Author: Andrea
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Need
We’re not required to have a relationship with God. But when we make that choice, I believe that it creates a longing in our hearts where we require more of Him. In other words, we need Him. As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for You, O God. My soul…
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Ask
It’s a new year, and many of us have resolved to change ourselves for the better, but we might find our efforts a little waning already (2 Corinthians 3:5). As believers, we have a right to ask God for help (Hebrews 4:16), but we may find our prayer life a little waning as well. We…
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Repent
Repentance. It means turning away from everything that is not like God: every sin, -ism, and schism that does not reflect the Person of Jesus Christ our Savior. If we trust and believe that He is God and that He is a rewarder of those that diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6), then we must repent.…
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Trust
Trust is the foundation for our relationship with God. We think about trust based on what we can see. We trust the delivery service to bring our order. We trust the person piloting our airplane to get us to our destination safely. We trust our loved ones to keep their word. But the Bible instructs…
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Be Transformed
Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God,…
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An Attitude Adjustment
When God tells me to do something, I try to do it with all my might. But the moment I do, it seems like all of heaven and earth conspire against me (Ecclesiastes 9:10, 11), a cycle I can’t seem to break. I get angry and self-sabotage. I eat a delicious meal that has almost…
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Experiencing Joy
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I struggle to understand what mental health means. Sometimes I am angry, sad and afraid. I get confused and overwhelmed. It is enough for me to rush to a counselor for a mental health check, and to a doctor for medication. In fact, I have done both, and I…
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This Easter
This Easter, I am looking to the Lord in a way I never have before. Things are uncertain around me. People are losing their jobs and suffering health problems. Some people are even losing faith in Jesus. Jesus asked the blind men who wanted healing, “Do you believe I am able to do this?” (Matthew…
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After One Year
Private Devotions has been in the blogsphere for one year. I’ve written all the articles, corrected some of the web design problems, and muddled my way through my first year of the website design process. It has been a year of learning. Which is good for me, because I am a lifelong learner. A nerd,…
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Confident in the Lord
What is it like to be confident in the Lord? It is to think about your life with Him the way you imagine your life with a perfect mate: wrapped securely in His Love, provided for, preferred. Look to Jesus. After His crucifixion, He rose and started walking about, asking questions as if nothing unusual…