Identity In Christ

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Words & Conversations to ourselves and others…

Our words carry weight. They can help build a wall so others cannot get in, as well as tear down that wall. Ephesians 4:29 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”…

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Fears…

“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God, I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 What do you do when you are in the midst of fear? How do you not allow that fear to…

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Daily Grieving

How do you grieve? What do you grieve? Where do you grieve? Do you find yourself lost in grief without a sense of an end? Do you grieve the longings you feel for community, to have a place to belong? Grief is overwhelming at times. I have been there and am currently walking through a…

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Beautifully Broken

There is a piece of jewelry that pops up on my newsfeed on Facebook. It is one with different size rectangle cubic zirconia in a row. It is called “Beautifully Broken” and contains a written piece of encouragement. When I see it, I think about how many different ways I have experienced brokenness and God’s…

Wailing Wall, visible wall as a reminder of the invisible walls we put up

Walls

What do you think of when you hear the word “walls”? Of course, you think of buildings or houses. But what about the walls we put up around ourselves? Why do we build those walls? Who are we keeping out? Or who are we keeping in? I have built walls around me. I learned to…

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Chasing God

This is the last week of a Bible Study that started in January. The study was “Chase Study, Chasing after the heart of God” by Jennie Allen. In wrapping up, it asked the question, “what has most convicted you while studying the life of David?” As I read the question and the ones that came…

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Identity

Who we are and where we came from seems to be all the rage these days. With genealogy websites popping up on the internet and the DNA testing being advertised on TV and on the internet. But what if our focus on finding out who we are shifted. Instead of where in the world did…

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insecurities…again

Insecurities happen because our view of ourselves has been derailed by others. Yes, others not us. Think about it this way, we experience at a young age hurtful words or actions. We take those experiences and store them. Sometimes the storing is unintentional, while other times we are very intentional. We want to figure out…

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TIRED

My blog is designed to use my life experiences to find God’s Grace. That means I need to be honest and pretty open. The real trick is to not listen to the whispers I have in my head. Oh you know the ones, they are in your head too. These are the things you hear…