Tag: women
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Learn Self Defense
When I think of today’s title I not only think about physical defense but I think about mental defense. The world we live in can be frustrating, tiring and scary. Anyone 25 years old or older would agree that life is very really different today than when they were growing up. Some would say it…
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Abandonment
Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV) Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” I had the honor of visiting and sitting with someone at the hospital on Friday. She was a young lady of 80 years old, turning 81 this month. She told me she…
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Hooked, Caught and Captured
James 3:3-12 (ESV) 3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So also the tongue is…
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Turning Tears into Shouts of Joy
Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. Psalms 126:5 (NLT) A friend sent me this scripture this morning. As most of you know I am a pastors wife. Being a leader can be very rewarding, however, at times it can be very hard and discouraging. I have managed/led people in large…
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Discipline Your Mind
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, keep your thoughts on whatever is right or deserves praise: things that are true, honorable, fair, pure, acceptable, or commendable. Watch your thoughts because they can turn from thoughts to words you speak. The words you speak can quickly turn into actions that before you now it have become habits…
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Financial Infidelity
Enjoy today’s blog by guest writer, Kelly Bivins, CPA and Associate Pastors Wife of The Body Church, A Church For Anybody. “Two in Five Americans Confess to Financial Infidelity against Their Partner” according to the national endowment for financial education. Financial infidelity is when couples with combined finances lie to each other about money. Example:…
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Forgotten
When my father and my mother forsake me, Then the Lord will take care of me. Psalm 27:10 Forgetfulness hurts. We’ve all been forgotten and know the pain of expecting someone to remember — to show up, call, write, ask, make time — and coming up empty and alone. One of the common things seniors…
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Agree to Disagree
Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? The Bible is the infallible word of God, right? To believe in God means believing everything in the Bible, doesn’t it? Then who can there be so much confusion on what people believe the Bible says? Do we just agree to disagree or is there…
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Walk This Way
Philippians 3:13-14 Brothers and sisters, I can’t consider myself a winner yet. This is what I do: I don’t look back, I lengthen my stride, and I run straight toward the goal to win the prize that God’s heavenly call offers in Christ Jesus. I think everybody loves Winnie The Poo, so I wanted to share…
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Two Things Every Dream Needs
Proverbs 16:9 “The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps” Psalms 37:23-24“The steps of a man are established by the Lord, and He delights in his way. When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, because the Lord is the one who holds his hand” Have you ever known…