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When Your Life Isn't What You Planned

11/8/2018

When I was growing up, I would often daydream about my future as a grown up.

I would think about the seasons to come, mapping them out in my head to create a perfect plan for my life.

But things didn’t always go according to my plans. My life looks a lot different now than I though it would in my childhood daydreams. God had different plans for me.

And to be honest, that can be hard. There are dreams that I want to be fulfilled, things that I want to happen but they haven’t yet.

Life doesn’t always go as we plan.

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How to Share Jesus With Others When You're Afraid To

10/4/2018

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On a summer night, as the setting sun painted the sky pink, and I sat on the queen bed my sister and I shared, my five-year-old heart recognized the love Jesus has for me and my need for Him to be my Savior.

So with a bowed head, closed eyes, and a simple prayer, I repented of my sins, asking Jesus to forgive and save me.

That was over 20 years ago, and a lot has happened since.

There have been times of happiness, longing, sorrow, overwhelm, loss, learning, confusion, discontentment, loneliness, trusting, seeking, finding, provision…

Through it all, God has been good. I have been given hope and joy in Jesus.

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When My Singleness Held Me Back From Joy

9/28/2018

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For as long as I can remember, I’ve dreamed of being a wife and mom. I’ve held this desire in my heart with hope for many years, looking forward to the day that I become Mrs. Somebody.

I’ve dreamed of making a home with someone, being a support and encouragement to him, and doing life together for God’s glory.

I’ve waited on God to bring us together. I’ve prayed for a godly man.

But at one month from my 27th birthday, I’m single, never even having had a boyfriend.

Still single. Still waiting. Still praying. Still hoping. Still dreaming.

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How to Pray for Your Dreams and Desires

8/23/2018

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We all have dreams and desires.

Sometimes, they come about just as we wanted and planned, unfolding as we always dreamed. But more often, we hold the dreams in our hearts with hope for an unknown time when they will come true.

When the someday is far away, and seems to be moving farther with each passing day, when the dreams that seemed to be falling into place suddenly fall through, we can find ourselves discouraged, disappointed, despairing, and discontent.

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5 Truths to Remember When You Feel Purposeless

7/19/2018

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I think we all have times when we struggle to know what our purpose in life is. When we ask, What am I supposed to do with my life? When we are confused about the next step to take and the direction we should go.

In my last post, I wrote about when we don’t know God’s purpose for our life, and went back to the creation story in Genesis 1, drawing from God creating the first woman to show His purpose in creating each one of us.

But, like I said at the end of that post, this purpose looks different in each one of our lives, and it can be hard and confusing at times to know how to live it out.

In the midst of the questions and unknowns and confusion, it’s easy to become discouraged and feel purposeless.

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When Your Life Isn't What You Planned

How to Share Jesus With Others When You're Afraid To

When My Singleness Held Me Back From Joy

How to Pray for Your Dreams and Desires

5 Truths to Remember When You Feel Purposeless

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