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Gifts: What He’s Given
Looking ahead to what He has promised can help us. It can center us in the good to come, no matter the bleakness that sometimes darkens our hearts or fills our days. But we don’t have to look ahead. Good things are all around you right now! What He’s already given is more than what… The post Gifts: What He’s Given appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Things are Not What They Seem.
Things are not what they seem. It’s like walking at night. You think you see a person, but it is only a shadow. In the light, you can see how the darkness fooled you. There is more than meets the eye. I love the story in 2 Kings 6:15-17 that illustrates this point… “When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked.” He was surrounded; it looked like there was no way out, no way to win and no hope. Maybe…
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Waiting… and Waiting
Waiting. No one likes it. We don’t want to wait in a long line at Costco or wait for God to send the spouse we’re praying for. It’s hard to wait to hear from the school we want to attend or the company we want to work for. It’s tough to wait for lab results… The post Waiting… and Waiting appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Am I Being Honest with Myself… Really?
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? — Jeremiah 17:9 NIV Good question. Not me. Apparently, nobody. This explains why we’ve all said at some point, “I don’t understand why I did what I did.” Which is just another way of saying, “I don’t understand why I decided… The post Am I Being Honest with Myself… Really? appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Legacy in the Clouds
For a long time, I ran away from my grandfather’s story as a Medal of Honor recipient. I didn’t want to be overshadowed by it. It was too spectacular and too distant for me to connect with. He had his life and I had mine, and I didn’t see much connection between the two…. The post Legacy in the Clouds appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Real Over Pretty
Their joy will be in doing what’s right and being themselves, and not in being affirmed by. — Galatians 6:4 TPT JESUS WASN’T PRETTY I didn’t know until I was older that Jesus wasn’t a mirror image of that tall, dark, and handsome man with the well-groomed facial hair who hung on our family room… The post Real Over Pretty appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Modern Miracles
When I was a cessationist, I never saw God heal anyone because I never prayed for healing. 1 How can you pray regularly for something that you believe God no longer does or that he does rarely? When someone told me they believed in healing and miracles, I shot back, “Oh, you’ve seen blind eyes… The post Modern Miracles appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Scar
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. — Psalm 147:3 We were well into a three-year process of building a new home for our family in the early 2000s — a process that challenged me and caused me to draw near to God in a new way. After crossing hurdles regarding whether to… The post Scar appeared first on FaithGateway.
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Holiness Over Freedom
When we decide to follow Jesus, life is no longer about our liberties. It is about our responsibilities to Him. It is not about our cans. It is about our want-tos. And in that healthy relationship with Jesus, liberties live at peace with convictions; there is no constant war — we are still doing what… The post Holiness Over Freedom appeared first on FaithGateway.
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You Are Never Alone Week 4 — God Is with You in the Dark
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. — John 1:4-5 In the dark, you’re never really alone. ~ Max Hey, friends! Welcome to week four of the You Are Never Alone OBS! This week we will learn about the blind man that Jesus had the gall to heal sending… The post You Are Never Alone Week 4 — God Is with You in the Dark appeared first on FaithGateway.
