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The Holy Spirit Blessing in You

  “God loves me.” I say this all the time when good things happen. When circumstances are good, it’s easy to feel God’s presence and His favor, but when times get hard, it’s not so easy. Sometimes frustration, discouragement, or grief makes it impossible for me to feel the presence or love of God. When earthly blessings prevail, we feel …

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When You Can’t Choose Joy

I was raw a few weeks ago. Sad. Lonely. Struggling with life. We all have our days, don’t we? Those moments when we can cry at the slightest mistake, unkind word, or challenge. During that raw week, I kept hearing the saying choose joy! It’s popular these days. I’ve probably taught it myself, but to be very honest, I couldn’t choose joy. …

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Fighting Words for the Spiritual Battle

In the Spirit World Freckles are sprinkled across her nose, and two pigtails braided loosely are woven messy. Her helmet is too big. And her sword is covered in fingerprints. Her tutu is tattered, and her skin peeks out from a hole in her tights. But this ballerina is a warrior. The enemy slithers to her side hissing his favorite …

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