3946 Find Peace in the Midst of Troubles
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Troubles come to all of usâand how we handle them defines our peace and effectiveness. Sarah Youngâs insight from Jesus Calling drives this home: "Rehearsing your troubles results in experiencing them many times, whereas you are meant to go through them only when they actually occur." You can find peace in the midst of troubles. This truth challenges a common tendencyâto ruminate on problems long before (or after) they happen, replaying them in our minds like a broken record. Instead, God calls us to a different way of handling struggle, a way rooted in trust, courage, and rest....
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3945 The Heartbeat of a Powerhouse Marriage
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Marriage isnât about becoming one person. Itâs about two whole individuals choosing to grow together in a way that creates something far stronger than the sum of its parts. But the reality? That kind of connection doesnât come easy. It takes diligent, ongoing effort for each spouse to develop themselves as confident individuals, and then to intentionally build a relationship that thrives on shared purpose and deep connection. That's the heartbeat of a powerhouse marriage. Consider Dan and Joanne Miller. Dan Miller, the New York Times Best-Selling author who passed two years ago, left a...
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3944 Love Them More Than It Hurts
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Why do our children challenge us so much that it strangles our hearts? Raising kids is tough on parents; who cares about how the kids feel? Yet we deeply care about them. However, it's during those difficult times that we learn to love them more than it hurts. Raising kids is brutal sometimes. On the surface, it might seem like parents should just lay down the rules, set boundaries, and move on. But if it were that simple, parenting wouldnât tear us up so deeply. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . So why do our kids challenge us in ways that...
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3943 Give Up What Doesn't Work
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Imagine this for a moment: Youâre gearing up for the Super Bowl of your life. Every move calculated, every drill intentional, every moment optimized. Would you spend time doing things that donât workâthings that have brought you zero results? Of course not. Youâd double down on what delivers every single time. So why not give up what doesn't work? So why, in the everyday game of life and business, do we cling so stubbornly to habits, strategies, or mindsets that have proven ineffective? Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . The...
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3942 Do More Than Dream
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Are you one of the millions who want to live a healthier lifestyle than where you are now? Every new year brings a wave of resolutions promising weight loss, better habits, and a healthier life. Itâs no surprise that âlive healthierâ is one of the most common resolutions out there. But resolutions are just ideas floating in your head. They donât carry weightâno pun intendedâuntil you turn them into action; do more than dream. Why does this happen year after year? Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . Because wanting something isnât...
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3941 Organize Your Space to Make Room for Action
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Nothing fuels ambition quite like setting out on a bold adventure toward your goals and dreams. Youâve got big plans, and the vision of where you want to go is crystal clear. But hereâs the truth: dreaming alone wonât get you there. To climb that peak, you need a launching pad â and that starts when you organize your space to make room for action. Think about it. If all you ever did was sit back, waiting for success or opportunity to arrive without effort, how far would you get? Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . Spoiler Alert: Not...
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3940 Toss Out the Thoughts and Doubts that Hold You Back
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Just because itâs a new year doesnât mean a reset happens automatically. In reality, most of our attempts to start fresh are clouded by lingering fears about what we didnât finish, didnât accomplish, or simply gave up on. If you want to move ahead and actually reach your goals and dreams this year, you have to toss out the thoughts and doubts that hold you back. I donât know about you, but over time, repeated failures do more than just sting â they infect our mindset and sabotage our ambition. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . ...
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3939 Man Shall Not Live on Bread Alone
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In one of the most powerful moments of Jesusâ life, when He was tested in the wilderness (Matthew 4:1-4), He faced raw human hunger. The devil tempted Him with a straightforward challenge: âTurn these stones into bread.â After all, Jesus is hungry after fasting for forty days and forty nights. The need was real, the desire immediate. Yet Jesus' response cuts deeper than physical need: âIt is written: âMan shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.ââ That reply is not just about hunger or sustenance. Itâs a declaration about the source of...
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3938 Don't Root Against Your Spouse
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Itâs easy to get super focused on other things in life, from the home to the family to the career to even the pets. Amid all this noise, the one person you vowed to stand beside can sometimes fade into the background. But if you want a marriage that lasts, one that can withstand the relentless pressures of life, thereâs a simple but powerful rule: donât root against your spouse. The truth is, itâs dadgum hard to keep your spouse front and center when every other part of your life is screaming louder. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . ...
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3937 Put the "Parent" Back in Parenting
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Too many parents today are caught chasing the mirage of âbeing friendsâ with their kids â seeking approval and camaraderie instead of stepping fully into their role as parents. Letâs be blunt: parenting isnât about winning a popularity contest. Itâs about showing up as the adults who love fiercely, set firm boundaries, and deliver discipline that actually sticks. If you want your children to thrive and leave a lasting impact on the world, you must put the âparentâ back in parenting. Why Parents Must Parent, Not âFriendâ Friendship with your kids can seem like an easy,...
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Have you ever been in trouble? Have you ever thought you might be close to the end?
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We have all experienced that feeling of living life on our own. So many things piling up around us that we feel like we are coming to a breaking point. However, I want to remind you that you are not alone.
He is there for you ALL the time. Now, you might say that you disagree because you don't have the answers you want. Yet, God is still there even when you don't get what you want.
Sounds all too familiar when raising kids, right? We tell them no they can't do something or have something, and they whine, walk away mad, wishing they had a different parent.
We can kind of be like that with God. But I want to encourage you today:
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." ~ Psalm 46:1
The K.I.S.S. ~ God is your refuge!
By now, you've probably heard about my diagnosis of double pneumonia after the first of the new year. It was not good, mainly because I had no energy. And for a woman who is always on the go, that was a kick in the pants. I get tired or exhausted because of what I do, but not because of an illness.
So unfair. Yet that was just the beginning.
In February, we had a cold spell that took our temperatures down to 10 degrees with a wind chill at times below zero. If you're in the south, that is not the temperature you want. Plus, stuff happens when it freezes.
Well, you know all about the forced renovations inside. But I get a call while at a conference that we are having troubles with the pool. Bubbles are happening outside. I am a day from arriving home, and all I can do is watch a video and see what's going on. I call my pool man, and he says, "You've got a leak!"
Can I just say I have PTSD from water?!?
We had the crew come out and emergently winterize our pool to protect any of the working lines. There was no guarantee what was wrong, but something was WRONG!!
After arriving home, we had to keep the ice from getting too thick to keep the water lines open and free from a freeze. That required us to stick the ice on the top of the pool and keep it more in chunks rather than an ice skating rink.
One day, I was working on the ice and the pool, and a struck the ice with a brief pause.... And then all of sudden I had an eighth of a milli-second to decide whether or not I was going with the fall, or would fight the fall in mid-air.
YES!!! I fell into the pool with ice about 2 inches thick.
God is our refuge!!
The short story is I'm alive to talk about it. The long story that early afternoon was I came close to not making it.
God is our refuge!!
In the moments of the water and ice hitting my body, and me being pulled under the ice was a little anerving. In a brief moment, I knew I had to get out of the pool or my son would walk down the stairs and find his mom floating dead in the pool.
All I could do was constantly tell myself to get above the water, keep your head above the water. As I climbed the iceburgs of Alaska in the backyard of my Tennessee swimming pool, I prayed to God to get me out. With fingernails clawing the slabs of ice, my heavy sweater wrapped around my face strangling my neck as it caught the edges of the ice. The fight was real, but God was by refuge.
Somehow, I was able to pull myself over two huge slabs of ice that were about as tall as me (5 feet). Finally, I got to the shallow sunning ledge and caught my breath. Making sure I wasn't dizzy and going to pass out, I continued the climb.
The climb of life is real, and so is God!!
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." ~ Psalm 46:1
"Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"
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