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Hide Or Seek?

| ADONAI, anxious, attitude, conceit, Defeat, Discernment, enemy, Faith, Father, gift, God, hear, Heart, Help, listen, Lord, The One, Trust, wisdom

Do you have a need to know how everything is going to work out? I was speaking with a young man who had a serious financial issue with a short timeline to avoid a huge loss. Every idea he came up with was shot down and the clock was ticking. In my attempt to help […]

Get In Line

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| Addiction, attitude, character, compassion, conceit, dark, Father, follow, forgiven, God, hope, humble, Joyful, Lost, Love, Loyalty, Pride, Redemption, Reputation, sin, Surrender, Thankful

Do you remember a specific time that you were humbled by something? One time for me was around 2010. My husband and I owned a business that was not financially where it needed to be and I had to apply for a food card. In those days you had to physically go into the DHS […]

Are You Free?

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| conceit, forgiven, forgiveness, gift, Grace, humble, hypocrite, Jesus, Judgment, Lord, Love, Mercy, Pride, sin

Are you a forgiving person? Have you learned to truly forgive others as the Lord has forgiven you? I remember three distinct times in my life that I needed divine intervention to be able to let go. They were all life-threatening situations, one against me, one against my kids–one against a dear friend. In all […]

Recoil

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| character, conceit, Heart, Intercession, Love, Reputation, respect

“Do not let yourselves be conformed to the standards of ‘olam kazeh [this world].” (Romans 12:2) “Recoil from what is evil, and cling to what is good. Love each other devotedly and with brotherly love; set examples for each other in showing respect.” (Romans 12:9) In America, it seems that respect is becoming a […]

Are You Immune?

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| attitude, conceit, Defeat, fear, fooled, guardian, Help, humble, listen, Pride, Self Examination, Tools, trouble, Truth, wisdom

Do you have an allergy to anything–a weed, food, medication, an animal? Or are you one who is immune to everything–you can walk through the middle of a poison ivy patch with no reaction? I was one to walk right in. I have a son who is extremely allergic to poison ivy. Caring for him […]