Everyday Matters
Monday Matters
Everyday Jesus Governs
I remember sharing a message with the teen youth group. I chose Isaiah 9:6 which begins; For unto us a Child is born, to us a Son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder…”
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Everyday Peace of God
What is the peace of God? Can it be explained? I’ve discovered this: Peace is a knowing and not a feeling.
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Everyday Psalm Covering
When feeling lonely or afraid I go to the Psalms for comfort. It’s actually helpful to lament and express what we’re feeling so we don’t let us consume us.
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Everyday No More Shame
The message of Jesus is to LOVE and forgive others, which you can only do once you have seen your bad self and accepted His forgiveness.
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Everyday Boldness in Fear
“My husband has cancer” I wrote that in the subject line of an email that I sent to family and friends in 2010. My brother responded, “Wow, Deb that’s powerfully blunt to write in the subject line.”
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Everyday Flower Shout
I am not a gardening type of gal, so I was thrilled when a many years ago my 9-year-old Joey took on the responsibility of planting and watering the flowers in our large window box.
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Everyday I need help
I get many messages of grief because of broken relationships Recently Bonnie wrote, “I'm going through a divorce, after 36 years. I'm not doing well.
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Everyday Good Trials
“Life is hard.” That’s a statement that can pretty much resonate with anyone because either you’re in a trial, coming out of one or you’re soon to face a trial.
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Everyday Excuses
I can pray to God, “Dear God I pray to lose weight” but unless surrender to God to work in me to change by eating differently and exercising nothing’s going to happen.
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Everyday Grace Is Not Fair
Grace isn’t fair. And I’m glad of it. I need it. It’s God’s gift of complete forgiveness that we simply receive, we don’t even have to ask for it.
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Everyday Shields of Faith
When my husband had cancer thirteen years ago it was hard, it was scary.
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Everyday Ask God
Should I do it? What do you think? Maybe I should put a poll out on social media? Sure, it is wise to ask advice from others and in Proverbs 15 we can read that plans fail for lack of counsel but with many advisers they succeed.
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Everyday Questions
God will never tire of us seeking Him or of all our questions. I think of my kids and especially when they were younger and all the questions they had..
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Everyday God Speaks
Are you listening? Jesus is speaking. Hear His voice; “You are forgiven. Today is a new day. God’s Word from Lamentations 3:23: “Great is My mercy. It’s new every morning and great is My faithfulness.
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Everyday Biker
As Nathan was training for America’s largest mountain bike racing series, he was thankful that biking had kept he and his brother, Kyle, connected through Kyle’s drug addiction. And thankfully in the last two years of Kyle’s life he overcame his addiction via a 12-step program and a relationship with God.
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Everyday Supposed To
Many of us are not fans of the words; “You’re not supposed to do that.” Sometimes, hearing those words only makes us want to do what we’re told not to.
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Everyday God Comfort
I know you’ve been disappointed, hurt or mistreated. I get it. There’s a loss and an ache that you just can’t explain because maybe you don’t get it either.
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Everyday Job Explanation
Maybe the reason God doesn’t explain to Job why terrible things happen is that because He knows that Job really doesn’t need an explanation.
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Everyday Redeemer Lives
It has always struck me that Job said, "My Redeemer lives,” when he was in such a miserable place. He didn't know the end of the book that's named after him.
Monday Matters
Everyday Job Explanation
Maybe the reason God doesn’t explain to Job why terrible things happen is that because He knows that Job really doesn’t need an explanation.