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THROW OFF EVERYTHING
“Success doesn’t come in moments, but it grows throughout a lifetime of walking with God each and every day.” (Counting the Cost devotional by Second Baptist Houston) What does it mean to have success? The dictionary defines it as “the accomplishment of an aim or purpose; the attainment of fame, wealth, or social status”. The…
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PRESSED AND CRUSHED
“You cannot bear the weight of this pressure alone…Lean, daughter, lean.” God knew the pain and struggle I was going through. As I opened my devotional, I read this phrase and I felt it speak to my heart. It was as if the words were coming alive. It was like I could hear God speaking…
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SING TOGETHER
“Then sings my soul, my Savior God to Thee, How great Thou art, how great Thou art…” The different voices could be heard singing in unison the great hymn, “How Great Thou Art” late at night. Many of us at that moment forgot all about our worries as we entered into a realm of joy…
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THE DREAM
“Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.” Psa 143:8 (ESV) As the plane started it’s descension onto the runway, I felt my heart stop. “This is it” I thought to myself, “there’s no turning back now”. If you would have told me as a little girl that I…
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BIND US UP
We all have wounds—emotional or physical. But then they begin to scar. Every scar we have tells of a hidden story. Some scars are small and unnoticeable while others constantly remind us of what happened. But have there been wounds that have taken a while to heal due to their depth or size? Recently God…
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DEPRIVED OF OXYGEN
Have you ever felt like you just want to give it all up? Or maybe there’ve been moments where you can’t see the light in that dark tunnel. You slowly start to feel the walls around you steal away the only oxygen you have left. Have you ever gone through a situation in which you…
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COULD HAVE BEEN QUEEN
“Did you say twenty?! Are sure that you counted right??” “Yes, darling, you heard right. I did say twenty bars of gold.” I could feel my eyes popping out as our family friend shared her story with us. Mary said that while her eight children were still small, she found a job as a nanny…
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I CAN’T ANYMORE
She sounded so frustrated, so tired of trying, so depressed, and so defeated. I felt numb as all of her words, just—settled in. My heart went out to her. I wished that I could wrap my arms around her and just hold her. I sat there in shock as tears pricked my eyes. This couldn’t…
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ON THE THRESHING FLOOR
“Go up, raise an altar to the Lord on the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.” ~2 Samuel 24:18 (ESV) In this chapter, we see David call for a census. Joab, commander of David’s army, went out and did as the king commanded. But in his heart he knew, something did not feel right. If…
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I DO
“No, no that can’t be true…” “I just don’t believe it!” “Wait…could it be true??” There has always been a conflict within me. And I’m sure that I’m not the only one. I always questioned the fact that I’m beautiful before God’s eyes. I was always doubting that I had a special place in God’s…
BEAUTY FROM ASHES
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BEAUTY FROM ASHES 