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What Are You Dwelling On?  |  Guest Post

What Are You Dwelling On? | Guest Post

I’m thrilled to have my friend, Becky Hastings, guest-posting with us today. Along with being a wife, mother, author, and…
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“But God” with Beverly Rihtarchik

“But God” with Beverly Rihtarchik

  So delighted to have my friend, Bev Rihtarchik, from Walking Well with God, guest-posting with us today, as we…
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“But God” with Misty Phillip

“But God” with Misty Phillip

So excited to welcome my friend Misty Phillip to the “But God” series.   I pray her words bless as…
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“But God” with Sarah Geringer

“But God” with Sarah Geringer

So excited to kick off November with three weeks of “But God” guest posts! Thank you to our sweet friend,…
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From Dream to Print | by Charity Christy

From Dream to Print | by Charity Christy

So pleased to introduce our guest-poster today, Charity Christy. As a member of my COMPEL small group, I’ve had the…
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When God Defines Your Dreams |  by Micah Maddox

When God Defines Your Dreams | by Micah Maddox

So sweet to have our friend, Micah Maddox, guest-posting with us today. ♥ Opening my crisp, new planner, I perused…
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“But God” with Betsy de Cruz

“But God” with Betsy de Cruz

So blessed to have our sweet friend Betsy de Cruz guest-posting with us today for Part 4 of the “But…
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“But God” with Crystal Storms

“But God” with Crystal Storms

So blessed to have our dear friend, Crystal Storms guest-posting with us today for Part 3 of the “But God”…
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“But God” with Jill Savage

“But God” with Jill Savage

So pleased to have Jill Savage guest-posting with us today for Part 2 of the “But God” series. I trust…
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Oh, friend, if you too have ever cried the prayer, Oh, friend, if you too have ever cried the prayer, “Lord, we don’t know what to do, but our eyes are on You,” …

I hope you’ll join me on the Proverbs 31 Ministries, Encouragement For Today Podcast today for this short 5 minute encouragement.
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You can find the Encouragement For Today Podcast  in your podcast app, or at: encouragement-for-today-podcast.transistor.fm/
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How can I pray for you today as you wait in worship for the Lord’s victory in you life? 💕🙏🏻
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I wonder how these same palms I lift in praise can I wonder how these same palms I lift in praise can grip so tightly to a thousand concerns.
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Long have I held my concerns close, because sometimes letting go feels like giving up, and often I confuse the restless management of life with perseverance.
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I ponder the familiar words of trust and hope and confidence…trying to remove them from my Sunday School vernacular; willing them to to become foreign to my vocabulary so they might become alive again to my understanding.
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…Oh, friend, if you have ever heard the familiar phrase, “Let go and let God,” and wondered…okay, but how?
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Me too.
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In today’s Proverbs 31 Ministries devotion, I share how the Lord met me in this struggle, and showed me how to trade constant concern for quiet relief.
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You can read the full devotion over at Proverbs31.org.
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How I pray that today dawns anew for you in this area, my friend, as you release the cares of your life to the God of your life.
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What cares are you gripping today? Praying for you, friend. 💕
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How did yesterday get so far away? . 35 years this How did yesterday get so far away?
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35 years this man and I have mini-golfed our way through Labor Day.
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We skipped “Selfie 101;” our photos are forever random. We’re fancy like that. 🙃
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I’d rather have a picture of a flower than a picture of my face every day of the week. 🌸
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Time, I don’t know how you do it. How you turn 1988 into 2023 with just a wink.
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But I do know that the best traditions are always the ones that choose you.
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Oh, for 35 more. 💕
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Oh, friend, if you’re in a season of “trying” that’s making you just plain tired…
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Grab a copy of Tired of Trying, by @ashley.morgan.jackson . In this book, Ashley vulnerably shares her story of holding on to God when she felt forgotten by the world amidst a long season of hardship.
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So much goodness in these pages for understanding how to release the frustration of feeling tired and stuck.
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Plus layers of wisdom nestled chapter upon chapter, offering insight into the blessing that comes with the wrestle, as we hold on to the One who forever holds on to us.
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If you decide to read, I’d love to hear your thoughts! May the Lord meet you in its pages, my friend. 💕
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