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Here are biblically-based articles that help you keep thriving in your walk with God. To thrive means to grow well or vigorously. It happens when you make a habit of choosing to live yielded to God.
[This is part of the You Are Here for a Reason series.] There are times when details transpire in such a way that they either cause catastrophe or keep it from happening. Flames are a part of my childhood. In this post, the details make an impact on the miracle that God did to save…
[This is part of the You Are Here for a Reason series.] When God moves supernaturally we stop and wonder. Why did He perform a miracle? In my childhood, God saved my life a few times. Here’s one of those times. Miracle #2: God Saves a 3-Year-Old When I was three, I was outside riding…
Do you ever wonder why you are here? Life can get discouraging. Occasionally we want to throw in the towel, or we wonder why we are here when life looks bleak. For a long time, I wondered why God saved my life so many times when I was a child. From the miracles He did,…
A simple definition of virtues is moral excellence. What would you do with lessons teaching virtue? Here’s some for you to impart virtues into your kids. A couple of years ago I felt God leading me to do something that surprised me. God has entrusted me to train my children in His ways, but I had…
If you say the word evaluate aloud, you will hear the word value. Here’s why it’s important for you as a Christian to evaluate what you value. Tom shot up angrily from his chair, sending it flying four feet into the shelves behind him. The company’s porcelain logo crashing to the floor added to the…
Do you need some Bible verses on patience? Or maybe some encouragement from someone who got a wake up call from the Holy Spirit in the area of being patient? In this space I sometimes talk about how to thrive in your relationships. This is my transparent story of how the Holy Spirit is working…
Let me tell you, friend, I love being in my comfort zone. And nothing gets me out of my comfort zone faster than being on the interstate. Hey, I have valid reasons for this. Like that one time I was in the passenger seat, which gave me less feel-in-control than being the driver. My husband…
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God’s pruning is good. I experienced the blessings of God’s pruning when I allowed God to balance the areas of my life that had tilted. Hello, neighbors! This is my first post in almost three years! What happened to me? The backstory of my spiritual pruning is pretty humbling… Prior to my previous post, God…
So what about that spiritual growth in your life? Do you feel as if all you do is fail? That you’re not growing at all? First, remember God is the one who causes you to grow. Your response is obedience. That obedience can come in the form of a little bitty effort, and that’s a…
The standard of obedience we have in our home is this: We teach our kids to obey us so they will learn to obey God. That brings obedience to a whole new level of importance. In my search on parenting, or rather “training my kids in the way they should go” (Proverbs 22:6), I found…
