Opening my Bible to Scripture describing Jesus’ death on the cross, I hesitated in wanting to read it. Thinking about Jesus dying for me seemed sad. Every year my church hosts an Easter play showing the life, death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. I work in the nursery with precious kids! We sometimes have a […]
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Driving home from my community college yesterday, intense pressure from the Lord laid upon my chest. It was a moment with the Lord in awe of seeing His hands at work in my life even more. I know my Father is faithful, and looking back over our journey together always confirms that. I have been […]
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One of the most intense things I was praying through over the summer was what to do with my girls Bible study! As a senior at a brand new school, the Lord constantly kept showing me reasons why I was placed where I was. Before leaving the school I had grown up in, the Holy […]
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Here is the Truth. I have true Hope. I experienced a love that was in full motion for me before the earth was created. My Heavenly Father knew I would be hard to love, yet, He sent His perfect Son to stand in my sinful place. Jesus knew you and I had the option of […]
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For the past two weeks of college, I have struggled with casting off the coat of lies the enemy has been trying to place on me. The thoughts running through my mind were, “Do you really believe your God is real? Do you really think those things are true?” I think many of us find […]
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I winced every single time I saw the folder in my hard drive named “The Best Summer Yet-2019.” Starting summer and full of hope, I put that name on the folder thinking it would contain some pretty amazing pictures. After my plans for the summer did not all come through, I looked at the folder […]
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You are loved, pursued, chosen, and victorious no matter what you have done. You are loved, pursued, chosen, and victorious no matter where you have been. You are loved, pursued, chosen, and victorious no matter what you have seen, touched, or participated in. God is not a God of shame. We must think about Who […]
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How is your walk with God doing? Hang with me for a minute. Are you actively pursuing God yet feeling beyond distant from your King? Has your heart been shattered? Are you in need of a resurrection? I’m sitting on the beach hearing every wave crash onto the shore. People are swimming and are obviously […]
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A few weeks before the day my youth group left for Forward Conference, I asked my youth pastor, Pastor Matt, if I could still go. My sister Darby and I went together two years ago, and quotes from that year have been used in my speaking opportunities since then. My favorite phrase was spoken by […]
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There are different seasons in a year. If we cling onto summer, tanning lotion, backyard cookouts, beach trips, sleeping in, and flexible schedules, we will miss out on what God has for us in the fall. We will not be able to enjoy the pumpkin spice lattes (or whatever you drink from coffee shops), flannels, […]
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