We don’t make choices accidentally. Sure, accidents happen. But when we make a choice, we do so on purpose for a purpose. We choose for a specific reason. Likewise, we were chosen by God for a specific purpose.
When I go to the grocery store, I choose everything I put in my basket. (No, the Blue ...
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God Watches To Make Sure His Plans Are Fulfilled
In my previous post, I mentioned that one of my kiddos is facing a bunch of obstacles. She's working her way through a series of medical tests that, even to a veteran, can be intimidating. Add to that, she's 18 and now the "responsible party" for all of her paperwork. Although we don't expect ...
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Your Guide On The Unlit Path
Our family did a lot of camping when our kids were young. Yep. Real tent camping. We usually arrived at our destination in the late afternoon and quickly set everything up. Tent, food, chairs near the fire pit. As darkness descended, it was important for everyone to keep a flashlight in their ...
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God Has The Best Plan
Often I hear people say, "God is good." And He is! But it doesn't always feel like it. In recent years, I hear more people saying, "God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good." And He is! Even when it doesn't feel like it. I'm learning that in a new way these days--that God has the best ...
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Run WITH Purpose in Every Step
Sometimes events in your life line up together and point a focused light beam in the direction you are supposed to go. Well, without even asking God for it, He is doing that for me now. Reminds me of this verse in Isaiah ...
I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still ...
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Are You Drowning, Desperate, Confused? What Is Your Lifeline?
I stood in a wide hallway, crowded with bewildered parents--all in a rush to find their way to the next class. In an attempt to block out the noise, I pressed my phone tightly to my ear so I could hear my daughter's voice. I had just five minutes to make it from one end of the school to the other. I ...
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My One Thing
Paraphrased from Curly: The secret of life is this: One thing. Just ... one ... thing. You stick to that, and the rest doesn't matter.
I am evaluating one of my activities--in light of my ministry.
Very often God uses my husband to communicate truth to me. I trust him, and I listen to him; ...
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