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Be Confident in your Calling: 5 Clear Criteria
"Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you upon the water." "Come," He said. - Matthew 14:28-29 Do Whatever He tells you - Luke 16:10 More than 20 years ago, I made a young and impetuous vow to myself and to God that I would do His will in my life. There wasn't...
How to Live a More Childlike Faith (Relating to God as Father)
In many respects I am the last person who should ever be writing about this topic. God as Father? Childlike faith has almost always had an impossible and, if we are being perfectly honest, even slightly repulsive ring to it in my mind. My whole childhood I LONGED to...
Top 10 Things Parenthood has Taught me About God
Parenthood. My calling. For the longest time I couldn't decide how I felt about that... 6 kids in, maybe I am finally starting to get it. I never planned on being a mother. I never envisioned kids, chaos, or constantly feeding people. That wasn’t my dream… But God had...
Irreplaceable – Called to Recognize your Worth
I’m not going to lie, up until pretty much writing this post, I’ve resented being a mother. People tell me, “Just enjoy it, they grow up so fast” …but all I feel is my blood starting to boil a little bit. I’m not saying I regret having children, because I don’t. I...
How to Hear and Answer God’s Call – 9 Lessons in Courage and Clarity from the Burning Bush
I read the story of the Burning Bush with new eyes the other day... Did you know it is like an instruction manual to recognize and answer God's call for your life? Yeah, me neither... Until now. Usually when a story from the Old Testament comes up, I think of it as...
8 Steps to Win all your Spiritual Battles
Want to start winning your spiritual battles? We know there's a war going on, but we aren't always sure what to do in the fight. Besides never surrendering, what is my responsibility? How can I make sure I choose the right side? Maybe your adversary is cunning and...