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Let my words & thoughts be pleasing to you God!
Lord, let the words that I use to communicate today be pleasing to you Lord. Let the thoughts I have and the things I think a lot on and worry over, plan for, and potentially even ruminate about- Let it be honoring to you. Allow me the breath and space Father to breathe in you and exhale everything that is not of you. The demands and stresses that I am not to carry all on my own. You hold me in your hands. You have me. Lord, let me truly believe that and walk in that truth today with my head held high and my heart at peace, whether or…
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God Is In Control- Do Not Fear & Stay Humble- Part 1 of Humility Series
In Psalms 27:1, it says: “The Lord is my light and my salvation— Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life— Of whom shall I be afraid?” The psalmist identifies who the Lord is in their life- their light. Their salvation. The one who saves them. The one who illuminates their path and their direction and way to go. So, if that is who the Lord is, then how could they fear any human? Any person on the earth? Why would they fear what another person could do? If they truly knew to their core belief, their core identity, that God is the one who is…
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God- The One With Us In Every Battle & Storm We Face
The song “Another in the Fire” by Hillsong United is so powerful with the imagery of the story of the fiery furnace and the story of Moses and the parting the Red Sea- The imagery of God being present in those moments. The last part of the song says: “There’ll be another in the fire Standing next to me There’ll be another in the waters Holding back the seas And should I ever need reminding How good You’ve been to me I’ll count the joy come every battle ‘Cause I know that’s where You’ll be” Other words in the song that are so powerful to me are “Either way I…
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Choose Joy
This morning I wanted to share my very first post. The one that communicates what this site is predicated upon. To choose joy in the midst and find hope & strength. Click on the link below to read my heart behind this website and be encouraged today friends! https://choosejoyinthemidst.com/choose-joy-in-the-midst/ Also, don’t forget to follow me on social media: FB: choosejoyinthemidst1 IG: choosejoyinthemidst If you’d rather not click on the link above, you are in luck because I decided to share them below for ease of reading for you also… Here are my words from that post in 2021 for your encouragement. Be encouraged & choose joy! Also, leave me a…
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Fully Persuaded Faith & Hope- Like Abraham
I’ve been reading through the New Testament book of Romans recently. Chapter 4 deals with Abraham’s faith and how his faith was credited to him as righteousness (Rom. 4: 9b). He came long before Jesus came with a new covenant to make a way for sinful man to have eternal life and relationship with God again. Restored relationship. Redeemed relationship- with the Father who loved us so greatly (Read how greatly in John 3:16 and consider what that would be like). Abraham’s faith astounds me. Humbles me. Makes me want to aspire to it. God brought forth a miracle in the lives of Abraham and Sarah when they had no…
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Both. And. Acknowledging Thanksgiving & Pain Simultaneously
Did you know that thanksgiving and pain can be present at the same time? Both. And. As I look back on the painful and difficult circumstances of my life, I am aware of God in the midst. The God who sees me. The God who redeems the broken and the painful things. The God, who brings newness of life to death. He is the God of hope. I am thankful for how God is using the stories and difficult circumstances in my life for His glory. I am also able to be honest about the reality of life—The brokenness, the painful circumstances. Both. And. They can both be present at…
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God’s Unfailing Love & Goodness in My Life
But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me (Psalm 13:5-6) These words wash over me. I trust in your unfailing love. The truth of them settles in my heart. Unfailing love— meaning not running out, doesn’t give up, secure love, never leaving love. I am comforted. Quieted in my spirit. A calm peace settles as I begin to have knowledge of what it means. “I trust in your unfailing love”… I choose to depend on you, God. You can be counted on. You will always show up. You will be there for…
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Everyone Has a Story: The Power of Asking and Truly Wanting to Know
Being intentional with the people you meet… I was eating at a restaurant after a powerful conference this weekend where God moved in my life and heart and so many other people’s. A weekend of hearing, responding, receiving. We chose to bless the server with a larger tip, and I felt led to say some words to her about God and how He loves her and knows the circumstances of her life and cares about her or write a note to her with similar words. The timing felt odd. It felt awkward. To go up to her after paying already at the table. To go up to her, get her…
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The Ultimate Gardener, Transplanter, Hope Giver!
As spring has sprung I am thankful. The Lord is doing new things within me, within my heart also, uprooting what is not of Him, beginning to transplant into my own garden heart His plants of righteousness, His plants of forgiveness, His plants of compassion…. These plants will flourish in my heart, not because of anything within me, but because of Him, because of who He is, and because of what He does in each of our hearts, bringing beauty, bringing healing, bringing redemption, grace, and joy. Praise God I am not the one who has to uproot and try to transplant what is not of Him… I don’t like…
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You are a conqueror through Christ- God cares for you in the storms!
I’ve been singing and meditating on the song “ Gonna Be Alright” by Ryan Ellis the past couple days & some of the words that resonated are “Everything’s gonna be alright… You hold me in your arms until my storm is calm.” I don’t know what you are walking through today friend, what storm in your life is brewing or full on trying to knock you down, but I know some of my own storms… If I set my eyes on Jesus for His help, His strength, His guidance, His protection during the trials, the storms, the pain, the hurt, the problems in this life, I know I will be…
