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Do You Have A Faith Strategy?
Do You Have A Faith Strategy?

What is your strategy when it comes to growing in your relationship with Jesus? In other words, do you have a plan for how you’re going to prioritize spending time with Jesus and growing closer to Him? One thing I’ve learned over the years is that if you’re going to be successful at something, you’ve got to have a game plan. You can’t just go through life winging it. You’ve got to be intentional and purposeful. Otherwise, you’re not going to be prepared when life throws you something out of left field.

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Kristen Cavequiet time, growth, planning, strategy, community, Bible reading, prayer, servingComment
Make Sure You’re Using The Right Tools
Make Sure You’re Using The Right Tools

Ever since we bought our house a couple of years ago, I’ve developed an interest in DIY projects. I’ll never forget this one particular weekend when I decided to work on one particular DIY project, which required drilling holes into two-by-fours. Now, while my drill had quickly become one of my best friends, I had never drilled through wood before, but I’d seen it done on HGTV a million times and figured it couldn’t be that hard.

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Kristen Cavewisdom, community, God's will, following JesusComment
Do You Need To Change Your Environment?
Do You Need To Change Your Environment?

Lately I’ve been trying to go on a walk every single day in an attempt to get my steps in. Working a desk job from home doesn’t exaclty require a lot of movement. So the daily walks help me be a little more active. Now, if you don’t already know this, I live in Northern Kentucky. And when I say northern, I mean it. We are only about 20 minutes from the Ohio state line, so we’re at the tip top of the state. And in the past two years of moving here I’ve learned the weather can be very fickle, which has made my daily walks quite interesting.

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Kristen Cavefriendships, friendship, friends, boundaries, sin, freedom, following Jesus, church, communityComment
Who's On Your Board Of Directors?
Who's On Your Board Of Directors?

If the most successful companies and organizations see the importance of having a board of directors, what would it look like for us to recognize that same importance in our individual lives? I’ve been thinking a lot about this concept recently, especially as I wrote my new devotional, “For My Single Friend” because it was in my mid-twenties, right in the middle of my singleness journey, that I really started to take “building my board” seriously. I wouldn’t have called it that at the time, but that’s what I began to do. And that process has continued to grow and evolve even now that I’m just starting off my thirties.

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Kristen Cavewisdom, discernment, wise counsel, mentor, advice, communityComment
There Is Purpose In Your Circumstances
There Is Purpose In Your Circumstances

A few years ago, I submitted a book proposal to be reviewed by a publisher. As I do with any major piece of writing, I sent the proposal to my dad for him to look over and make sure I didn’t miss any typos or mistakes. But when my dad texted me after reading the proposal, I wasn’t expecting him to respond the way he did. His response was so kind and so encouraging, so I wrote it down in my journal.

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Kristen Cavepurpose, hope, circumstances, encouragement, community, friendshipComment
10 Verses When You're Feeling Lonely
10 Verses When You're Feeling Lonely

I think we can all agree that loneliness is one of the worst feelings ever. Feeling isolated and alone under any set of circumstances isn’t easy. But it’s especially difficult when you’re walking through a tough season or you’re in the middle of a big transition. Oftentimes when we’re struggling with loneliness, we reach out to other people to fill the void we’re feeling. While this isn’t necessarily a bad thing to do, this shouldn’t be the first step we take.

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Kristen Cavelonely, loneliness, community, friendship, God's presenceComment
Check On Your People
Check On Your People

A while back, I wrote and published a devotion called Encouragement For The One Who’s Stressed Out. The day the post went live, I received quite a few messages from people saying things like, “I needed this today Kristen!” or “Thanks for sharing - it’s been a stressful day here.” While I always love getting messages like this and knowing that God is working through these devotions to help and encourage other people, those weren’t the only kinds of messages I got that afternoon.

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Kristen Cavestress, overwhelm, help, friends, family, community, encouragement, listening, burdenComment
10 Verses For When You Need God To Provide For You
10 Verses For When You Need God To Provide For You

The thing about being a human is that we aren’t as self-sufficient as we like to believe. We can’t always make everything happen the way we want it to happen. We can’t always make sure we’re fulfilled and provided for in our own power and our own strength. BUT…the good news about being a follower of Jesus is that we have a God who loves to provide for us. We serve a God who can meet all of our needs and can always come through. And we have a God we can depend on no matter what we’re walking through and what challenges or deficiencies we’re facing.

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Kristen Caveprovision, needs, desires, waiting, guidance, wisdom, finances, community, friendship, trust, trusting GodComment