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Category: Encouragement

  • If It’s Easy, You’re Doing It Wrong

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    As I look through scripture, following God was never easy. There were always obstacles. There was always opposition. It seems that following Jesus often comes too easy for many of us. Little sacrifice. Little push back. Little trust required. The conclusion I’ve come to… We’re doing it wrong. Jesus said in John 16:33 that we…

  • Squealing Tires, Black Marks, & Moving Forward

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    When I first got my driver’s license, my friends and I used to have a little fun in our cars. What we did wasn’t that safe for our lives or for our cars, but here’s what we liked to do… We’d find a straight stretch of road with little traffic. We’d come to a complete…

  • The Days After

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    Christmas is over. The Christmas Eve services have concluded. The presents are unwrapped. The stockings are empty again. The food is gone (well, most of it). The season is feeling like it’s over. But we can never forget… What it all means. Just because the 25th has come and gone, don’t quit living like Jesus…

  • Utilize the Moment

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    Growing up, I had a chore to do every week that I absolutely hated doing. I had to clean out and wash the family car. Every week, I would try to get out of doing the work. I’d try to think of some reason why I couldn’t do it that week or shouldn’t have to…

  • From My Journal – God LOVES Me!

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    While I try to be as transparent as possible on this blog, it’s not often that I share something directly from my heart and raw in nature. But, I wanted to take a second and share something that I wrote in my personal spiritual journal a few days ago. I think that many of you,…

  • God Hasn’t Forgotten You!

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    I sent this tweet last night. It seemed to hit a lot of people at just the right time. There are a lot of people hurting right now. You need to know: this is completely true. We need to remember… God doesn’t forget us even when it seems as if He hasn’t been near. God…

  • 8 on the 8’s – FOCUS

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    I want to try something a little different today and hopefully for a while (we’ll see what the response is). Instead of writing my typical post, I want to write a post of 8 simple words every day of the month that ends in 8 (8th, 18th, & 28th). I’ll get it started today… You’re…

  • The Most Encouraging Verse

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    I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33 (NIV) This is one of the most encouraging Bible verses in all of scripture. It’s the words of our Savior, assuring His people…

  • People of Uncommon: Scott Sandmeyer

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    The following post was submitted by Sandy Sandmeyer about her husband, Scott. The person I know with uncommon faith is my husband, Scott. In 2006, my family became tired of listening to politics and compromises from the pulpit of a denominational church. We had been attending the same church for 20 years. I met and…

  • Frustrated with God

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    Sometimes, I get frustrated with God. Well, not really with God, more like frustrated with myself and the way I treat God. I get down because I know I’m not where I need to be. I’m not where I want to be. I get mad because my life is still so much about me and…