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A Prayer for When Christmas is Hard
My family has gone through its share of hard Christmases. For example, in 2020, I received a call a few days before flying to visit family for the holidays. It was a stressful year. Not only was there a global pandemic…
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A Grander Celebration
Christmas is my favorite season. It’s cliche, but I love the gifts, the food, and the time I get to spend with family. I also love the feeling that anything is possible; a sense that something miraculous is just at the…
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A Prayer to Invite Jesus into Your Christmas Season
Every year, there’s one thing that I’m sure I need more than anything else during the Christmas season—Jesus. All the decorations, gifts, and parties point to the eternal truth that there is a great celebration to come in heaven because of…
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Our Greatest Treasures: Encounters with God
There’s something about rediscovering my favorite Christmas ornaments that threatens to turn me into a sentimental pile of mush. Among my ornaments, I have several favorites. A beautiful glittery angel, a decorated sea shell from the Bahamas, and a pair of…
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Lord, Help Me to Focus on the True Purpose of the Christmas Season
My mom and I have been through our share of holiday baking disasters. One year, we made a yellow cake with chocolate frosting. As we were preparing the cake, we watched a video of a talented home baker create the dessert…
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God Is Writing Your Story
God is writing your story. No one else has the power to change or destroy it. During difficult times, it may be hard to believe this truth, but that doesn’t make it any less true. God is writing our story. In the…
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Father, Help Me to Create an Eternal Legacy
Every believer has an opportunity to inspire other believers in their faith and create an eternal legacy. This may sound like something out of a high fantasy novel, but it’s true. We all have an opportunity to contribute to His eternal…
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Kingdom Confidence: Finding Our Confidence in God
I wrote a letter to myself a few years ago. At the time, I was in a community leadership program. One of the leaders suggested that everyone write a letter to their future self. Who would we be? What did we…
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Please, God, Deliver Me and Restore My Purpose
Have you ever read the Bible and realized that what you thought about a Bible story was actually wrong? I had this realization years ago as I read about God parting the Red Sea for Moses and the Israelites in the…
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God, Please Help Me Submit to Your Purpose for My Life
Every single person has a purpose. Whether we choose to acknowledge it or not, God created each and every one of us uniquely, and He has a plan for our lives. According to Ephesians 2:10, “we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus…
