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In No Hurry
I am a person of hurry. No one who knows me hasn’t felt rushed by me at one point or another. But God takes His time. His plan to save us and adopt us as His own – in the fullness of time long-awaited – took time, humanly speaking.
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2023 Good List
2023 was a bit of a wild ride, but there’s a lot on my good list. I could have kept going, but here are some good gifts and joys from this year. (Thank you, Lord!) 2023 Good List -Matt’s persistent patience -Seeing the Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce + the Hoover Dam -All the prayers and…
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Even Marcus Can’t Ruin Christmas {A Short Story}
“Is it standing straight?” Dad huffed from under the Christmas tree. “I think so…” Mom answered, hands on her hips as she eyed it from the other side of the room, “yeah, I think you’re good!” “Finally,” Marcus muttered, his six-year-old toes tapping impatiently. He felt like he’d been waiting for days for everyone to…
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Who Are You Grateful To?
The children’s ministry at our church has focused on gratitude this month and I’ve loved that there’s a dual focus: who we’re grateful for and who we’re grateful to. We’re missing out when we forget who we’re grateful to because thankfulness loses its intent, reducing it to a mere feeling. Gratitude isn’t meant to be…
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30. Conclusion {I’m Tired, Lord Devotional Series}
This series of reflections started for the sake of helping tired thought loops come back again and again to God. As it finishes, I hope you and I more easily remember that: When we’re in need of help, God, the Maker of heaven and earth, is there, willing and able. When we feel like we…
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29. A Prayer for Psalm 121:7-8 by Katy Morgan {I’m Tired, Lord Devotional Series}
Watch over my life, Lord, Watch over me. Keep me as I come to you; Guard me as I go to others. Watch over my life, Lord; Keep me from harm – There is so much that doesn’t make sense to me. You are so kind, Lord; Watch over me. Watch over my life, Lord…
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28. God Watches Over Us Now and Forevermore {I’m Tired, Lord Devotional Series}
“…the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” (Psalm 121:8) Where are you right now? What time is it? The Lord is watching over you now. And if you look back, looking as far as you can remember, the same is true. God’s sovereignty applies. If you look ahead, as…
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27. God Watches Over Our Going {I’m Tired, Lord Devotional Series}
“…the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” (Psalm 121:8) A life of faith is two postures lived at once – Of coming to worship and being filled Of going out to worship God by filling others Our true and proper worship, Romans 12:1 describes, is to offer ourselves “as…
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26. God Watches Over Our Coming {I’m Tired, Lord Devotional Series}
“…the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.” (Psalm 121:8) A life of faith is two postures lived at once: coming and going. The first posture mentioned in verse 8 is of coming to God. We come to God to worship and we come to God to be filled. We…
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25. He Watches Over Us All Our Lives {I’m Tired, Lord Devotional Series}
“The Lord will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life…” Psalm 121:7 We tend to lose sight of the big picture of life when we’re just trying to get through the day. The earlier verses in Psalm 121 remind us that God is watching over us constantly, in every moment, that…