Tag: identity
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Easter. 2024.
An Easter prayer: Oh, my Jesus. You are my Roaring Lion and the one I run to when my soul is weary. How I love you! I thank you and praise you for your holiness, your obedience, and your heart of love, all of which sent you to the cross for ME. You died in…
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Burdened By Prayer?
“I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul” (Psalm 131:1b-2a). As the owner of a small, simple soul I feel all the feels. This is both a blessing and a burden. Images, sounds, and emotions get lodged in my head…
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Will You Follow?
Matthew 4:19: And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” As the owner of a small, simple soul, I often write of how God is able to use us right where we are, in the hundred tiny details of our everyday lives. But as the owner of a…
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I Long to Hear “Well Done.”
Matthew 10:2-4: “The names of the twelve apostles are these: first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him.” When…
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Rest from Expectations
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:28-30) Life is…
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Joy.
Week Three of Advent And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10). Joy is a resounding theme…
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Feel the Feelings
Roman 12:15: Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with this who weep. There are days when I question how my small, quiet soul fits into the body of Christ. I know that it is by faith alone I am saved, and that any works I do grow from my love of my Savior. But my…
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Embrace the Awkward
Joshua 1:9: Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. My small, simple soul fears awkwardness. Today I embraced awkwardness. Dove in and swam around in it for a while. I felt called to offer something to an…
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Let Yourself Be Real
Psalm 19:14: May the words of my mouth, and the meditations of my heart, be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. I love quirky people. Real people. People with pesky imperfections they just can’t escape! I love the friend who snorts when she laughs. The co-worker who makes up songs…
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What Do You Bring to God’s Team?
My small, simple soul shrank a little at the question. It plummeted from the cozy kind of small to the insignificant kind of small in the space of a sentence. “What is the most important thing you bring to a team?” I don’t know! my heart cried. It was an old conversation in my…