“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him.” Romans 8:28 (NIV) This verse is familiar to many. It gives us hope in difficult times; it is a comfort when we don’t know what is coming next. But to fully grasp its message, we need to…
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At some point in our lives, we will all find ourselves in a painful circumstance. Sometimes it’s one of our own makings and sometimes it’s caused by the actions of someone else. Here we are face to face with something we never asked for or planned. What do we do? Thankfully, as a follower of…
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It’s 3 am. I should be sound asleep, but here I am writing. I’ve been praying for a word to share since Tecia asked me to write this post, but I’ve had nothing. Nada. Zilch. Leave it to the Lord to wait till I am asleep to speak to me. What’s unique about 3 am?…
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Why do we find it so difficult to trust in God? We believe in God. We have faith in Him. But do we trust Him? In the Trust series, we look at one last woman whose story encourages us to trust. I asked her the same set of questions I asked all of them: What…
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Ordination Day This past Sunday, I was ordained by the elders of my church. It was a special and significant day for me. I was surrounded by my family and friends, my church family that has known me since birth, and new friends that I get to minister to and with on a daily basis.…
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The exchange was a tense one. Kids were screaming. Mama was screaming. There were tears and accusations and defenses. And all before 9 a.m. All before coffee. We were in a hurry to scoot out the door to school and everything was going sideways. Laundry baskets of clean clothes were turned over. The toddler literally…
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Why is it so difficult to trust God? We believe in God. We have faith in Him. But do we trust Him? We’ll look at another woman whose story will encourage us to trust. Once again, I asked the same set of questions to all of them: What is your definition of trust? Was there…
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Why is it so difficult to trust God? We believe in God. We have faith in Him. But do we trust Him? In the Trust series, we look at women whose stories encourage us to trust. I asked the same set of questions of all of them: What is your definition of trust? Was there…
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Why is it so difficult to trust God? We believe in God. We have faith in Him. But do we trust Him? We’ll look at some women whose stories will encourage us to trust in this Trust series. I asked the same set of questions of all of them: What is your definition of trust?…
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Have you ever considered memorizing scripture? Perhaps you are a lot like me and tend to forget the verse as soon as you read it. I grew up in church and learned a lot of scripture, but John 3:16 and some of the 23rd Psalm are the only ones that I can recall after repeating…
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