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A Spacious Place

    I’ve felt the need to pray for this next election, so much hinges on voting and electing those who would govern this country in freedom,… 

    Was Down But Now I’m Up

      Rejoice, for the Lord knows you by name! Be not discouraged at how things look. Be a light to the world as you let Jesus… 

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      Be Strong and Take Heart

        Try this, turn on the song Oceans with instrumental or other song with instrumental (no vocals) that brings you into a place of praise and worship… 

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        Why the Dove?

          I was watching our backyard bird feeder from my desk and noticed something very interesting about the Dove. We have a family of small Finches… 

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          The Life of the Heart

            Let’s continue our examination of freedom from mental anguish. The study below deals with our hearts and spiritual blocks that can take us off course… 

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            Mental Anguish & Obsessions

              Jesus said, “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in Me” (John 14:1). Below are two videos that can bring… 

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              You Are Not Hidden

                So many think God has forgotten them. So many think there is no hope. So many have been attacked by these lies through spiritual warfare… 

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                Fear, Rumination, & Self-Pity

                  These three states of mental anguish (fearing, ruminating, and indulging in self-pity) really pack a punch. Let’s define these in order to understand them and… 

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                  Way Not Hidden from the Lord

                    For those who are seeking the Lord and feeling restless where they are, take hope, your path is not hidden from the Lord. He is… 

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                    The Simplicity of Surrender

                      In all we do and struggle with, His grace covers us. I hope it blesses your hearts and encourages you as you continue to walk… 

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                      When Your Call is Devalued

                        Are you discouraged in your role at work or at home? Are you striving for a promotion that just doesn’t seem to materialize? Be not… 

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                        Courage to Keep Going

                          Whether we are dealing with challenges in our lives related to daily living, relationships, career, personal challenges, or in our spiritual walk, God is the… 

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                          Be Thou My Vision

                            Sometimes a simple, classic hymn can draw one away from the noise of the world and into divine worship of God. Be Thou My Vision… 

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                            What is a Shepherd?

                              I came upon this video that vividly explains how Jesus is the Good Shepherd of our souls! If you are lost and undone, watch this… 

                              Jesus, Salvation, & Baptism

                                For those who don’t fully understand the whole Jesus and Salvation reality, please see this movie. In the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John… 

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                                Advice for Living Today

                                  Let us look to the Holy Bible as the roadmap for navigating in our world today. Be not discouraged, beloveds. If you know God through… 

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                                  From Grief Re-lived to Relieved

                                    For a long season I went about wondering, “Why am I so sad?” I finally began to notice the pattern. Pictures of devastating loss and… 

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                                    In Awe of God

                                      Take heart, oh weary one. Do not be tossed about with the noise of the world. Look unto the author and perfecter of your faith:… 

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                                      His Peace Stabilizes

                                        When you do not see ahead, when you are surrounded by loss and grief, when you are filled with joy and rejoicing, when you are… 

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                                        Broken Hearted

                                          Though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we will fear no evil. For any who have suffered loss, disappointment, or discouragement.… 

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                                          Ponder These Things

                                            Luke 1:39-55 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house… 

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                                            Do I Love God Enough

                                              For a long season I have questioned whether I love God enough. I wrestle with what Paul did when he said that which I don’t… 

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                                              Gods Viewpoint

                                                As humans, some of us get focused on the areas of our lives where we think we are failing God. He continues to refine and… 

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                                                What Do Chickens Know

                                                  Did you know that hens talk or cluck to their chicks whilst they are still in their eggs? As the chicks grow older and develop… 

                                                  Mighty oak tree spreading its limbs to the sky in workship to God.

                                                  Longing Fulfilled

                                                    Oh God, this longing for Thee is quenched by nothing else in the world – whether substances, materials, or actions to appease our flesh, whether… 

                                                    Three brown chickens praising God with all their "chicken-ness" in a green yard.

                                                    What’s in Your Mouth is Nothing

                                                      While letting three backyard hens run in the yard one morning, one of them picked up a piece of plastic and began to celebrate. Thinking… 

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                                                      Cross Over

                                                        Today is very important. It is a moment in time when much comes to this place of crossing over. My beloved America will stand. Even… 

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                                                        Bless the Lord

                                                          The greatest of Your Name, we humbly raise. We rejoice in Thee. Hallowed be Thy Name. Worthy is Thy Name. Let us dwell in this… 

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                                                          Sound of Amazing Grace

                                                            In the noise of the now, we surrounded by messages that would bring fear to our hearts and make our knees weak, but God! God… 

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                                                            Richer and Sweeter

                                                              You give up the treats of mankind, those things that distract, those things that hinder you, those things that you seek gratification from. I make…