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Trust God: find peace
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled… —John 14:27 When a dear friend expressed her distress at the current world … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Devotions for Women, faith walk, Inspiration, Personal Musings
Tagged John 14:27, Matthew 6:25, Oswald Chambers, trusting God, worry
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What’s your power source?
I live in Northern California, so I’m one of the thousands of people subjected to Pacific Gas and Electric’s rolling blackouts. We’ve just received notice of another planned electrical outage over this weekend. I’m not looking forward to another forty-eight … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Inspiration, Personal Musings
Tagged blackouts, Deuteronomy 31:6, PG&E, power failure, power outages, trusting God
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Anticipate joy
I used to spend a lot of time leading workshops, planning trainings, and giving motivational talks. In all of these there was an emphasis on goal setting, because it is a universally accepted truth that we need to have measurable, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Devotions for Women, faith walk, Inspiration, Personal Musings
Tagged goal-setting, Jeremiah 29:11, trusting God
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The Seductive Side of Depression
[Updated from original post on September 8, 2013] People with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, are highly susceptible to bouts of depression. Researchers aren’t certain if this results from the emotional aspects of living with the limits and requirements of these … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Devotions for Women, Inspiration, Personal Musings
Tagged depression, diabetes, fear, Isaiah 41:10, trusting God
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Buttons or Bugs, Wait and See!
I have worn corrective lenses for fairly severe near-sightedness since I was in grade school, but I consider myopia a gift; every morning the world is softly out of focus, allowing me to put off facing sharp-edged reality until I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, perspective, trusting God, wisdom, worry
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Brothers and sisters, let us cast a spell…
Non-believers frequently refer to religion as mere superstition, an attempt by lesser mortals to attempt to explain and control a random and capricious universe. Setting aside the condescension and blasphemy inherent in that view, I have to admit that, like … Continue reading
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Tagged personal prayer life, superstition, trusting God
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Even Answered Prayers can lead to hard work
Praise the Lord! All of our possessions are safely at our new home…at least nothing is left at the old place, but I haven’t actually unpacked everything yet. In fact, I’ve been in such a whir of toting, hauling, cleaning, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, gratitude, prayer, trusting God
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Learning to Lean
Earlier this month I began to feel the sniffles coming on. I took a decongestant and drank some tea, but was surprised to wake the next morning feeling really ill. I continued applying the usual home remedies and tried to take … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, faith and trust, patience, spirituality, trusting God
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Trusting God, I mean REALLY Trusting Him
Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled… —John 14:27 From My Utmost for His Highest by Oswald Chambers: Whenever we … Continue reading
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. When 18th century poet, Alexander Pope, coined that phrase it was in a poem chastising the literary critics of his day, but the words have some contemporary applications, as well. Many times when we … Continue reading
