Simple Truths Blog
Maybe, just maybe, we look at closed doors all wrong. There's a popular saying that goes something like this: " when God closes one door he opens another.” We just tend to think that it is going to open immediately. Like, right when we want it. We pace and huff and get down in …
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God simply told me: Comfort Her. I was disappointed when I realized how much student loan debt I would have if I began college this Fall to pursue a dream. See, I knew that I was supposed to pursue a degree in counseling. I just knew that it was finally going to become a realization. …
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The Comparison Trap is just that... A trap. A trap that leads to feelings of worthlessness, envy, bitterness, and discontentment. It steals our joy. “Oh, don’t worry; we wouldn’t dare say that we are as wonderful as these other men who tell you how important they are! But they are only comparing themselves with …
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We say "USE ME" to God. Then we get rattled when he asks us to get up and move. USE ME GOD... But .... Use me how I want to be used. Heavens no, don't ask me to do that. I cannot be inconvenienced. Use me Lord. But. I am not equipped. That would be awkward. Somebody …
Longing For Home When on a mission trip in Nola.. I loved it but longed for home. Now that I'm home, I long to be back on mission. Somewhere. I think of the people there every single day. I am a foreigner now when I'm not doing missions. My home and …
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Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. (Proverbs 4:23-24 NIV) My mouth. Sometimes A lot of the time, it would do me good to just count to 10.. Or 10,000. Depends on the …
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"Leave behind footprints in concrete not footprints in sand that wash away..." ~Heather Dawkins A thought that came to me the other day. I was on the treadmill. Provoking thoughts usually come to me at the strangest times. While mopping or vacuuming or exercising usually. That might provide some insight into why there have been …
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I received a message.. "Do you remember what Daddy said for Grace?" MY mind started reeling. Repeating it over in my head.. Again and again. Was it this? Wait, was it that? Then I finally got it. As close as we can remember. He's in heaven now. We are left with memories. …
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{Let me preface this post with this...I originally wrote the main part of this post 2 days before God spoke to me through the obedient vessels who are my sweet sisters in Christ. (they know who they are). If you don't believe that God still speaks to you through others and by The power of …
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Tea leaves...Time...Laughter...Memories. I'm normally a coffee drinker. Love my coffee. Every morning. My momma, my daughters, and I are enjoying a girls trip. We are visiting my aunt and family in North Georgia. My aunt and cousin love to go to tea at the neatest little place. {Tea Leaves & Thyme} So much fun! They …
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Hope For The Broken 