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When You Need to Let Jesus Renew Your Mind
How do you renew your mind when people drive you crazy? The summer I came across six new towels stained by bleach, my thoughts spiraled down the dark tunnel of frustration. Visitors to Turkey rented...
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How to Pray for Your Children in a Pandemic
Has parenting ever made you wonder if you’re messing up your kids? Now the pandemic has added another layer of uncertainty to parenting. You wonder if you’re making the right decisions for your...
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How to Simplify Life When You Feel Overwhelmed
As I pull into the garage at 6:15, I try to think of the fastest way to turn raw chicken into dinner, and I wonder if I can call my insurance company and do laundry at the same time. I know Jesus is...
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Help When You Need to Win Over Negative Thoughts
Have you noticed how keeping a positive attitude helps you navigate a hard situation more easily and get through it faster? Yet negative thoughts can make a bad situation even worse. In difficult...
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How to Surrender When God Changes Your Plans
Rain was the last thing I expected for our poolside Hawaiian party. I did not plan on drizzling gray skies when we envisioned hula-dancing, a Limbo contest, swimming, and a backyard cookout for my...
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How to Build Your Most Important Relationship
Have you ever scrolled through social media looking at pictures of people having fun together and ended up feeling like you didn’t have a friend in the world? Seeing all the Best Friends Forever...
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When You Need to Quiet Anxious Thoughts
I collapsed into bed, expecting to fall asleep in 15 seconds flat, but anxious thoughts kept me wakeful. I’d just seen a text reminding me of one more thing I needed to do. Now instead of drifting off...
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How to Give Thanks When You Don’t Feel Grateful
What do you do when Thanksgiving rolls around, and you’re not sure how grateful you feel? As this year draws to a close and leaves turn yellow and red, many of us may be struggling to give thanks....
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God’s Promise of Hope for Your Disappointment
Many of us may be struggling with loss or grief during what’s supposed to be the happiest time of year. Just before Thanksgiving, my husband and I received news that dear friends died in a senseless...
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How to Meditate on the Bible for More Peace and Hope
Sometimes the thoughts I meditate on take me down faster than the actual challenges I face. Car trouble sends my mind racing to thoughts of “Woe is me; my life is so stressful.” My daughter leaves...
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3 Ways to Renew Your Relationship with Jesus
Jesus came to bring us abundant life, but what if we’re running on empty instead? Last Friday, I rolled out of bed exhausted after a hectic week and a few late nights. Desperately needing Jesus to...
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How Rest is the Key to More Peace and Joy
“If I can just do one more thing, then I’ll go to bed.” My plans for a restful evening after a busy day at work evaporated when I walked in the door and saw the mountain of unpacked boxes still in my...
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Help and Encouragement When You Can’t Read the Bible in One Year
I love to read the Bible, but nothing makes my eyes glaze faster than trying to read 4 to 5 chapters of it each day. My mind goes to auto-pilot, and instead of getting anything out of it, I end up...
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How to Believe God Loves You When Life Gets Hard
“Does God really love me?” I remember the first time I truly doubted God’s love. I was sitting on the doctor’s examination table and got a diagnosis that made me think I might spend the rest of my...
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Hope When You Need to Know God Loves You
If God really loved me, this would not be happening. How could I believe God cared for me when swollen, sore joints all over my body made it hard to lift a book or make a sandwich, let alone walk? The...
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