Category: Teachable Moment
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Change is afoot. I have been feeling unsure and uneasy with what lays ahead of me. Yesterday, I was mentioning this to a friend and she began to encourage me. As she was speaking, the Lord spoke this to my spirit and said: “Look for the Lord’s ways and walk in it.” I knew this…
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This phrase came up in my Facebook memories today. I remember receiving this remarkable revelation from God about appetite and diet as I was pondering food. Appetite is ‘desire for something’ and diet is ‘a way of life’. I very well know the meaning of these words. After all, as a human, I hunger and…
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Did you know you can actually rewire your brain? Yep! You can change your thoughts, behaviors and default reactions by renewing your mind. In science, this is called neuroplasticity. Neuro meaning brain and plasticity meaning the ability to be easily shaped or molded. Yep! Your brain was made to reshape and remold itself. So be…
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This was a Facebook post a few years ago and I thought I’d bring it over to this platform because whew! This absolutely still rings true. I’m so thankful God kept working with me until I got this revelation. I hope it helps you too. Friends vs. Intimates :: Lord! I was thinking about why…
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Do you ever feel like your thoughts are getting the best of you? You know those invasive and unwanted thoughts of failure or criticism or fear or anxiety, even anger or injustice that make you want to boil over! Or perhaps the opposite… overwhelming sadness, grief or depression. Yeah, I have a feeling we’ve all…
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I’m definitely feeling the strain of waiting… Hope doesn’t always seem like enough. Impatience is on the rise and the fact of the matter is I’m tired and cranky! My motivation is drained! And I just want to step into my promises already . But… It’s at times like this that I have to remind…
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I recently (as in yesterday evening) read an article from Erik Fish titled “Jesus and LGBTQ+ Conversations”. Erik has always had insightful posts and teachings and so I wanted to continue to educate myself on this subject matter. He has a way of communicating the most contentious topics in the faith in a true and…
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Key word… drawn not dragged. I say this from a point of concern in checking my own heart and for the Body of Christ as a whole. Please know that I am totally preaching to myself first in reflecting on my own experiences in discipleship and evangelism. — Friends, I fully comprehend zeal for the…
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[putting away all those childish things] This was my Facebook status 12 years ago, today. I was 19 and I was the end of my freshman year in college. Outwardly, my life was great. Academically I was thriving! but inside I was very broken, fearful and insecure of my place within my friendships/relationships. So what…
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Church is MUCH more than coming to a building for a set time on a particular day or days of the week. It’s koinonia which “is the Greek word for fellowship. It refers to community, one’s place in a group, and the representation of fellowship such as a joint gift.” I’ve seen the difference in…
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