Times will come in the life of the Christian where God seems far, dedication is difficult, and growth seems non-existent. It would seem that college has a way of making conditions perfect for this sort of stagnation.
After completing my freshman year, I can say that maintaining faith through college requires deliberate action. Through neglect, if […]
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“May God arise, may his enemies be scattered;
may his foes flee before him.
As smoke is blown away by the wind,
may you blow them away;
as wax melts before the fire,
may the wicked perish before God.
When you went out before your people, O God,
when you marched through the wasteland,
the earth shook,
the heavens poured down rain,
before God, the […]
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In this post I want to share with you all one of my favorite Psalms written by David.
Psalm 121 (ESV)
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will […]
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As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus…was sitting by the roadside begging. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
For years Bartemaeus sat on the roadside mumbling […]
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When my sister Manda was pregnant, she was nervous.
Understandably so! Yet she was nervous in a way that I could not entirely understand personally. She was nervous that she wouldn’t like the Baby that much. She’s not a kid person. Or a baby person. She had some bad mental images of her single mother constantly […]
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I’m a girl who likes things to make sense. Anyone relate? In all seriousness though, I like to have a reason, explanation and confirmation for everything. When trials come, I like to ask, “God, what is Your purpose for this? What are You trying to teach me?” Yes, that might be great and godly, but […]
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Take a minute to imagine with me, if you will, the idea of “a sovereign”. Theological connotations aside, in a more worldly sense we probably think of rulers, kings, dictators, or even tyrants. Webster tells us that a sovereign is, “one that exercises supreme authority”. But to be subject to someone with supreme authority isn’t […]
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Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. (Matt. 6: 28b, 29 – KJV)
How often have I heard this verse? And yet, last night, I felt […]
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“I just can’t do this any longer. I’m at the end of my rope” I thought towards the end of a long day, at the end of a long week. “God, I can’t go on. I don’t have the strength or the energy to keep up with this.”
As that has been a common thought found […]
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“There was no reason for me to be irritated. I just was. And then…I just burst into tears and flew out of the room, leaving the rest of them in stunned silence.”
Ever felt like that or seen anything like it? It’s pretty common. Humans aren’t terribly rational-girls least of all (although I do know guys […]
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