Trusting God

The Gift of Looking Up

The Gift of Looking Up

Have you ever received a gift you were not expecting? How did you feel at that moment? Provided for? Thought of? Seen? Did that gift come at a time when you thought that nothing good could ever come of your feelings or circumstances? Once again, let’s join Joseph in...

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Choosing To Look Up

Choosing To Look Up

Do you ever feel trapped by the pain in your life? Do you ever feel as though you are a prisoner even though you are not behind bars? This week we find Joseph in a literal prison. First, let’s look at how he went from the pit to prison. After he was lifted out of the...

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Look Up!

Look Up!

I’ve been told that life is all about perspective. Your perspective can be the way you see life. In other words, your outlook, frame of reference, or the way you choose to look at your circumstances. Do you see the glass half empty or half full? I have always been a...

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When We Don’t Understand His Plan

When We Don’t Understand His Plan

Imagine with me for a moment that what you have been waiting for, for a very long time, has finally come.  You are living the dream!  But then the next day you are asked to give the dream up or to give away what you have received?  What would you...

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God is Good, Even When…

God is Good, Even When…

Have you ever had to endure the hurt caused by someone else’s mistake?  If so, did you feel like no one knew you were hurting?  Maybe you even felt abandoned by people you thought you could count on to care for you.  Perhaps you just felt alone.

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Even in the Waiting

Even in the Waiting

Have you ever had to wait for something for a very long time?  Are you still waiting even now?  Waiting is so hard, isn’t it?  Every period of waiting carries its own weight.  It might feel like a ton of bricks and manifest as hopelessness that anything will ever come...

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It Goes By Fast

It Goes By Fast

Ohhhh, my old friend November… We have a love/hate relationship, don't we? I LOVE the feeling of fall in the air and pumpkin everything, but I am not a fan of how quickly time passes and before I know it, you are gone. We will blink again, and it will be January....

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When Fear and Anxiety Strike

When Fear and Anxiety Strike

I know what it is like to feel paralyzed with fear. When all of the "what-ifs" are flooding your mind like rushing waves, so fast that you struggle to catch your breath. I've been there. If you find yourself overcome with fear, you are not alone. Things that are a...

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Trusting God Is Exciting

Trusting God Is Exciting

My family is about to embark on a road trip. We have a tradition of having a goodie bag full of surprises in the car. With three children, the echo of “Are we there yet?” never ceases. We like to add a little fun to the car trip so we play a game approximately every...

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