Tag: God
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Sadness
When I experience sadness, it is usually for something long-lasting or permanent, like a broken relationship or the loss of a loved one—things I cannot go back and erase. It has happened, and now I must work through the pain and overcome it. If I could give every Christian one gift (including myself), it would…
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Anger
We all know anger. We get angry when someone cuts us off in traffic. We get angry when our boss passes us over for a promotion. And sometimes we get angry with God, for what we feel He has allowed to happen to us. We are His creation, made in His image and His likeness…
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Truth
It’s hard to sit still and have private time with God. We have our responsibilities, desires, and other things that compete for our attention. Sometimes it’s hard because we want God to answer us quickly; not tomorrow or, God help us, later. We want Him to deliver our instant spiritual meal, hot and ready, so…
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Prayer
Prayer is foundational to our lives as Christians. However, we tend to treat prayer like a lifeline when we are in trouble or an IOU when we want something. Nothing more. As parents, we don’t want our children to come to us only when they are in crisis, and we certainly don’t want them to…
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Fear vs. I AM
Emojis are a delightful addition to the technology landscape. You can express your feelings with images and get your point across. You can even string together a number of them to replace a sentence, and your receiver will know where to meet you for lunch, how to take a bus, or almost anything else. But…
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The Choice
At one point in my life, I held down three jobs, cared for an aging parent, and took naps in my car to save money on gas. Eventually, my three jobs were wheedled down to one with paid overtime and I took full advantage. I used the money to buy window treatments, ceiling fans and…
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CURATE a Life
Like I describe in My Cinderella Story, I had an unenviable life. No one would want it, and neither did I, and no matter what I did, I woke to the same difficult circumstance every day. If you’ve ever needed to make a change but found yourself unable, you know what I am saying. I…