How to Listen to God

how to listen to God

Has God said no to a plan when yes was hoped for, or yes when no was expected?  After listening intently to God in a difficult season, I learned some lessons about how to listen to God. Our HOLIDAY Wellness Plan acronym letter up next is L: for Listen. Serve only the LORD your God …

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Overflowing Capacity

conquer overflowing capacity

Sudden grief, frustration, disappointment, and regret collided. My already full plate overflowed with emergencies or what seemed like emergencies. Flying by the seat of my pants from this fire to the next did not create grace-filled reactions. So, we continue our HOLIDAY Wellness Plan Acronym with O for Overflowing Capacity. We’ve identified holiday habits to …

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Emergent Bursts of Prayer

The siren’s whine cut through the music bounding from my headphones as I walked. “It must be close,” I thought.  Glancing at the distant road leading into our neighborhood, red emergency vehicles whizzed past.  Nurse brain and adrenaline kicked in as I envisioned how to help until the EMTs arrived.  As the sirens faded, I …

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The Spy Who Was Loved

I’m so thrilled to share my friend Christina Hubbard’s words this Third Thursday on allowing God to love us, just as we are! I’ve always wanted to be a spy. A black-suited world-traveling hero adept at accents and disguises, thwarting evil with a swift karate chop and remaining cool under any lie detector test. I …

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Finding Margin Part 2

We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. 9 In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God, who raises the dead. ~ 2 Corinthians 1:8b-9 NLT Ever feel like the apostle …

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