“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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Ever had “one of those weeks”? I’m sure you know what I mean. You know, those weeks where nothing seems to fall into place, deadlines stack up, time with the Lord grows scarce, and when anxiety knocks at the door, you’re all too tempted to open it.
Well, my friends, I’ll honestly admit that this has [...]
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Like most soon-to-be high school graduates, my thoughts are often on my future and many unanswered questions surface from the recesses of my heart. Sometimes these questions are easy to push to the side until they can be answered, and at other times, they manage to push their way to the front of my mind [...]
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Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:16)
Whether I am standing at the start of a trail up to a high peak, the top of a steep ski slope, or the beginning of a [...]
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“Just don’t give up on Him!”
On reading those words in an email from a friend, tears began to slip down my face. I really identified with the implications of that statement (or command, rather). I really did feel like giving up and withdrawing my trust from God. These past few weeks have been draining and [...]
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Of all the Old Testament heroes, the one who I would call my favorite often seems to be forgotten. He is not mentioned often, yet every time he is the reader is reminded of his faithfulness to the Lord.
As the Israelites approached the promise land, twelve spies were sent into the land to give report. [...]
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Sometimes I wonder if most Christians really understand what faith means. Faith isn’t just a blind trust. It’s not hope – Paul talks about “faith, hope, and love” and isn’t being redundant. It’s more than just trusting in something. Faith is “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Heb. 11:1, [...]
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