Battles—we all have them. When we’re in the thick of it, life can seem like we’re alone in a deep, dark valley, with no way out. Feelings of anxiety, fear, doubt, and discouragement can overwhelm us if we fail to remember the scope of God’s sovereign care. There they were,…
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I love this time of year when the “ditch lilies’ adorn the sides of the road and dance in meadows. Such simple beauty. They don’t worry about their less than perfect home – a roadside ditch, or what they’re to do. They’re content to just be; no high maintenance, they simply…
Read moreJoy and the giving of thanks aren’t optional depending upon our season of life or the moment or mood we’re in. Even in the midst of disappointment and despair, I’m to be actively giving thanks. There’s always something to be thankful for – God’s abiding presence and promise He’ll never…
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I love this time of year when the lilies adorn the sides of the road and dance in meadows. Such simple beauty. They don’t worry about what they’re to do, they’re content to just be; no high maintenance, they simply take root and bloom where they’re planted year after year. Their…
Read moreMy thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. ~ Isaiah 55:8-9 (NLT) The…
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