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“Beloved, do we believe that the only way to do something acceptably is to do it perfectly? Sometimes God is more aware than we of just how much He requires of us. He knows how hard it’s going to be for us.: – Beth Moore
“The Lord challenges us to suffer persecutions and to confess him. He wants those who belong to him to be brave and fearless. He… Continue reading
“Thanks to technology, we can be reached any day or night, whether we’re on vacation, at the doctor’s office, or out to eat with our families. But do we really need to be that accesible? Even Jesus took time to retreat from the crowds to recharge his spiritual batteries. Sometimes you just have to be alone if you’re going to get anything done.” Carolyn Castleberry in the book “It’s About
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“We have a lot to unlearn. Since most of our problems – and all of our bad habits – didn’t develop overnight, it’s unrealistic to expect them to go away immediately. It requires the hard work of removal and replacement.” – Rick Warren… Continue reading
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“I would say to my soul, O my soul, this is not the place of despair; this is not the time to despair in. As long as mine eys can find a promise in the Bible . . . as long s there is a moment left me of breath or life in this world, so long will I wait for mercy, so long will I fight against unbelief and
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“We must not allow hardships to create excuses for becoming less than God designed for us to be. If we believe that no mistake was made in heaven when our gifts were assigned, then we must wake up each morning with a renewed commitment to do the best we can with what we have been given.” – Nancy Beach, “Gifted to Lead”
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“No matter what is happening in our current day, it does not have preeminence over what God has promised.” – Harvey Carey… Continue reading
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“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart…pursue those.” – Michael Nolan… Continue reading
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There is a connection between the strange providential circumstances allowed by God and what we know of Him, and we have to learn to interpret the mysteries of life in the light of our knowledge of God. Until we can come face to face with the deepest, darkest fact of life without damaging our view of God’s character, we do not yet know Him. – Oswald Chambers
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You know how sometimes you read something and all the sudden think, “I know!!!” It’s almost like you believed the truth of what the author was writing but you couldn’t really put it into words until he did? Then you realize you’ve been thinking a lot about that thing recently and he put words to something you just couldn’t figure out how to express?
Or maybe it’s just me… Continue reading
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“…one of the greatest stresses in life is the stress of waiting for God.” – Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest, February 22nd entry
I hate waiting for anything. I think it takes too long to pop a bag of popcorn in the microwave and I still can’t sit still long enough to keep “dry in 60-seconds” nail polish from smudging. Waiting is so hard.
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I was reading something this week that referenced Oscar Wilde’s purported last words . . .
“Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.”
I’m a big fan of the humor in Oscar Wilde’s plays and had no trouble believing those were his last words. I did some research to see how accurate that account is. (Yes, it is true for the most part. One biographer write that… Continue reading
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Our next Book Talk is Jen Hatmaker’s “Ms. Understood” and I am so glad I can finally start talking about it. I read this book last year, right after it was published and tried to keep quiet about it until now, but it has been difficult. First of all, I adore this author. She has a great way with words and an incredible sense of humor. If you doubt me… Continue reading
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