But let the Lord Jesus Christ take control of you, and don’t think of ways to indulge your evil desires.
Romans 13:14

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I just love it when God speaks to me from different directions - when He’s really trying to get me to “get” a point.
I knew I was going to post this quote below, but before I got started, I also read this post by my friend Kerry, over at and baby makes four.

Do Not Rush.
Trust.
And [...]

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There. Is. No. Condemnation. Period.

John 6:37 - However, those the Father has given me will come to me, and I will never reject them.
Romans 8:1 - Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…

Though healthy eating would be a blessing to my body, and a good [...]

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The religious rules that spring up around only eating when you are hungry and stopping when full are manmade religious rules that have to do with helping people lose weight; they do not prove one’s love for God. He certainly does not require them in the Scriptures.
– Adam Brooks, “The “Great” Commission of [...]

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Save me, O God,
     for the floodwaters are up to my neck.
Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire;
     I can’t find a foothold to stand on.
I am in deep water,
     and the floods overwhelm me.
I am exhausted from crying for help;
     my throat is parched and dry.
My eyes are swollen with weeping,
     waiting for my God to help me.
…..
O [...]

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Can anything ever separate us from Christ’s love?…No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from his love…Our fears for today, our worries about tomorrow, and even the powers of hell can’t keep God’s love away. Romans [...]

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I don’t like to whine. I don’t want to complain. But this is where I need to be the real me, so here I go.
I am depressed. I am unhappy. I have no reason for either. I am afraid. Many little things cause me emotional distress. Things that do [...]

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Please join me.

Read the rest of I’m over at Faith Lifts today - “God’s Love via the Internet”

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436. Watching J5 press his toy cell phone into the crook of his neck and babble significantly into the mouthpiece. He is watching and learning and absorbing - all the time - even when I am not deliberately teaching.
437. Hot vanilla creamer flavored coffee
438. Re-acquaintance with the truth that I am a Temple of the [...]

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