I am sure you have heard that saying many times in your life. Your parents told you that in order to succeed, you need to eat your vegetables or in order to succeed you need to get a good education, and so forth. But I believe that the saying” in order to succeed” could stand …
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Unraveling, Uncovering, and a New Kind of American
Pastor Steve Holt, M.A., D.D. Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the worst of times, it was the age of foolishness, it was the season of darkness, and it was the winter of despair.” 2020 saw an unraveling of American culture. We are a nation reeling from this past year. We are a shaken society. The Unraveling The …
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Don’t Just Settle for “Stuff”
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” ~Psalm 37:4~ As a professional organizer, I deal with people’s “stuff”. I help them eliminate it, rearrange it, analyze it, organize it, store it, sell it, give it away, and manage it. I have seen a lot of “stuff” in …
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Thorns in Your Flesh
A profound and revealing story is provided for us in Matthew 13 in the New Testament, which is both convicting and very inspiring. It is about a farmer who sowed seed among four different types of soil and how the seed responded to its surroundings. Space here can’t do the whole story justice, so I …
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Lots of Stuff: A Slippery Slope
I am going to say something that goes against the grain of modern society, especially at the holidays! Stuff can be a Slippery Slope to Slavery Sound ominous? It can be. Stuff can eat your lunch, bury you in your home or office, inflict damage to your soul, and cost you in space, energy, money …
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The Attributes of Praise
I am discovering just how important praise is to my Christian walk. There are a boat-load of verses in scripture that tell us much about praise and why we should be expressing it all of the time. Here are 4 quick reasons I found in scripture that encourage us to praise. Praise: Adores God- “My …
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You Just Need to Add an Apostrophe to Impossible!
Impossible! That is what we hear whenever we have a dream and we and/or some people respond with, “Impossible!”. Like going to the moon, or owning our first home, or getting pregnant after three attempts have failed, or starting a business with having no training in business. That was my experience in 1982. After 5 …
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True Contentment
I just had an encounter with the Lord that was awesome. My business has been off and on rather slow lately, and I was getting anxious about it. This morning I woke up anxious and was not able to fully walk in trust and faith in what the Lord can do. I had also lately …
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Do You Have a Valid ID?
I am learning much about the Kingdom of God and how the Lord wants me to walk in His ways and wisdom. I am discovering my true ID from the perspective of the Kingdom of God, and it has very little to do with what I do for a living. I am discovering that my …
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From Disappointment to Discovering Your “Afterward”
Have you been disappointed by your circumstances? Have things just not worked out as you hoped? Are you experiencing feelings of disillusionment, defeat or despair? Do you just not want to go on? Disappointment can kill your hope, health and even your home but it doesn’t have to. You can find hope (his appointment) in …
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