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Earlier this year, my husband and I decided to adopt a 10-week-old German Shepherd puppy. We named her Sadie, and I was obsessed with her from the get-go. I have wanted a German Shepherd ever since I was a little girl, so this was a dream come true for me. However, what wasn’t a dream come true was potty training this very stubborn animal who seemed to like using the bathroom inside much more than she liked using it outside.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but I have a hard time trying to figure out how much I’m supposed to pay attention to my emotions, especially as a Christian. What are we supposed to do with our emotions? And how do we honor God as emotional beings?
Read MoreWhen you open God’s Word and begin searching for insight and direction, you will sense the Holy Spirit giving you understanding and discernment of Scripture. God will speak to you through His Word in order to show you what you should or shouldn’t do. And as you’re reading, you will sense the tug, the affirmation, the confirmation, or sometimes even the conviction from the Holy Spirit who is at work through the Word and in your heart.
Read MoreWhether you’re new to being a Christian and you’re trying to figure out what prayer is all about, or if you’ve been a Christian for a long time but your prayer life is in a rut, here are six practices you can incorporate when you pray that I hope and pray are helpful, encouraging, and challenging for you today.
Read MoreMy friend Johnna sent me a text this morning, and at the bottom of the message, she wrote, “Thanks for doing life with me, friend. The good, the bad, the hard, the fun, all of it.” It was such a simple statement, but it was also a beautiful summation of what it’s like to live in Christian community. It’s not always pretty and it’s not always easy, but boy is it all worth it.
Read MoreOver the weekend, I wrote a prayer down in my journal. It was nothing elaborate or fancy. It wasn’t a prayer I spent a long period of time crafting to make sure it sounded perfect. It was just a prayer full of short, simple sentences, expressing the desires of my heart to God.
Read MoreOver the weekend, I wrote a prayer down in my journal. It was nothing elaborate or fancy. It wasn’t a prayer I spent a long period of time crafting to make sure it sounded perfect. It was just a prayer full of short, simple sentences, expressing the desires of my heart to God.
Read MoreWhen you open God’s Word and begin searching for insight and direction, you will sense the Holy Spirit giving you understanding and discernment of Scripture. God will speak to you through His Word in order to show you what you should or shouldn’t do. And as you’re reading, you will sense the tug, the affirmation, the confirmation, or sometimes even the conviction from the Holy Spirit who is at work through the Word and in your heart.
Read MoreIf you have ever felt guilty for something you have done, you know that this psalmist’s description of guilt is quite accurate. Guilt is painful. It is exhausting, and it is a heavy burden to bear. When you are feeling guilty, it seems like the weight of the world rests on your shoulders.
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