself, too! Father, we come to you today baring our fears and insecurities. I confess sometimes I feel “less than” socially. Help me remember that it’s not about me, it’s about You. 2 Timothy 1:7…
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I am NOT enough.
“But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast al the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” (2 Corinthians 12:9) Friend, please hear the love and concern in my voice when I say: I…
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How Great Her Worth: A Prayer
Today I am praying for you, my friend. For the woman who feels overwhelmed and inadequate for all she faces… For the one who is walking quietly through life wondering if she is seen, if her life leaves any ripples as she passes by… For the one standing at a crossroads, wondering if what lies…
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Yearning to Belong
Jeremiah 30:22: “And you shall be my people, and I will be your God.” Yearning to belong. It is a feeling I have lived with most of my life. Never quite fitting in, never quite finding “my people.” Like me, do you sometimes find yourself wondering is anyone truly knows you and “gets” you? As…
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My Life, My Faith
“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21) I do not want my faith to just be an important part of my life. I want my very life to be my faith. I want Jesus to sink into every crack and crevice, into every pore and fiber of my…