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Two-Minute Thoughts on Faith: Gen-X Blast from the Past – Save the Last Dance
Okay, so warning… today’s “Two-Minute Thoughts on Faith” post is a bit out there. But it’s been lingering on my mind for days now, so I figured… why not? And bonus… if you’re of the Gen-X generation, particularly the latter end of that generation, you might even get a real kick out of this. So, let’s do it! I promise that if you hang with me for the end, it will be worth it! (Heads up: This post contains some colorful language.) If you were a teenager or young adult during the turn of the century, think around 2001, you likely remember the movie, Save the Last Dance. Now, although…
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Two-Minute Thoughts on Faith: The Armor That Holds Us Back
Ever get the sneaking suspicion that the protective armor that you choose to wear every day could be the very thing that is holding you back from your breakthrough or your victory? Absolutely no judgement here. I’m in the trenches with you, still learning to let God protect me in those places and spaces. But hang with me for a minute and let me share a story with you – It’s a familiar story. The story of David and Goliath. And here’s a king, King Saul. And this king decides that this young man, this boy, David, should be adequately protected if he is going to face such a fierce…
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Two-Minute Thoughts on Faith: They Carried Him
Over and over again, Jesus repeated the same words: The greatest commandment, the greatest instruction, the greatest lesson… was to love and love well. But how do we truly love well? It’s a question that I have been walking through with God a lot recently; a place and space where He has been calling me to grow. And here’s just one of the lessons that He has taught me… In Mark chapter 2 (TPT), we find the story of the paralyzed man lowered into a house where Jesus was speaking: “While Jesus was preaching the word of God, four men arrived, carrying a paralyzed man. But when they realized that…
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God’s Waiting Room Was Created For Childlike Behavior!
“But hope means that we must trust and wait for what is still unseen. For why would we need to hope for something we already have? So because our hope is set on what is yet to be seen, we patiently keep waiting for its fulfillment.” Romans 8:24-25 TPT I feel like I have to giggle just a bit at this title. The truth is that when I picture a waiting room, I envision myself in a sterile and cold doctor’s office with a big note in huge, bold letters placed on the door listing out all of the do’s and don’ts of waiting room etiquette. I imagine a stern…
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Prophetic Art for the Non-Artist Beginner (Like Me!)
My newest piece of prophetic art had me in all the feels. You see, over the last few years, God has been walking me through a powerful season of understanding my true “identity” in Him and this piece of art – a combination of paint, gel matte, and collage work – was a heartfelt visual representation of the healed place that He had brought me into and a beautiful reminder of where I wanted to deeply root and remain. For your ease of navigating and reading, the rest of this post is divided into four distinct sections: My “Why” For Creating Prophetic Art The Message Behind My Most Recent Piece…
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Am I Really Lovable? Finding God’s Truths in the Ashes
Can I share something with you today in the spirit of vulnerability and encouragement? This right here was one of the hardest truths for me to accept in my journey through healing. Like many of you, I have experienced firsthand the life-crushing weight of shame, fear, and insecurity. I have walked through very difficult seasons feeling hopeless and lost. I have known the pain of facing really hard days alone and deeply broken. But I learned something powerful in each of those places and spaces: From our darkest seasons, God pieces together our most beautiful breakthroughs! And mine was no exception. In fact, it was nothing short of miraculous. But…
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My 3-Step Approach to New Year’s Resolutions! A Brand-New Way to Start Your 2023!
I’m ending 2022 with total gratitude, my friends! Gratitude for the growth! Gratitude for the beautiful God moments in between the ups and the downs. Gratitude for where I stand today vs where I stood yesterday. Gratitude for the blessings, even on the days when I can’t seem to see past the rubble. And today, I’m choosing to be especially grateful for the promises that I’m still leaning into, that I’m still waiting to see, because I know the goodness of my Promiser and I know that He loves me. Grateful, my friends, that His mercies are new every morning and His love and grace pours out with every breath.…
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Can You Trust God With It? The Short Answer: Yes, Absolutely!
Sometimes it won’t look the way you thought it would. Sometimes your heart will feel heavy with all the questions, the hurt, and the fear. But, my friends, always remember who calls your name in those moments because He is the true source of all comfort and peace. Just read what happened to me yesterday… If you watched the New Year’s video about my 3-Step Approach to Resolutions, you know about the “wish list”. There were several exciting things on mine this year. After watching the way that God poured through my 2022 wish list, I felt Him encouraging me with the same word all year: Bold. Be bold. And…
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Chapter 15: Redefining Perfection (Happy New Year, Friends!)
Let’s take a minute and talk about the elephant in the room… Imperfection. We work so hard to be the perfect wife, perfect mom, perfect daughter, perfect sibling, employee, friend, boss, Christian, neighbor, woman… whew! I’m exhausted just writing it. But, let’s face it… Trying to chase perfection is like trying to put a fitted sheet on our king-size bed. You see, we recently added this 4” foam mattress topper that makes the bed extra comfy, but it also creates a real struggle when attempting to get the fitted sheet secured in place. You get the final corner nice and snug and you feel so proud, and then another corner…
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Living Bold: Created for a Divine Purpose
The righteous are as BOLD as a lion. (Proverbs 28:1 NIV) Welcome to the second devotional in our personal family devotional series, my friends! I am so excited about this message! Earlier this week, I asked my son to write down questions that he had about God (or doing life with God) so that we could focus on them for our weekly family devotionals. You see, I find that kids ask really great questions that make for fantastic and intriguing points of Biblical research and discovery. Well, one of his first questions this week didn’t really surprise me: “Why would God create us bold?” But before we launch into that,…
