Tag: faith
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Letting Go of Fear: Trusting in God
Fear can be an overwhelming feeling. It can cause you to freeze or flee. It can cause you to react in ways that is unexpected and out of character. Yet the Word teaches us that we have not been given a spirit of fear. What are you afraid of that is hindering your progress with…
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Praise Him with the angels
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 KJV A testimony of God’s saving grace… In my family we have had six…
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Finding Hope in Life’s Setbacks
What do you do in the face of disappointment? We all have hopes and dreams. When we fail to achieve them, it is easy to let disappointment hinder us from fulfilling our purpose in life. Romans 5:3-5 KJV “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience,…
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Embracing Your Purpose: A Journey of Faith
What dreams or visions do you have for the next 5 years? Have you written them down? Over these past almost 3 years, I’ve written a few blog posts about purpose. I shared some of my own story about seeking for purpose and stepping out, sometimes afraid, into the things that the Lord has placed…
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Understanding God as Our Shepherd: A Final Reflection
This is the last blog post in the Shepherd series. I hope that you have enjoyed learning more about God as our Shepherd and that you have used the opportunity to draw nearer to Him. What area of your life has benefitted the most from learning more about God as your Shepherd? Before we look…
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Our Shepherd: Teaching us obedience
John 15:14 KJV “Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” Have you ever felt the Holy Spirit speaking to you about a hidden sin? One that you forgot about or chose to forget about, and have never fully confessed and repented of? I’m not referring to the times the devil wants…
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Our Shepherd: Our refuge and joy
Psalm 5:11-12 KJV”[11] But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice: Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them: let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. [12] For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; With favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.” What image…
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Our Guiding Shepherd
Are you seeking the Lord’s guidance in all areas of your life? Psalm 139:9-10 KJV “If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.” Do you believe that God will hold you and…
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Our Healing Shepherd
John 5:6-8 KJV “When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am…
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The caring shepherd
For the next few weeks we are going on a journey of discovering God as our shepherd. When you hear that the Lord is our Shepherd, what picture comes up in your mind? In a journal, take time to describe or draw what you are seeing. A shepherd is someone who traditionally tends and rears…
Be quiet and Listen 