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Sufficient Grace for Today Includes Grace to Wait
There is absolutely no circumstance that can come into my life today for which there will not be sufficient grace. That truth brought assurance when I was in a barren place, crying out to God. What am I going to do? What are you going to do? He had given direction, but his intervention had…
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Goals Interrupted? You’re Being Furnished Richly
Hubby walked in near the end of a Hallmark movie, just when things began going downhill. And you know how iffy those endings can be (smile). “Don’t be worrying,” he said. “It’ll all turn out okay.” And, of course, it did. That’s how Hallmark movies end. In real life, not so much. Don’t you wish…
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Praise and Trust Are Conjoined Twins
Praise the Lord! How often do we say those words? Usually they spill from a heart overflowing with gratitude because God has shown himself strong for us. He’s done something amazing. Something we begged him to do. And he answered with an overwhelming yes! Of course we respond with praise. In other circumstances, not so…
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The Princess and the Pea…a Life Illustration
“The Princess and the Pea” is one of my favorite children’s stories. Do you remember the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale? A prince wants to marry a princess—but she must be a real princess. After traveling the world without finding a real princess, he returns to his palace home. One stormy night a stranger knocks…