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    Faith Over Feelings: 3 Truths to Help You Pursue God When You Don’t Feel Like It

    One of the most frustrating challenges a Christian can face is learning to trust our faith over our feelings. This can be especially true during a difficult season when we feel distant from God. In those seasons, we may find ourselves…

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    5  Signs You’re Spiritually Tired and How to Renew Your Faith

    Has your fire for the Lord been snuffed out? Do you feel spiritually tired and drained in your faith walk? Perhaps you’ve found yourself spending less time with God, flirting with sin, and feeling distant from your loving savior. If that’s…

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    4 Ways God’s Waiting Season Strengthens Your Faith and Changes You

    God often uses a waiting season to strengthen your faith. It builds trust, shapes character, teaches discipline, and—most importantly—deepens your relationship with Him. Even when waiting is difficult, God often allows it for your good. If you’re in a waiting season…

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    8 Articles to Celebrate Easter in 2025

    Easter is the time to celebrate Jesus’s extraordinary love for us. Despite His godly nature, He humbled Himself to live among us, died on the cross, and rose from the grave for our eternal salvation. Below, you’ll find Shining Ever Brighter’s…

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    5 Inspiring Bible Stories about Waiting on God’s Promises

    This month, we’ve been discussing waiting on God and trusting God’s promises. Below are five Bible stories about waiting on God. Each story illustrates the importance of faith and patience, trusting God’s timing, and how we can effectively wait on His…

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    5 Things to Remember While Trusting God and Waiting on His Promises

    Waiting on God is one of the most difficult parts of living out our faith. This is because we often ask God to fulfill a desire that we think is good for us, and, when the wait stretches for weeks, months,…

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    Why Does God Make Us Wait? Two Biblical Reasons for Waiting on God and His Timing

    Why does God make us wait? This is such a hard question, and we will never fully know all the answers. Often times, waiting is a frustrating experience. When we pray and see no immediate answer, we may wonder if God…

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    4 Powerful Benefits of the Cross Every Christian Should Know

    The benefits of the cross cannot be overstated. Through the cross, Jesus suffered God’s judgement for our sins. He purchased eternal life, provided healing and deliverance, restored our relationship with the Father, and allowed us to experience God’s grace. Jesus provided…

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    How Can I Receive God’s Love? 3 Tips for Embracing God’s Unconditional Love for Us

    We know God loves us in our minds, but have we actually accepted and received His love in our hearts? God revealed His love for us through His word, Jesus’s sacrifice on the cross, and His presence in our daily lives.

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    7 Articles to Grow Your Faith in 2025 

    It’s 2025 and there’s no better way to start the new year than with God. In this blogpost, I’ll provide Shining Ever Brighter’s top seven blogpost to help you grow in your faith, boldly pursue God, and get the wisdom you…