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Refined in the Fiery Furnace
Read more: Refined in the Fiery Furnace“See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.” —Isaiah 48:10 Picture this: you are standing in an all-consuming fire. Smoke, dust, and debris is coming from all directions hitting you little-by-little. As you are standing, it is becoming harder to breathe; you start to grab your chest—clinching and…
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A Sustaining Strength
Read more: A Sustaining Strength“From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the Rock that is higher than I.” —Psalm 61:2 You have been waiting and waiting. It feels as if this season has turned into waste. You have become stuck in a cycle of hardships. Your suffering…
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Positioned for Revelation
Read more: Positioned for Revelation“Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say.” —Exodus 4:12 “Now go.” Imagine God saying those direct words to you. Instinctually, you would probably follow-up with a million questions. Now go. In this verse from Exodus, those instructions became the start of the most prolific declaration created for God’s…
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Through the Unknown
Read more: Through the Unknown“I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.” —Isaiah 42:16 As humans, we operate in what we know and what is familiar…
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Garden of Identity
Read more: Garden of Identity“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of Him Who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light.” —1 Peter 2:9 What if all of your known titles were stripped away—parent, child, caregiver, teacher, wife, husband, counselor, and friend. What if your world existed…
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As it is in Heaven
Read more: As it is in Heaven“The Lord Almighty has sworn, “Surely, as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will happen.” —Isaiah 14:24 When God has declared a thing as so in your life—it shall be. The word of God will not return back to you void. Time has way of wearing us down to make…
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Awaiting the Rain
Read more: Awaiting the Rain“Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near.” -James 5:7-8 Waiting is embedded in to our daily lives. Although we have learned to…
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The Motion of Faith
Read more: The Motion of Faith“But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of…
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The Vacancy is Not in Vain
Read more: The Vacancy is Not in Vain“Fear the Lord, you His holy people, for those who fear Him lack nothing.” —Psalm 34:9 In our lives, we have defined our success by the many titles and things we may hold. When we witness vacancies, we can quickly become fixated on filling in the blanks. We have been wired to believe lack as a weakness. When…
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Miracles From a Mustard Seed
Read more: Miracles From a Mustard Seed“Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be.” -Job 8:7 Looking at the big picture is a beneficial tool used to help us focus our thoughts and feelings about a problem or situation. Gazing at the whole picture can give us insight on many aspects, but can also cause us to miss the…