Word Wednesday

A Prayer When Anxiety Won’t Quiet : A New Understanding of Psalm 139

Psalm 139 has been one of my favorite psalms since junior high. I think. I don’t know, maybe not THAT long, but it’s been a friend for most of my journey with Jesus. I love the intimacy in David’s words to the God he trusts–the God who knows his thoughts, actions, and the words he’s going to say even before …

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Bite of Bread: Favorite Psalm Bites

  Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. My favorite breakfast is oatmeal, coconut oil, brown sugar, and blueberries. It’s like eating a cookie for my morning meal of the physical kind, but I can always tell when I don’t take time to feed my soul too.   Let’s feed our spirits every morning with the bites of …

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purpose

Encouragement to Wrestle when you are Restless: Find Your God Purpose

  I’m convinced that the people who walk in their God purpose, no matter how big or small, are content. I’m also convinced that as long as we are seeking, wrestling, after what God’s purpose is for us, we will fall on it. I’ve heard sermons that proclaim that wrestling with God is not good because you will end up …

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Bite of Bread, Identity

Bite of Bread: Identity, Finding Your True Self

  I believe very few of us walk in our true identity everyday. Rather than who we are in Christ, we let the mirror be our judge or our circumstances or the scale. When we were kids we found our identity in how others treated us, our grades, or whether or not our daddy told us we were pretty. Hollywood …

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prayer

What to Do when You Have Trouble Praying

Praying should be so simple, right? Yet some days we have trouble praying. Do you pray the same prayers everyday or get bored when you pray or find your prayers overpowered by plans for the day and worries? Girlfriend you are not alone. The other morning as I prayed, the petitions rose beautifully. I felt the deep as I lifted up …

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