Simple Truths Blog
The other night we were watching a documentary on TV and the man made a profound statement. In reference to his terrible childhood, he said: "You can't live in two places at the same time." Wow! I mean, that's so true. You can't be living in the present if you are still living in the …
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Ephesians 4:29 (NIV) ~ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Paul was writing to the church of Ephesus because of how the people were treating each other. …
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I wonder if any of you have ever felt like you were just beating your head against a brick wall? Or maybe have you ever just wondered why...why..why? Maybe even wondered if you were the "person" for the task at hand? Like, "God, I don't want to do this and I am tired of …
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I have not published a post in a week, not because I had nothing to share, but because there is so much I want to share. Sometimes it is like an information overload and I have to slow down and process it. What I feel the need to share with you today, is …
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Do you ever feel like everywhere you turn you are hearing the same message? Maybe through a devotion, a song, a friend, a book, or a message at church. Have you ever stopped to think that it could be God speaking to you? More than likely it is. Being still with …
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You know how the bathroom mirror gets all foggy and you can't even see into it when you take a shower? Or how your windows in your car or home get steamy when it is cold outside and warm inside? That's what it looks like inside of us when we tend to forget that God is …
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2 Timothy 1:7 (ESV) ~ for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control. As I was driving home this morning, I was talking to God and thinking. I was thinking on the topics of fear and anxiety and trust. On a daily basis I remind myself and …
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The picture above is of part of my flowerbed...and as you can see, the weeds are taking over. I was going to pull the weeds. Why pull them when I can spray some weed-killer on them and be done with it?? Then, it hit me... So many times we try to do everything ourselves (at …
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Most all of us have felt broken-hearted at one point or another in our lives. If not..I promise you it's coming. The good news is that with God in control, we don't have to be in control during those times. We simply have to let God help us. Heartbroken..a feeling of great despair..when feelings of …
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Went parasailing with my husband and our two girls today. It was AMAZINGLY PEACEFUL. Wow... at how clear things appear from so high up in the sky. I love to look at the sky and I absolutely love taking pictures of the sky, and to be able to fly through the air was amazing. …
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Hope For The Broken 