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Finding grace for yourself
Sometimes the biggest bully we face is ourself. No one keeps a better record of what we’ve done wrong than us. We push ourselves and demean ourselves, but shouldn’t we be the kindest? We alone know what we’ve been through. We know the hurts and the hells we’ve faced. So why is it so hard to forgive ourselves? I don’t have the answer but I know we can ask God to give us grace for ourselves. Looking to what Jesus taught, he said to love your neighbor as you love yourself. Most of the time I find it easier to love my neighbor more than me. If God created me…
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Christmas will be different…
Unfortunately “quarantine” has lasted longer than expected… Some states have very strict social distancing rules and many families won’t be able to be together like they usually do this year. There is no easy answer for what to do during these times. As Christians’ we should not live in fear. We should be respectful of other people, but it’s okay for people to have differing opinions on matters. So we will have to be creative this Christmas. One thing for sure is that everything will be okay. We shouldn’t fear disaster. “Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be…
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The God who fights for you
If you are feeling down and out recently, have no fear God is there! Sometimes we are too weak to deal with our current situations because we have been fighting on our own for way too long. We aren’t meant to live our lives alone so that means we don’t have to fight on our own. God had been fighting your battle for you. He’s been protecting you from battles you have no idea have occurred. The battles you can see will be taken care of as well. Jesus fought the ultimate battle. Jesus has beaten sin so that we may live with him for eternity. When you feel alone…
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In need of heart surgery?
Now, I’m not talking about the type of surgery that comes from a heart attack, I’m talking about your heart of heart. The real deep part of you that feels and hurts and loves. Heart surgery can come by surprise. Sometimes you need it for past hurts or traumas that you have been dealing with unconsciously. Sometimes it happens with new wounds or fear you’re dealing with currently. Recently I’ve been in need of heart surgery. I don’t deal well with stress and I have been plastered with it. Everyday something new happened that I had to deal with. I was also dealing with anger and feeling misunderstood/not heard. Those…
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Winning the war with yourself
Some days it’s hard to move. It’s hard to get going, to work or eat or take care of yourself, let alone anyone else. Some days it’s not easy to be you. Today felt like one of those days. It was a crawl back in bed and not get up unless I have to day. It wasn’t just the sadness weighing me down, it was something else too. A part of me didn’t want to try. I was given some wisdom, to spend time with God. But I didn’t want to do that. It was too hard to even try. So I fell asleep. The importance of sleep has probably…
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Keeping your hope
There’s been some crazy things happening. It feels like hit after hit of disappointment. Sometimes nothing goes the way we think it will. Sometimes it feels like nothing is going right. It can be hard to put our trust in God during these times. But that’s the best time to trust in him. If we have conditions on our trust, is it true trust when it comes to God? When it’s hard to trust that means there is fear holding you back, fear of what’s to come. So we must hope have hope. Hope is important. What you place your hope in is most important. Looking at what has disappointed…
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Joy despite the circumstances
Today we need JOY! Today we need to have HOPE! Today is your day for BREAKTHROUGH! Today we will claim the good! No matter what we are going through we can know that God is on our side. Let’s claim joy today. Circumstances have been tough lately but God is good. God is the same today, yesterday and forever. Just because situations change, it doesn’t mean God does! God cares for you. He cares about your wellbeing, mentally and physically. Today let’s take a deep breath and trust what he says is truth and is good.
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Faith in the hard times
This year has been full of surprises. Full of let Downs and Pain. There’s been good too. Sometimes we have to search for the good things. Through the bad we must have faith there will be good again. It may take some time. The world never revolves around our clocks. Today, the bad weighed heavily over me. I couldn’t feel anything. I left destruction every where I went. So I stopped and cried. “God please forgive me for not having faith at this moment.” That’s what I said. God doesn’t leave you just because you’ve given up it you’ve given in. He sees you where you are and meets you…
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Taking advantage of your time
We all have heard it, time is precious. We never know what’s going to happen next. A girl I follow on Instagram, her friend, died in a car accident. She was 19 years old and had a baby. Crap happens to all of us. No one is free from struggles and tribulations. It’s okay to use those tribulations as inspiration to do what you love. It’s okay to adjust your life for yourself. By this I mean, it’s okay to not do something because you’re not good at it or you don’t want to do it. I realized a few years ago that I didn’t have to be good at…
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Separation from bitterness
If you are dealing with anger and resentment in your heart it’s time to address it. You did not deserve to be treated the way you have been. You deserve respect and healthy boundaries. When we take the time to separate ourselves from the bitterness we feel we allow love to come in. Releasing bitterness is extending grace. Not just to the person or event that caused you bitterness but to your own heart. Bitterness robs you of joy. It robs you of friendships, relationships, love, peace. Forgiveness and grace bring about so much healing in the heart and mind. We have been called to love the unlovable and when…
