Tag: victorious living
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Jesus and Grit
Crisis and grief change your brain. I’ve studied, taken classes, and read many books and articles about trauma and how it affects the brain. What I wasn’t expecting was how it would impact me in ways that hadn’t occurred before. Somehow I was blinded that it was occurring to me. When crisis came and grief…
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Quiet Waters
Staring at a tsunami, awaiting its violent collision. Somewhere between a deep breath and a teardrop the massive wall of water stopped right in front of me. Instead of being overtaken, peace even in the waters settled as what was intended to destroy me became a mysterious beautiful wall. The waters are calm and quiet…
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To Know
It can be easy to get caught up in life and feel the need to know everything. Somehow we tend to elevate ourselves on dangerously higher pedestals within our own minds to meet these grand expectations of knowing how to live life without flaw. At least for me personally I have had to ask the…
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Your Suffering Is Over
“You’re suffering is over” (Mark 5:34 NLT) What would you do to hear those words? That phrase stood out to me during my daily Bible reading. It penetrated my soul. None of us are immune to pain and suffering. Most of us would have a story to tell. Many of us hide the pain and…
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God’s Steady Heartbeat, 2020
There is a steady heartbeat I hear. It is strong. It is steady. In these moments of serenity I see my God going before me. He sits with me by still waters. He prepares a table amidst my enemies. One word from his lips quiets the accuser. There is a steady heartbeat I hear. I…
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Get Out Of The Way
In our instant gratification type world, the process within our lives can often be a struggle. We doubt our faith. We doubt our actions when results do not occur quickly or within the time frame we might expect. Why are we so quick to doubt or even begin to complain about the process? Are we…
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Good Intentions
Crushing. Pressing. It is in these moments where heaven is close even if it may feel like hell. It is too easy to focus on what is not, too easy to focus on the negative. It is time to pick yourself up and celebrate what is, before it has come. Victory is yours. Do you…
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Leaning In
Will you lean in? Every Sunday my favorite thing to do is pray with kids. During prayer I place my hand on their heads. If a child is new I will always ask permission first before doing this. On one particular Sunday morning as I laid my hand on one child’s head they relaxed and…
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The Victory Life
What is your focus on? Those that study the mind share scientific proof that whatever you focus on becomes a part of you. Whatever it is can become bigger and bigger until it is all consuming (whether true or false). Essentially what you dwell on, read, watch & post has become apart of your wiring…
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Facing Victory
When one waits for a miracle to come to pass in what direction does that individual stand? One stands facing towards victory no matter what opposition may come. It can be too easy to dwell on the current circumstances where it can seem like nothing is changing. At some point it may even feel as…
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