The better we look on the outside, the easier it is for us to think that we have somehow earned the love of God. It’s just not true. Romans 5:8 says, “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” God loved us at our…
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I consider myself to be a very clean person. I don’t like having to do work that is dirty, and I don’t like having to manage gross stuff, such as trash. But though I like to be clean and I want my children to clean up after themselves, I cannot yet teach my children to…
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It seems like the easiest thing we could possibly do is worry. How many times have you worried about the future in the last year? How often do you worry about provision—whether financial, emotional, physical, or in another area? Worry is definitely something that God has not called us to do, but even though many…
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With the racial tension that has built up in America, we as believers in Jesus Christ need to focus on forgiveness. Jesus forgave us and brought us into fellowship with the Father by sacrificing His own life. We need to be willing to sacrifice our own pride in order to do community with each other.…
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Have you ever had a spiritual mentor ask you how your relationship with God was going? Perhaps it was a parent or a loved one, or even the person who helped lead you to Christ. Did it make you consider how or if your walk with Christ was growing? Now I want you to imagine…
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As my daughter Mirabelle began to near a year and a half in age, I noticed that she suddenly had a greater ability to put up a struggle when we were supposed to be going somewhere. When she was a small baby, I never had any need to fight over where we were supposed to…
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A few years ago, my older brother and I had the opportunity to visit the country of New Zealand. To me, it was the trip of a lifetime. The most memorable part of the trip was New Zealand’s unique and varied landscape. Almost any sort of terrain and climate can be found in New Zealand.…
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Because of a recent move, I had to sign up with a new internet provider. I wanted to know what I was getting into, so I did a little research on available offers. I found one that seemed to fit my need, and they promised fast speeds and a good connection. Sadly, what I ended…
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