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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These hands have held, been held, worked, wiped tears, patted backs, rubbed headaches away... these hands have been folded in prayer, they’ve reached out to another, twiddled, anxiously moved, covered a mouth filled with laughter, rubbed a back to console. These hands have written down feelings, held the hand of a dying loved one, held …
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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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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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Each year for probably the past 3 or 4 years, I've prayed for one word that God would give me. A word that HE wants me to focus on for an entire year. Notice. I did not say a word that I wanted to focus on. Let's be real. If I chose my word, let's …
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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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That nudge I get, the one that I can't ignore, that's The Holy Spirit. My JESUS living in me. Convicting. Pushing. Nudging. HIS presence. Every single time that I obey whatever it is that God lays on my heart, I am blessed. Usually the obedience is preceded with an uncomfortable feeling of SELF fighting with …
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Hope For The Broken 