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True, authentic expressions of thankfulness will be hindered if there is a root of offense or hurt in our hearts. Sometimes, offenses are blatant, but at other times, they can build over time and become hidden. If not dealt with, they can become a filter through which we perceive others, or even become an unhealthy [...]

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“My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9a NLT
Grace is available to us not only when we’re faced with tremendous challenges, but also for just doing every day life. Even the things that we might consider so simple to us, matter to God and He wants [...]

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“I try to find common ground with everyone, doing everything I can to save some.” 2 Corinthians 9:22b
Even though I pretty much frequent the same places, same stores, same coffee shops, etc. (gosh, I really need to mix it up!) any given day I can run into all different sorts of people – people with [...]

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“…So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. Three different times, I begged the Lord to take it away. Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” [...]

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James 1:3-4
For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
Testing develops spiritual growth. Whenever the living word is planted in our hearts, it has the potential to bring forth [...]

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“I pray that your love will overflow more and more, and that you will keep on growing in knowledge and understanding. For I want you to understand what really matters, so that you may live pure and blameless lives until the day of Christ’s return. May you always be filled with the fruit of your [...]

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I was going through some old “memory boxes” recently and came across some of my elementary school newsletters. The reason I had kept them for so long was because as a student, I had written articles in them. It was kind of funny to me to see that I have been drawn to writing ever [...]

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I love it when God reveals Himself to me in new ways or does new things in my life. But sometimes, some of the sweetest moments I have with Him are when I reflect back on what He has already done or has already shown me. It’s like sitting on the back porch with my [...]

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When I decided to put Jesus first, other people who knew me well were amazed as to how dramatically and rapidly transformation took place in my life. I came to Christ full of pain and hurt, with lots of scars and calluses on my heart and weighed down with tons of baggage from a lifetime [...]

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So we don’t look at troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we can see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever. II Corinthians 4:18 NLT
Many times when things that happen in the natural: miracles, great [...]

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