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September 3 • Replace Fear with Faith
I live in Southeast America, where you could experience 4 seasons in one day, and almost every time the seasons change, my children’s allergies start to act up. The weather and pollen changes trigger an allergic reaction, so I make sure we’re ready to take all the necessary precautions during those times. In the same…
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September 2 • Space to Grow
Just like my kids outgrow their clothes and I have to get new clothes, our outgrowing one season may mean we need to move into a new one. Ecclesiastes 3:1 tells us: “For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:” (Ecclesiastes 3:1 ESV) Changing seasons can bring challenges that require…
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September 1 • When God Closes a Door
When I left my job at the Department of State to stay home with my daughter, I didn’t think being a stay-at-home mom was a season I would stay in for an extended amount of time. When I started to look for jobs, every door shut in my face. Opportunities I knew I was qualified…
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August 31 • Trusting God to Step Out on Faith
Taking a step of faith can be completely daunting. We want to know how everything will work out before we step out. However, Hebrews 11:2 reminds us what faith really is. The verse reads: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1 KJV) If we could see…
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August 30 • Allowing God to be the Strength of Your Heart
The quickest way to put out the fire of God in our souls is to have idols in our hearts. We must take the idols off the pedestals of our hearts and place God as supreme in our lives, where He belongs. We do this by not being deceived into believing that anything in this…
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August 29 • How to Fight Your Fear
The other day I was play fighting with my son which is one of his favorite things to do. We both had our play swords as we frantically ran around the house. I chased him into our playroom thinking I’d have him cornered. However, when I caught up to him, he did the unthinkable. Suddenly,…
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August 28 • Victory in Suffering
The more challenging our circumstances, the harder it is sometimes to live for Jesus. A lost job, a failing marriage, an emotional struggle, a seemingly impossible temptation. I like to call these situations wilderness seasons. Those periods in life where you just don’t think you will make it and where you feel you have already…
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August 27 • Not By Bread Alone
If you knew you were about to go to war with your greatest enemy what would you do? Prepare, right? That’s exactly what we see Jesus do in Matthew 4 before He is tempted by the devil. Interestingly, His preparation for this confrontation consisted of Him fasting for 40 days. I find this very peculiar.…
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August 26 • Exchanging the Pity Party for Praise
When we find ourselves swimming in all types of tests and trials, it’s easy to slip into hopelessness and self-pity. However, when we do the hard work of digging deep, to worship God during our trials, we find a strength we would never find at a pity party. This is why the Bible tells us…
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August 25 • When You Walk Through the Fire
The uncertainties of life can be scary. None of us are exempt from tests and trials and as much as we wish there was, there is no formula to live by that would yield a perfect life untouched by pain and discomfort. Still, God gives us something very special during these times. He gives us…