Have you ever been influenced? Probably. Most advertisements are built around trying to get the public to buy their product. But how many of you have been influenced by an influencer on Instagram or Facebook or even TikTok? I’ll admit, I have. I have a nice steam mop that an influencer filmed herself using, getting
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Have you ever thought about the context of the scripture “the joy of the Lord is my strength”? In this article, we explore that, as well as why praise is better than sorrow.
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Jeremiah 15:16 (NLT) When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies. I find this scripture to be beautiful and poetic. I too find such delight in the Lord’s words and am thrilled that the Lord calls
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You may have heard the saying God won’t give you more than you can handle. However, that is nowhere in the Bible. In fact, the Bible is full of stories of God giving people more than they can handle. I think that is part of living a life of faith. Moses led God’s people out
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Spiritual warfare is not one of my favorite topics. I think that some people classify their poor choices as spiritual warfare, and I also think that sometimes people are so busy looking for demons around every corner that they take their eyes off of God and how real and big and amazing He is. Anytime
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Do you believe in miracles? Miracles still happen today, and I am a walking testimony. About a year before I went into the hospital, I received a scripture from a friend at church. Mark 5:19 (ESV), “Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he
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My mom and dad are going through a major life change, which in turn has my family and me going through it with them. That’s what happens when you live life in a family. What affects one will affect all, but I think that is the way God designed it. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (ESV) says, “Two
My book launch party for the Christian fiction book I wrote, Wrapped in Mercy, was a couple of weeks ago. Writing and publishing this book had been a long-time dream of mine. Then, in the midst of publishing the book, I had a health crisis and ended up in the hospital for eight long months.
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Suffering. This is not a topic I find enjoyable. I would rather discuss the joy of the Lord or the peace of the Lord, or any number of the fruits of the Spirit. Or even better, the victorious and abundant life we have in Jesus. Sign me up for those Bible studies. However, the Bible
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If you have ever read through the Psalms, you may have noticed many of the Psalmists are full of big emotions and feelings. Some of the Psalms express anger, grief, sorrow, and worry but also end with worshipping God or putting faith in God. What we can glean from this is emotions and feelings are
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