Tag: God
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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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CAMBODIA CHRONICLES: NOT PUT TO SHAME
“And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” Romans 5:5 There will be ups and downs in our life. Disappointing moments in which we feel like giving up. Discouraging days in which we begin to…
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CAMBODIA CHRONICLES: SHIFTING THE FOCUS
“One more flight to go! We’re almost there.” “Just an eight-hour drive and we’ll be there soon!” There was a mix of emotions in our hearts. We were exhausted from the long trip. We were anxious to arrive to our destination. The heat was overwhelming. But we kept repeating to ourselves: “Choose joy”. And honestly,…
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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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To fall in Love?
…Singleness is not loneliness Recently, I suffered from a breakup. When you enter into a relationship, you never think about breaking up or the fact that the relationship might not work out. I entered into this relationship knowing full well the difficulties we would face such as distance (we’re from different countries), the time zones,…
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CHaNGE YOUR PRaYER LIFE
” …because you want to step out of this world for a while…” How would you feel if a close friend only calls you wheneverhe needs some help? He maybe needs help financially, maybe he calls to ask youfor some help with buying him groceries, or maybe he calls you just to complainabout stuff going…
BEAUTY FROM ASHES 