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The Triggers that Make Us Lose Our Patience [Friday, #180]
Hereâs an exercise to try when impatience creeps into your life.
Take a look at the trigger thatâs setting you off.
A child disobeys.
Youâre waiting for someone.
You canât figure out how to make something...
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Will the Patient Parent Please Stand Up? [Wednesday, #179]
How in the world can we be a patient parent? Seems like a contradiction. Those two words donât exist together.
Hats off to those moms and dads who have this quality mastered. Whatâs your secret? Tell the rest of...
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5 Ways to Turn Impatience into Patience in Your Marriage [Monday, #178]
We fail most at patience with the ones we love. Our spouses pay a price for our impatience when they experience it over and over again. We let our guard down and donât extend grace.
Think about the grace God extends...
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Experiencing God's Peace When You're Stressed Out [Friday, #177]
Have you ever wanted something so bad that it hurt? You went to the extent of pleading with God for a new car, the dream job, a boyfriend or girlfriend, your childâs award, your sister coming to Christ, financial...
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Faith Over Fear: A Promised Land Lesson for All of Us [Wednesday, #176]
Fear has a way of playing with our emotions. It can rattle us, paralyze us.
Fear has a way of amplifying small, negative thoughts that creep into our minds. We even project things that arenât likely to happen. Most of...
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The Peace-Killer From Within [Monday, #175]
Weâre all familiar with the parable of the prodigal son. This was the rebellious kid who decided he had enough of his father and marched off with his share of the inheritance. Iâm not sure if his mother was still...
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The Inner Conflict of Surrender--and How to Overcome [Friday, #174]
Why do we find it so hard to surrender to God? An inner conflict rages. A debate echoes in our mind. Intellectually, we know that surrendering to the Lord is the right choice. But our will defies that clear thought....
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Why Living a Surrendered Life to Christ Makes 100% Sense [Wednesday, #173]
Why fight God?
Thatâs what weâre doing when we donât surrender to him.
Thereâs a saying that âWhat I do is for God is my gift to him.â Baloney. Thatâs humanism. Self-effort glorified. Youâre putting yourself at the...
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Surrendering to Jesus is Hazardous [Monday, #172]
Isnât it great when youâre hated and persecuted?
Of course not, but surrendering to Jesus might lead to that. Thereâs a price to pay when we live a life of surrender to our Lord.
He promised, âIf the world hates you,...
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Lord, Restore Me When I'm Running on Empty! [Friday, #171]
Sometimes, Iâm so weary that I canât walk without nearly fainting. What would it look like to run tirelessly and soar effortlessly?
I come back to the practice of rest. Weâve learned this week that rest isnât only...
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Facing the #1 Thing That Keeps You from Resting [Wednesday, #170]
God created us to need rest. We can deny ourselves for only so long and then collapse in a heap.
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So often and in many areas, we feel that we are indispensable. We convince ourselves that we alone have the talent and...
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Finding Rest for Your VERY Weary Soul [Monday, #169]
Settling into a time of restful prayer isnât the first thing you think about doing. Instead, turning on the TV, doing some gaming, checking social media, reading a book or finding a deal on Amazon might be the...
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