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If then was now and I had you back somehow, I would hold you more, I should have told you more. If now was then and we were together again, I would listen more but now I miss you more And never been to a dark place and stared loneliness in the face; all the…

I am reading Safe People by John Townsend/Dr. Henry Cloud so let’s get started on what it looks like to choose safe people to do life with….Excerpts from Dr. Henry Cloud Have you ever wondered why  some relationships seem to lead to genuine happiness, growth, fulfillment, and trust and others to pain and injury? Have…

From a series I am listening to about our soul. 3 John 1 Johns says, Beloved I am praying that your circumstances are well and that you are in good health as it goes well with your soul. Essentially, John is saying I pray above all else that you are healthy on the inside. A…

I am listening to a great series right now about difficult people, let’s begin….. Self- awareness is not the absence of mistakes, but the ability to learn and correct them We all have that one person in our lives totally unaware of how they come across to others. You may find yourself even avoiding them…

Doesn’t it seem wearisome trying to maintain a relationship with God, clinging to His word all the while living in a world that say and does the complete opposite? I can’t make sense of it most of the time. It all seems hazy and unclear. “Protect your heart but don’t imprison it.” “Love but don’t…

What exactly is in a word that comes from God? Does it really hold the power to change us? Where can it take us? Is there true life and maybe even freedom in His words? He tell us over and over throughout the bible…”Focus on Me!” “Listen to Me” “Be Still in Me!” There is…

I no longer force things. What flows flows, what crashes, crashes. I only have space and energy for things that are meant for me.  The glare from the sun shone in as I opened my eyes to the sound of His voice. The voice was not audible but it felt like He was sitting right…

As God’s people, we are foreigners on earth because our loyalty is always to our real King, Jesus. Still we must cooperate with the authorities and be responsible citizens. Since we are Christ’s ambassadors, we need to know that we are being good foreign ambassador’s for him to the world. Ultimately, all we have comes…

We associate one year ending and another beginning with the hope that something new and wonderful will happen in our lives. People will say, “Oh, 2016 was a terrible year so 2017 has to be better!” I am a big believer that things will and do get better if we are open to receiving and…

To build on the rock means to be a hearing, responding disciple, not a phony, superficial one. Practicing obedience becomes the solid foundation to weather the storms of life. The two lives Jesus compares at the end of the Sermon on the Mount have several points in common: they both build, they both hear Jesus’…

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