Tag: hope
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PERPLEXED
“You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, For in YAH, the Lord, is everlasting strength.” Isaiah 26:3-4 (NKJV) What an encouraging passage yet what a difficult concept for us to understand–“In perfect peace…” Is it possible to have perfect…
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SURRENDER
As we’re reaching the middle of the year, I’m reminded of the most common question we all ask each other at the start of every year: “What is your New Year’s Resolution?” It’s great to have goals to better ourselves in different areas of our lives. But as the year continues we tend to forget…
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IVORY KEYS
“Please tell me you learned it already?!” I overheard my friends talking about the new song we had learned at youth camp. And I nonchalantly commented, “If you’re talking about ‘Let us Search’, I actually have the music sheet!!” I saw my friend’s eyes light up as she asked, “You do?! Can you please play…
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YOU GOT CONFIDENT
Have you ever gone somewhere with no expectations whatsoever; not expecting anything to happen yet still open to anything? As our youth group waited during the layover in Texas, I kept praying quietly, “Lord you know my heart, let Your will be done.” I was not planning to go to this youth camp in Pennsylvania…
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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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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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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…
BEAUTY FROM ASHES 