“The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him”. Psalm 37:23 Sometimes (okay, ALL the time) I look back at my stash of old journals. This is my way of remembering. My heart always needs reminders that God is at work, that He has been nothing but faithful in the past, and that He’s got me….
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WHEN WAITING TAKES A TOLL
As I type these words, I am in waiting mode. (I feel like I write a lot about waiting…thanks for waiting through the waiting with me!) Waiting mode can be a dream on hold, an unanswered prayer, a desire unfulfilled. And if there’s anything I have learned through this waiting process it is this: WAITING CAN TAKE A TOLL ON…
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THE FIRST STEP IN BECOMING THE PERSON GOD MADE YOU TO BE
“All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Psalm 139:16 Competition is rooted in our nature. It’s rooted in our world. It’s rooted in sports, the arts, everything. Competition gets unhealthy when it grows into comparison. I remember the first time I felt that little uncomfortable jolt of comparison in…
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WHO ARE YOU DANCING/LIVING FOR?
“I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” Psalm 16:8 If I could go back in time in my dancing career and give myself a sit-on-the-bench, take-a-break-for-some-perspective kind of pep talk this is what I would say loud and clear: Dance/live for an audience of One. So much easier…
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REPLACE THIS COMMON LIE WITH THIS AWESOME TRUTH
When we feel this….“I can’t do this.” The truth our hearts NEED to hear is this: “I can do everything through Christ who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13 Where in your life are you hearing this lie that you “can’t do this”? We all hear this lie time and time again. It seems to pop in our heads in…
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WHEN EMOTIONS SQUELCH YOUR FAITH
“Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.” Psalm 25:17 Here’s the thing. I’m a gal. I get emotional. Gals, we get emotional. And you know we get more emotional on some days than others. Today, I want to encourage you… Note your tears. Note what brings them on. Note was causes them. Then take them to…
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