Tag: trust
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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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GLORY REVISED
Have you ever prayed to see God’s glory in your life? We read of so many men and women in the Bible who were able to witness God’s glory in the course of their lives. Reading about the story of Moses’s multiple encounters with the Lord, and reading about David’s constant desire to dwell in…
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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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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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THE ACT OF THROWING SOMETHING FORCEFULLY
You type in the search bar: “stress relief gifts”. Ad after ad pops up offering a variety of stress/anxiety relief gift options. From “fidget cube stress relieving toy” to “stress/anxiety relief device” to “silicone pop bubble stress relieving keychains”. Nowadays it’s become normal to see a huge production of items that advertise helping out with…
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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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CAMBODIA CHRONICLES: NEXT STEP
Our hearts were saddened at the thought of leaving Safe Haven School but God wanted us to move on to the next place. During our month in Safe Haven, we learned valuable lessons everyday. God kept teaching us about trust, faith, hope, joy, and above all…patience. This whole time we were learning to wait patiently on…
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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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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…
BEAUTY FROM ASHES 