✨ Verse of the Day
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.”
— Philippians 4:6-7 (NLT)
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Patient in Affliction
Impatient Reaction vs. Patient Response Billy, a young potato farmer, was having a conversation with Satan. Billy was harvesting his potatoes, and each one seemed smaller than expected. The crop was small, and the potatoes were little. Satan offered to Billy, “Follow me, and I promise you big potatoes every year.” Billy responded, “If I…
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Joy in Hope
“Joy is the flag which is flown from the castle of the heart when the king is in residence there,” said Robert Rainey. In a Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown was having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit, so Linus said, “Charlie Brown, you are the only person I know who can take a wonderful…
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He Hears
“I’m pretty sure you heard.” We find 2 timely reminders about God in Ya Heard by Thomas Rhett. God hears our prayers. They are not just bouncing off the ceiling, but he really is paying attention. God may not answer the way we think he will, but he does answer us. God cares about us.…
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What is on your grateful list?
Psalm 103 encourages gratefulness. In the hustle of life, it is easy to forget the ways in which we are blessed. Good things might even become commonplace, so it is easy to forget to be grateful. Not always, but sometimes in the busyness, you and I forget to be thankful for the good things in…
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Feeling overwhelmed by change?
Blessed are the flexible, for they are not bent out of shape. “Everything changes but change,” John F. Kennedy said. As we grow older, we realize how much life really changes. It is easy to be overwhelmed as things change. If you are feeling overwhelmed by change, here are a couple points to remember. 1.…
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Overcoming
We can conquer barriers. In May 2001, Erik Weihenmayer accomplished something only about 150 people a year do. He climbed to the top of Mt. Everest. The thing that made Erik’s achievement unusual is he was the first person who is blind to scale the world’s tallest mountain. Born with Retinoschisis, Erik was completely blind…
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Should we give thanks?
Psalm 92 reminds us it is good to give thanks. Look around, and it is easy to find circumstances causing anxiety and fear. They seem to be everywhere; anxiety and fear seem to live on every street and lurk around every corner. It is easy to be consumed by circumstances. Psalm 92 recommends we counterbalance…
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God, why?
A Familiar Question Asked in Psalm 73. Why? Parents of young children hear this question a lot, and it is a question that comes up in all seasons of life. Sometimes, the question comes up in our relationship with the Lord. It did for Asaph, the writer of Psalm 73. He was one of the…
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Are we running after the right ambitions?
“It’s about the people that you love and the places that you saw. Finding peace in the chaos, and beauty in the flaws.” What are we running after? What are we trying to achieve? Are we always comparing ourselves to the neighbor next door? Beauty in the Flaws by Sophia Scott reminds us it is…
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