Category: Christian Living
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IMPERFECTION
As soon as we got home, I remember looking down and seeing a gray stain smack dab in the middle of my shirt. My heart sunk. I closed my eyes and thought, “Please, don’t be smudged! It can’t be smudged!” And that whole week I anxiously waited for the phone call. That afternoon my sister…
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CROWN OF SPLENDOR
The crunching sound could be heard as my shoes hit the sand, one foot in front of the other. All background noises seemed to fade away into the distance. I could only hear my breathing and the hard thump of my heart. Hair whiplashing my face as I kept running. Cold air numbing my face.…
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NEVER FULLY BEEN
“Let me tell the tale Of a girl who didn’t stop, Who climbed up every mountain Without a pause upon the top. She’d dance until each blade of grass Was clothed in drops of dew, And the sun knew her by name But the silver moon did too. For a fear had settled in her…
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BATTERING WINDS
“Your Father loves you, and although it is not necessarily a moment of feeling it, act out of conviction and with faith, run to His arms—He awaits you! Take refuge in Him in the midst of this storm… Even if the winds batter against you, your Father holds you. Even if the enemy wants to…
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REMAINING STAGNANT
“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:” I cried. There were so many questions hiding in my heart. I was scared of what my next steps would be. I was unsure of what my future held. I thought I had it all figured out and then I felt ashamed.…
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CAMBODIA CHRONICLES: NEVER TAKING—ONLY ADDING
“Believe me, I was a little skeptical if this was a real person texting me or if someone was just playing a joke on me. When I read the text message, I was quite surprised and felt unsure of what to do. But I prayed, asking God to guide me.” Prior to our trip to…
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IS IT A CHOICE?
“You have 10 days…” Just 10 days to figure out such a huge and complicated issue. Prior to this conversation, God had been speaking to us very clearly about the fruits of the Spirit. We had shared with the kids in the children’s home about love and how they could show love to others. But…
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JUST A SNIPPET
“Saying that you’re going is one thing but actually taking that step forward and doing it, that’s an entirely different thing in itself.” I remember one of the missionaries saying this to me as I got ready for my missions trip to Thailand. (Read blog post THE DREAM where I share about my journey to…
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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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