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God Is Good, All The Time
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 If you have spent any time in the church, chances are you have heard people talked about the goodness of God. When I was growing up in the church in…
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Nice Isn’t Always Kind
As a people-pleaser, I’ve always wanted to be nice. I never wanted to make decisions or tell someone the truth, even when they needed to hear it. I definitely never wanted to be in conflict with anyone. I would do anything to avoid a hard conversation, even if it meant breaking off contact or hiding…
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Heaping Burning Coals (and keeping boundaries)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 When I think of kindness, I usually think of the earthly definition, which is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. In that sense, it can sometimes be…
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Kindness Starts Within
I wonder, O Savior, How you felt upon that cross? When you felt the thorns pressed against your head When you felt the whips scarred your body When you felt the stones bruised your body I wonder if you thought, How those people were, at one time, singing your praises? I wonder about the strength,…
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Waiting, Waiting, Waiting…
Hi Friends!! Since we’re talking about patience this week, I wanted to take the opportunity to share a chapter right out of my book. It’s called Desperately Seeking sunshine: Clinging to God in the Deepest Valley. It’s been a passion project of mine that I’m still writing so for now I thought I’d share a…
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Daily Dose of Patience
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Would you consider yourself a patient person? Or do you get impatient often? Living and driving in California, it is so easy to become impatient with other people on the…
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Patience & Humility
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 Patience is a hard lesson and it is even harder to write about. Patience is something that I am still working on and I suspect I will always work on patience.…
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Finding Peace Through Trust
If you’ve paid any attention to the news lately, you know that the world seems upside-down and backwards. Everything is falling apart, and nothing quite makes sense. Not only that, our lives seem to be filled with chaos, at least mine is. Just in the last few weeks, I’ve had health issues, a death in…
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The Peace That Passes Understanding
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 What do you imagine when you hear the word peace? Maybe for you it would be going to a spa and getting a massage. Or maybe it’s working in your…
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Peace like a River
When peace like a river, attendeth my way When sorrows like sea billows roll Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say It is well, it is well, with my soul Last week, we discussed JOY and what it means to have joy in the Lord, even amid trials and hard times. The song…