There is a scripture in James 4 that says you have not because you ask not. I find this verse to be very interesting. God is a deeply personal God, and He knows our thoughts and feelings before we even go to Him. So why does He not just give us the things we want
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Do you have a favorite worship song? I know I do! However, it usually changes with the season of life I am in or with what God is currently showing me. There are times that some worship songs truly resonate, and I feel myself identifying with that particular song more than others. There are worship
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Have you ever wondered about God’s plan for your life? I think sometimes it is easy to look back on our lives and see in hindsight God’s hand moving. The circumstances we were walking through at the time may not have made sense. However, once we went through those circumstances and gained a different perspective,
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Most of you probably heard the popular adage growing up “Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me.” Honestly, I think teachers and parents used this saying so children would not be so sensitive to things the other children say. I know from teaching elementary school for twenty-three years that
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Have you ever prayed for patience? Some people would argue that when you pray for patience God is faithful to bring along a trial to teach you patience. In the midst of the trial you may wonder why you were foolish enough to pray for more patience. I don’t know if that is necessarily how
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Have you ever felt unqualified to do what God was asking you to do? I sure have, many times. My first year of teaching is a perfect example of one such occasion. I walked into a classroom full of children, and I was supposed to figure out where each child was academically and each of
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Season changes can be very exciting, especially if we know they are happening. When we can look at the calendar, for example, and see that we are leaving winter months soon and heading into the spring, it can be invigorating. Some people may even be so energized they engage in what is known as spring
Have you ever thought about John 3:16? I mean really thought about it? If you are like me and grew up in church or have been around church for a long time, this may be one of the first verses you were told or memorized. “For God so loved the world that He gave his
“The joy of the Lord is your strength.” We find this scripture in Nehemiah 8:11. Some of the children of Israel had returned to Jerusalem from exile from other countries. After rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem, the priests brought out the Book of the Law of Moses and began reading it and interpreting it to
Have you ever studied the people in the Bible and wondered at their faith and how they believed so solidly in God? We have all these amazing examples of people who believed in God, and many of those people did great things. There was Daniel in the lion’s den and David defeating Goliath and Joseph
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