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Raw emotions – anger, frustration, bitterness, resentment – are the feelings we tend to hide from people we want to impress but spew on those we love the most.

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We live in a broken world full of broken people. But isn’t it comforting to know God isn’t ever broken? He isn’t ever caught off guard, taken by surprise, or shocked by what happens next.
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Break People Shock Surprise World
My goal should never be to raise kids that make me look good. (Oh but how my flesh craves this!) My goal should be to raise kids who love God and spend their lives making His goodness known in their corner of the world.
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Children Goal God Goodness Live Love Raise World
Not reaching back for what was lost in my yesterdays. And not reaching for what I hope will be in my tomorrow. But living fully with what is right in front of me. And truly seeing the gift of this moment.
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Gift Hope Lost Moments Past Reach Right
God is using all of your experiences, both good and bad, to develop your character to match your calling.
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Bad Call Character Development Experience God Goodness Match Yourself
Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart.
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Compliment Criticism Head Heart People Yourself
Do not confuse the command to love with the disease to please.
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Command Confusion Love Sick
Don’t put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.
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Identity Situation Small Yourself
You’ve never gone too far that God can’t redeem you, restore you, forgive you, and give you a second chance.
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Chance Change Forgiveness God Transformation Yourself
Just because something is hard doesn’t mean it’s impossible.
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Hard Impossible Inspirational Motivational
Sometimes we need the salt of tears to remind us how to savor the sweetness of life.
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Cry Life Ourselves Reminder Tears Time
You have the exact qualities God knew your kids would need in a mother. Each day, hold up your willingness and ask God to make you the best version of you that you can possibly be.
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Best Children Exact God Hold Mom Possible Quality Version Yourself
When feelings of inadequacy come creeping in, let’s park our minds in God’s truth.
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Feeling God Mindset Ourselves Truth
If I really want an unrushed life, I must underwhelm my schedule so God has room to overwhelm my soul.
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Calm God Life Myself Peace Rush Schedule Soul
Dear Lord, forgive me for all of the times I’ve compared myself to others. I know that You have hand-picked all of my qualities. Help me to see these things as beautiful reminders of Your great love in creating me as Your daughter. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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Change Compare Forgiveness Greatness Hands Help Love Myself Quality Time
Where there is a lack of rest, there is an abundance of stress.
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Abundance Peace Rest Stress
Spending some time getting quiet can really be the best remedy for tangled situations. Taking a step back from all the emotion, frustration, and exhaustion to sit quietly with Jesus will do more to untangle a mess than anything else I’ve ever found.
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Emotion Frustration Myself Quiet Remedy Time

Raw emotions – anger, frustration, bitterness, resentment – are the feelings we tend to hide from people we want to impress but spew on those we love the most.

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Raw emotions – anger, frustration, bitterness, resentment – are the feelings we tend to hide from people we want to impress but spew on those we love the most.

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