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How God Walks With You Through the Unexpected
Have you been blindsided by the unexpected? Read more to find out how God walks with you through it.
Your Life in the Hands of God
Do you wonder about those stretching times – those times when you feel like you can’t take any more? Could God be up to something?
How to Make It Through a Time of Transition
Life is full of changes, is it not? The transitions we face can be exciting and something we are looking forward to. On the other hand, we may be walking through a difficult transition that we didn’t expect. Regardless of the type of changes we face, we are certainly not alone as we walk through them. Read more by clicking the button below!
6 Questions to Help You Make Good Decisions in Life
Do you ever wish you had more wisdom for making good decisions in life? Are you having trouble sorting out what’s next? Ever feel like you are just standing in the middle of the road wondering which way to turn? Decisions are hard, aren’t they?
Read more to find a passage from Proverbs that will help you know how to ask the right questions!
Three Verses to Pray When You Want to Trust God More
Do you ever struggle with trusting God? Most all of us have at one time or another, maybe more often than not. Trust can be hard.
Perhaps you’ve been hurt in the past, and this makes it hard to trust anyone, including God. Maybe it’s hard to trust in someone you can’t see. Maybe your situation makes no sense, and neither does the time that goes by as you wonder what God is doing.
Join us today by clicking below to learn more about a key element in trusting God. Find three Bible verses you can focus on and pray that will help you build your trust. [FREE PRAYER CHALLENGE PRINTABLE!]
How to Navigate Suffering Like Jesus
Suffering isn’t easy. Whatever we are going through often seems to make it harder to have the right attitudes and do the right thing, doesn’t it?
If you are going through a time of trial and suffering, you’ll find a lot of wisdom in this guest post from my friend, Beth Steffaniak. Beth’s words have always been an encouragement to me, and today is no exception. In her post below, she shares a verse with us that can make all the difference in how we handle suffering. I was encouraged by this verse, just has Beth has been, and just as I feel you will be, too!
Click below to read Beth’s post and find 6 ways to navigate suffering like Jesus.
Are You Looking for the Joy of the Lord?
The joy of the Lord is my strength. Have you ever wondered about this verse? I’ve often thought about it and felt a little bit like I wasn’t doing something right. I’m sorry to say, but when life is hard, I don’t feel happy.
Have you ever been there? Have you ever asked yourself the question, “I wonder what I’m doing wrong?” Me, too.
It’s taken a long time, but in all my wrestling around with trying to find the joy of the Lord, I’ve realized there are quite a few things that hold me back. They are concepts about joy and happiness that I’ve struggled to make sense of. Understanding them (or not) makes a big difference. Take a look at my list of these concepts and see what you think.
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How to Trust God in Your Waiting
Waiting. It’s something everyone has to go through at one time or another. Some waits are full of joy, such as waiting for the wedding date or waiting for the baby to be born. Other delays are long and hard and full of worry or anxiety. We never really know ahead of time which kind of wait we’ll be facing, right?
Today, I am over at my friend, Maree Dee’s, at www.embracingtheunexpected.com. Maree writes about embracing life in the unexpected. Waiting is often like that, right? Unexpected. Something has happened in your life. It came without warning, and now you find yourself in a long wait while you look for answers.
If you find yourself in a place like this today, click the purple button below to read more. You’ll discover three things you can do while you are waiting. You’ll find Bible verses as well – God’s words to you at a time like this. Find these verses on a FREE PRINTABLE while you are there!
This One Simple Verse Will Help You Fight Your Fear!
Are you lacking confidence or feeling insecure? Are you stalled in taking that next step to go forward in something the Lord is leading you to do? Is fear getting the best of you?
You and me both. We’ve all been there – probably in many different situations throughout our lives. The fear is real, friends, and it takes many forms in our lives. Becuase of this, we’ve talked recently on the blog about finding confidence and overcoming insecurities.
Overcoming fear and being bold is hard, but it is something within our grasp because of the truth of God’s Word and the Holy Spirit within us.
Let’s take a look … (Click below to read the rest of this article!)