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Standing in God’s Way
Within this God + Real Life theme I’ve talked a lot about how I maintain my day‑to‑day walk — trying to read my Bible, trying to understand God’s purpose, trying to stay steady. But included in that day‑to‑day process, I forget things. Important things. I forget to exercise my faith sometimes. I’m standing in my…
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God’s Purpose vs. My Understanding
In my journey with walking with God I’ve picked up on the fact that God does nothing outside of his purpose. The bible doesn’t just flat out say this, but through various stories it’s very clear. My favorite is Joshua 2:1-24 because it exemplifies how God will use a person that no one expects him…
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The Bible Thing
For the past two weeks God has been pushing me toward reading my Bible. He’s said it directly, and He’s confirmed it indirectly — through people, conversations, and random YouTube videos. So I think I’m going to give this thing another go. That’s right — I’ve tried before and failed to be consistent. Not because…
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The Answer Was No
Every morning I awake to an internal fight that I’m not talking to anyone about. The fights are usually three things: something that has already happened that I’m thinking I could’ve handled differently, something that’s completely outside of my control, or something that I’m mentally preparing to deal with that may never happen. It’s so…
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The Beautiful Contradiction
Walking with God is like an oxymoron because it’s necessary for a better quality of life, but the walk isn’t always a smooth journey. Even being raised in church all of my life I wasn’t sure of God’s authenticity. Until I experienced an evolution where my life went through these quiet shifts which resulted into…
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Hidden Tax
True statement – every life role takes a little piece of me. Friend, mom, employee, wife (to name a few) are roles that I have to budget my energy for. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy to oblige, but I do feel guilt when I can’t budget my energy for all of the roles. It’s…