A quiet place for weekly devotionals, honest stories, and Scripture-rooted encouragement for trusting God in everyday life.
Definition of Fear
When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. Psalm 56:3 Fear is the absence of peace. Fear is behind the desire for mortal knowledge when the world offers none. Fear is the belief that God is not enough. That God is not here. Fear showcases our deepest fears. Fear brings us to our...
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Toilet Paper
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 The spirit of fear is real. And it is NOT from God. Nor are the feelings of panic or anxiety. They are also NOT from God. Rushing to...
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Ugliness
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Galatians 5:24 We are so comfortable with our ugliness, aren't we? Our fleshly irritations. Our selfish demands. Our 'higher than thou' attitudes towards all else. Our complaining when sacrificing. Our responses when wronged. Ugliness. Does your ugliness repulse you? When...
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Reflecting
But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18 Reflecting. We reflect what we honor. We reflect what we love. We reflect Whose we are. Do you...
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Expectations
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. Proverbs 19:11 Why live with chips? Not talking about the potato or tortilla kind. Chips on your shoulders. Offense. Irritation. Failed expectations of life or others. Why carry those around? Shedding doom and gloom with every step? Because you...
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Security & Honor
However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband. Ephesians 5:33 Security. It's the number one need women have from their husbands. We need to feel protected. Valued. Loved. Secure. Once that's covered, men, we're good. Seriously. Most of our issues boils down...
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Controlled by Anger
And do not give the devil a foothold. Ephesians 4:27 Is it ok to be mad? Super angry at an uncontrollable situation? Yes. It's ok to be mad. Just don't let it control you. There's a difference. A difference between anger and a life dictated by it. The anger. Sometimes situations in life have justifiable...
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Appetite
O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. Psalm 63:1 How is it? Your appetite for God? What's on the menu? Heart sugary with a side of forgiveness? Worship and thankfulness?...
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Bigger Person
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. 1 Peter 3:9 Ugh. I don't like that. Being the bigger person. Don't like being the one to apologize first. To begin the amends. To swallow my pride....
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Clinging to the Old
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are becoming new. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Are you? Clinging to the old? The old meaning your self without God. Your sinful self. The self that feels better some of the time. 1 Corinthians 5:17 suggests,...
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Alone No More
But the Lord is faithful. He will establish you and guard you against the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 She sat perched on the edge of her bed. Deep in thought. Lost, really. Stuck. Her mind wandered so easily from truth to lies, that it was all muddled together. Nothing seemed to make much sense...
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Bible Plan
Ever read the Bible all the way through? I have 3 times. First time was as a 5th grader. The boy who liked me at the time challenged me to read it. He read it too. Didn't understand everything I read, but it was a start. Fast forward a few years and I read through...
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