Nothing fancy, nothing planned, just pure unabridged writing from my heart today. Perhaps you are or have been where I am. It’s okay. We can begin following Jesus once again. Unabridged Writing Written early Sunday morning, May 30, 2021 Trying to impress people takes away the fun of writing. The joy disappears into obligation and …
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Patience Says I Can Wait and I Can Trust
Fruit of the Spirit Series Do you feel entitled about something in your life so you act on it? Are you trying to take control to get a promise faster? Have you become indifferent, uninterested in God’s plan and promise for your life? Then perhaps it’s time to focus on growing patience. Patience says, I can …
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Follow Jesus and Be Brave!
Are you unsure about some things in your life? Are you seeking Jesus for direction? Do you wonder if Jesus really answers with specific and personal messages? As Christ-followers, we have a God who has a specific plan for us and who loves to guide us. But are we seeking, waiting, and listening for His …
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How to Seek Peace and Pursue It
Fruit of the Spirit Series Peace is one of our greatest needs. We long for peace, peace within ourselves, in our relationships, and in the world. Yet, it seems we don’t know how to find peace, let alone how the fruit of the Spirit peace grows. In order for peace to grow, we must seek peace …
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How to Let Joy Grow and Flourish
Fruit of the Spirit Series Let joy grow and the beauty of its harvest will be evident. Joy is the second fruit of the Spirit listed in Galatians 5:22-23. If the fruit of joy grew abundantly in God’s people, what an impact that would have in a world full of sorrow and despair. The whole world would greatly …
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How to Live Love Well
Fruit of the Spirit Series Live love well. These words gently instruct us how Jesus wants us to live. But if we don’t know what love is and what it isn’t, how are we going to know how to live love well? If we have the whole world, but not love, well, friend, we actually …
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Spring is Here: It’s Time for Planting for a Harvest
“There is a season for every activity under the heavens,” Solomon wrote in Ecclesiastes 3:1. Life, as we know, definitely has seasons. In fact, spring, summer, fall, and winter rotate each year consistently. The Lord has pressed upon my heart in the last few years that there’s a time for everything, a season for everything. …
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How Does Obedience to God Impact His Blessings?
God loves to bless us. He loves to shower us in ways we can’t even imagine. He has storehouses filled with bounty that He loves to open up in heaven and send down to us. Here’s the challenge: We need to obey His commands. God will shower us with blessings if we walk in obedience. …
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How Do We Both Rejoice and Mourn with Others?
Joy and sorrow always travel together as a pair. We can’t have one without the other. In fact, we are to rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn, and this could happen the very same day. How do we both rejoice and mourn with others when we may be experiencing the opposite …
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Are You Willing to Offer the Little You Have?
Do you ever feel little? Like you are personally little and have little to offer to God or to anyone? Or what you have to offer seems insignificant compared to what you see others offering? Are you willing to offer the little you have anyway? I’ve struggled with this feeling of little many times in …
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