Big things are built one brick at a time. Victories are achieved one choice at a time. A life well lived is chosen one day at a time.
LYSA TERKEURSTDear 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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We were made for more than compromise. We were made for God’s promises in every area of our lives.
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Trusting God’s plan is the only secret I know in the gentle art of not freaking out.
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Today, let’s be determined to see blessings in the midst of things that seem like burdens.
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My imperfections will never override God’s promises. God’s promises are not dependent on my ability to always choose well, but rather on His ability to use well.
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God loves to take people from broken backgrounds and surprise them with possibilities.
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There is power in simply speaking the name Jesus.
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Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head, and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart. The degree to which you do either of these things is the degree to which you’ll be ruled by what other people think of you.
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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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The one who obey’s God’s instruction for today will develop a keen awareness of His direction for tomorrow.
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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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We want big directional signs from God. God just wants us to pay attention.
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What if God’s ‘NO,’ is really a gift? His way to protect us from what we cannot see, provide something better than we can imagine, or be part of the process of growing us closer to Him.
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A woman who is careful with her words is a gift to all who know her.
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God is good to me, even when life doesn’t feel good to me.
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Trying to fix another person will only add to my anxiety. Letting Jesus work on me is where real progress can happen.
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We need to make peace with who we are so insecurities don’t become a distraction to how we live. Just because I sometimes feel insecure doesn’t mean I have to be insecure.
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Not making a decision is actually a decision. It’s the decision to stay the same.
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The decisions we make dictate the schedules we keep. The schedules we keep determine the lives we live. The lives we live determine how we spend our souls. So, this isn’t just about finding time. This is about honoring God with the time we have.
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Life as a Christ follower will always be a learning process of depending less on our own strength and more on God’s power.
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Jesus, I don’t want to be a secret keeper with my faith. I want to be a bold and gracious truth proclaimer. For You. With You. Because of You. Me, the unwanted girl whom You loved, redeemed and wanted.
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It’s not my perfect performance that captures God’s attention. It’s my complete dependence on Him that He notices.
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Don’t put the whole of your identity into the smallness of a situation.
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Don’t let people’s compliments go to your head and don’t let their criticisms go to your heart.
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Outside our comfort zone, though, is where we experience the true awesomeness of God.
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Getting healthy isn’t just about losing weight. It’s not limited to adjusting our diet and hoping for good physical results. It’s about recalibrating our souls so that we want to change – spiritually, physically, and mentally. And the battle really is in all three areas.
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I want to honor Jesus with the things I say and the things I choose not to say. Lord, help us all be so careful with sharing opinions as if they are truth.
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