Fruit of the Spirit
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41. The Practices Required to Turn off Hurry
As I read this book the Lord stirred in me that I wasn’t really all that good at time management. I was good at not giving my time at all…. I can fit a lot into a day but do it gracefully, carefree, and peace-filled. Floating on a cloud of grace and compassion and patience. …
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The Love Resolution
Happy New Year! It’s a time of resolutions and the hope to make this year better than last year. Working in the fitness industry, I’d always see a rush of people joining the gym, to never be seen again after January 16th. With only a couple of weeks worth of commitment, it would break my heart,…
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Oh Joy
Squeals of joy filled our house Christmas morning as the girls opened their gifts. It’s such a wonderful sound, those joyful squeals and giggles. It made me think about how much I want for them, that they would be filled with that kind of joy always. Parenting is a rough business, we set rules and…
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Build a City of Self-Control
Food and eating is one of my favorite things to do, and that caused troubles in past, it led me to being overweight, insecure and unhealthy mentally and physically. To help improve my self-control, I did a bible study called Taste for Truth. During this study I discovered how I can continue my love for…
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Conquer Fear
My faith is a lot like Peter walking on water. He had faith that Jesus could make all things happen, and then as soon as it got scary, Peter started to sink. He turned his focus from God to his fear. For a short time Peter was 100% faithful – and a miracle was happening…
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Gentleness in Not Weakness
Anyone that knows me probably wouldn’t use gentle to define me, bull in a china shop- maybe, but not gentle. I’m loud, opinionated, a rule maker and keeper, list checker… yet this time of year when hallmark is out to make all of us cry with their sappy wonderful movies, my strong personality melts. I…
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To Inspire Change – Use Goodness
From food to people, from taste to character – “good” is used to describe many different things, so, when reading about goodness in the bible, I’d always align it with the definitions I use for good – like being a “good girl”. I end up seeking approval from anyone and everyone, hoping they would think…
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Fruit of the Spirit – Kindness
Kindness is easy when we feel like it, but when we are annoyed, frustrated, sad or angry – kindness seems like an undiscovered universe. When the bible talks about kindness, it’s not talking about being nice to our friends, because even evil is nice to those they love. The kind of kindness that comes from…