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One of the most underrated kinds of pain you can feel is the pain that comes from stubbing your toe inside your shoe. If this has never happened to you, congratulations. But if you have ever accidentally slid your toes into the end of your shoe, you know exactly what kind of pain I’m talking about.
Read MoreWhat would it look like for us to be expectant for our lives to change as we walk into a new season? What would it look like for us to expect God to show up in a new way in the coming months? What would it look like for us to have the expectation that God is going to answer our prayers in the season ahead?
Read MoreDo you ever get tired of hoping for something to happen or get impatient when you’re waiting for a prayer to be answered? Yeah, me too. Our key verse for today hits the nail on the head saying, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.” I don’t know about you, but sometimes it feels like your heart can stay sick for a really long time while that tree of life you’re waiting for doesn’t even seem to have sprouted yet.
Read MoreI want you to take a second and think about how important of a role persistence plays in our lives. If you want something, it often takes persistence to obtain it. Very rarely do you get exactly what you want on the first try.
Read MoreYes, you read the title correctly. And no, I didn’t mean to say “fall” instead of “fail.” I think so often, when we get prideful, when we think we’ll never fail in certain ways, that pride and arrogance is what precedes our biggest mistakes and slip-ups.
Read MoreBefore Kevin and I made our move up to Kentucky last year, we decided that we were going to look to buy a house in our new home state. That being said, we took several weekend trips to look at houses that were on the market. It was quite an exciting (and exhausting) process.
Read MoreYesterday as I was scrolling through Instagram, I came across a post by one of my favorite influencers where she shared that she had miscarried over the weekend. A few minutes later, I watched her Instagram stories where she shared more about what had happened. While this story was absolutely heartbreaking, there was one detail that made my heart sink with sadness and disappointment.
Read MoreScripture tells us that God’s Word is a lamp to our feet and light to our path (Psalm 119:105). His Word shows us where we’re standing and where we need to go. It tells you clearly if you’re headed in the right direction or if you’re wandering down a dark and dangerous path. It gives you wisdom. It gives you discernment. And it gives you hope like nothing and no one else can.
Read MoreAbout a year and a half ago, I felt like my world was being absolutely rocked. It seemed like everything was changing at once. Kevin and I were about to get married. We adopted a 10-week-old puppy. Kevin took a job at church in Northern Kentucky, which meant I’d be leaving Georgia, where I’d spent my entire life. I moved from my parents’ house to Kevin’s apartment to an apartment in Kentucky to a house in Kentucky all in the span of three months. It felt like nothing about my life was going to stay the same.
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