calling, dream, God's wisdom, obedience, Trust, waiting, Word Wednesday

When the Calling or Dream isn’t Looking Like You Thought it Would #WordWednesday

I wonder if Moses had any clue he signed up for forty years in the desert . . . when God called him to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land. I wonder how he envisioned this assignment when he stood before the burning bush. I’m sure it didn’t exactly play out as he thought. We know he was often frustrated. And what about …

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Bite of Bread

7 Scriptures on Being Brave #Bite of Bread

He looked ridiculous. He was half the size of the man he volunteered to fight, and the king’s armor weighed more than he did. The helmet drooped over his left eye, the breast plate clunked as he tried to walk, and the sword was too heavy for his adolescent arms. One day those arms would yield large swords–he’d even use …

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promises of God, Word Study

A New Understanding of Jeremiah 29:11 #WordWednesday

It’s one of the most loved Bible verses of all time. It’s probably the most memorized and quoted. And possibly the most tattooed!  “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” Jeremiah 29:11. (I don’t know this man in …

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faith

Stop Waiting and Step Out in Faith

Don’t you love it when you ask God if you are really hearing from him, and he makes it clear that you are, but you don’t want to do what he’s saying? Sometimes his call can be daunting like looking at a divide between two high cliffs, one that demands a big step and jump to get to the other …

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prayer, Uncategorized, Word Wednesday

When Bible Promises Don’t Happen #WordWednesday

  They huddled around the hospital bed praying fervently for a miracle. All desired healing and believed it could happen. But it didn’t come on this side of eternity. Their loved one slipped to the other side while they petitioned. Hearts broken, the mourners grieved and wondered why some scriptures just don’t seem to be true, at least in this …

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