Category: Following Jesus
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What Has God Promised You? – Luke 2:25-32
What has God promised you? There was a span of several years when I believed I would have more children, but it seemed it would never be. I felt it so strongly about it that I labored in prayer many times as I walked the graveled paths bordering our property. I questioned if it were…
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The Believer’s Welcome in Heaven – Genesis 49:33
While watching a reality show with my husband, one of the contestants gave me a glimpse of what our entry into heaven might be like. As he gripped his walking stick and described his struggles with hunger and weight loss, a woman approached from behind. She was there to congratulate him for being the final…
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How to Know When it’s Time to Panic – Mark 4:37-40
Being a new parent was often stressful and confusing. I didn’t know how to juggle decisions about my infant’s care, like when to hold him and when to let him fall asleep on his own. And where should I draw the line for my older children—between intervening in their disagreements and letting them manage without…
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Comfort for When Life is Out of Control – 2 Corinthians 1:3-4
I went through a season of depression when I felt frightfully out of control. I didn’t like being forced to admit such vulnerability, but life became so dark that no amount of positive self talk, counseling, Bible study, declarations of faith, or prayer could keep me steady. What can we do when important aspects of…
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Advice I’d Like to Give to My Young Mother Self – Matthew 4:18-20
To my dear self at twenty-three, from an older you, This is what you asked for. All your life you have wanted to know your purpose. You desired the freedom that comes from living simply and trusting God. You prayed to become a wife and a mother. Now live it. He added a husband to…
