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September 13 • How God Heals a Broken Heart
God heals our hearts with truthful vulnerability. When I say the truth, I mean our ability to admit to God that we are hurting and broken in the first place. In 1 Peter 5:6-7, we are encouraged to cast our cares on God. The verses read: “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God,…
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September 12 • We Are Called to Be Holy Not Perfect
When the Bible calls us to be holy and perfect, it means to be made whole in Christ, not by our own standards and strength. The only way we can do this is by placing our faith in Him. I love these encouraging words from the Apostle Paul in Philippians 3:12. He says: “Not that…
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September 11 • You Don’t Have to Be Perfect
The Bible tells us that it is to the weak that God gives strength. Also, Jesus calls the weary to come to Him, not the perfect, not the strong. It’s with humility that we overcome the pressure of perfectionism because being perfect is not required to be used by God. In Mark 2:17, Jesus says: …
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September 10 • God Will Finish What He Starts
When you are doing God’s work, it is not all up to you. You are in partnership with God to accomplish His will, but He will do it. Philippians 1:6 says: “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of…
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September 9 • God Will Replenish Your Soul
Sometimes we’re tired because we’re filling up on the wrong fuel. We run to entertainment, distraction, people, shopping, or social media for a much needed break, but those things can’t satisfy us the way we always need. There is a spiritual rest that God grants that we can’t find in any of the things of…
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September 8 • God’s Promise for When You’re Tired and Weary
How often do we beat ourselves up because we get tired? How frustrated do we become when we need to take a break because we want to keep going? The trust is, God doesn’t think like that. In fact, He expects us to get tired. In Isaiah 40:30-31, we’re told: “Even youths shall faint and…
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September 7 • God’s Promise to Give You Rest
In our hustle culture, rest can sometimes feel like a timeout when it is actually a gift that God graciously gives us because He knows we will get tired. It’s important when we become weary to accept God’s gift of rest and understand that taking time to rest is not the same as quitting. Actually,…
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September 6 • When You Call on The Father
There is a scene in the movie The Lion King where cub Simba finds himself surrounded by hyenas who were about to attack him. As Simba roars, the hyenas just laugh at him because Simba’s little cub roar is not threatening at all. But then, out of nowhere, he lets out a deep, bold, loud,…
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September 5 • The Joy of the Lord is Your Strength
We often run from pressure and challenges because we fear they make us weak, but nothing grows stronger without pressure. Often, what we feel is breaking us down, God will use to build us back up stronger than before. Nehemiah 8:10 tells us: “The joy of the Lord is your strength.” (Nehemiah 8:10b ESV) If…
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September 4 • When God Tells You to Move
Often, when we are looking for a sign from God as to which direction to take, we may miss that He has already told us. We look for a word from someone else or the sky to miraculously open to show us what to do, but deep down in our souls, we already know the…