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trusting God

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God Cares for the Little Things

Most of my days as a mom to littles are spent surviving. No really. Our family theme song is “Hot Mess Torrences Comin’ at You Live,” and you don’t come up with a theme song like that if there’s not a reason behind it. Someone is always hungry, thirsty, knocking over something, saying their socks don’t fit right, or grumbling that they don’t like “fill in the blank.” And you know what? I love this.…

April 15, 2019
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His Ways are Perfect

During my walk with the Lord, I have often been tempted to wonder if anything I do is really important eternally. Then I am faced with a choice: I can either feel sorry for myself and give in to discouragement or I can trust God’s sovereign control over the plan He has for my life. I know God, that His plan for me is good and that He has promised this to all of us (Jeremiah 29:11 and Romans…

February 25, 2019
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The Beauty of a Bitter Providence

It is all too possible to have one’s joy rooted in a sweet providence. A bitter providence is God’s way to wean us from a superficial joy in a sweet providence, so that we end up with a pure joy in the Lord himself, independent of circumstance. This quote has been on an index card not far from my nightstand for many years. I believe it’s from a message that C.J. Mahaney preached, but I’m…

October 17, 2018