Depression We often equate depression with darkness; sitting alone in a dark corner or walking around with what seems like a dark cloud over our head. And when we think of death, the grim reaper, dressed all in black, comes to mind. But, there is One who came to give...
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Spiritual warfare means engagement in or the activities involved in spiritual (relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul) war or conflict. As Christians, we must first recognize that we are in a war. Satan is going to try and steal, kill or destroy (John 10:10). We must protect...
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Our Inner Child There are many people that have experienced all types of abuse when they were little children. I heard a story of a woman who had been abused and as she was going through a healing process by prayer, she was asked to envision Jesus holding her. It...
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The Bible addresses every circumstance we may face. Sexual harassment can damage not only the person but also the family if we let it. While working for the Government, I was sexually harassed. Like Joseph day after day, I went to work and refused to succumb to the harassment (Gen...
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Reaping in a Time of Trauma In times of trauma, we can have a fight or flight response. But we can also have a “let the world go by” or a proactive response to heal from our trauma. God’s word talks about sowing and reaping. If we sow in our...
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Why did God Rest? Exodus 31:17 says, “it will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.” He rested on the seventh day. Why? He is Elohim,...
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Soft Ground After much rain the ground was soft and just right for pulling weeds. It made me think about people that I love, but because of a hard heart they do not want God in their lives on a daily basis. Because I want them to know how wonderful...
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“But you promised!” Have you spoken these words? If so, your heart may have been let down. These words shot out of my mouth one day. The disappointment was great. Relying on someone and then they let you down is painful. Forgiving them may even be difficult. Remember, people are...
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Ask your Husband I was planting a shrub in my front yard to replace two rose bushes that died from a disease. First I had to remove the old stumps. It had just rained, which made the ground softer, but I couldn’t pull on the branches because of the thorns....
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The weather this year has been unusual. As I was doing spring cleaning during a snowstorm, I realized that we need to constantly keep our house clean in and out of season. “So clean house! Make a clean sweep of malice and pretense, envy and hurtful talk. You’ve had a...
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