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Prophetic Journaling: How To Journal With God

Prophetic Journaling: How To Journal With God

God speaks to people in different ways. If you’ve learned how to recognize his voice you’ve probably experienced different ways in which he has communicated. Some examples would be dreams, pictures, sensations, through songs, a word of knowledge (when you just know something), a small voice in your heart, a feeling, etc. I don’t have a deep understanding of how he speaks to everyone, but I know that he speaks to each person individually in a way they best understand….

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The Last Thing He Said: How To Obey In The Quiet Times

The Last Thing He Said: How To Obey In The Quiet Times

The other night I couldn’t sleep so I finished the last chapter in Without Rival by Lisa Bevere. In the chapter she says a lot of wise, deep, well-worded things but they weren’t really hitting me until I came to the simple phrase: “We are the ones who benefit when we follow God’s instructions.” The phrase stood out. I think it stood out because lately I’ve been thinking I want to live my life more intentionally. I’ve never dreaded growing…

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A Testimony Of Emotional Breakthrough

A Testimony Of Emotional Breakthrough

Below is an experience that I wrote about several years ago. I was training at a Christian youth camp and the atmosphere was loving and authentic which set the stage for vulnerability and breakthrough. God did a lot of heart-work that week but Jace’s story really touched me. I did change the names since I’m not still in touch with everyone. We had less than a week to train to be effective small-group leaders for the upcoming youth camp and…

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A Testimony Of Faith In God’s Protection

A Testimony Of Faith In God’s Protection

When your mind is stayed upon Christ, you can have peace in every situation. I was recently listening to a teaching by a man who was told by doctors, “Get your things in order, you have two days to live.” This man believed fiercely in God’s healing power and gracious goodness. When he heard those words, he didn’t fear. He heard the voice of the Lord telling him that he’ll get through this, and he walked his healing journey out…

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Don’t Be Distracted by What Does Not Matter

Don’t Be Distracted by What Does Not Matter

This post is about distractions. When I asked God what to write about this month, this is the idea that came to me. Most likely because I’ve been completely distracted lately. Growing up, the adjective used most to describe me by my friends was “weird.” I heard it almost daily, “Ha ha! You’re so weird.” It never bothered me. I heard it so often that I just assumed that everybody everywhere referred to their friends as weird if they said…

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Just, Thankfulness

Just, Thankfulness

Can I touch your hair? For some, that phrase brings up a myriad of emotions. For some it’s an innocent question and for others it’s a careless one. I can honestly say I’ve been very intimately acquainted with that question. In my third year of Bible college I got the opportunity to travel to Haiti and the Dominican Republic for six weeks. I got to meet new people, speak in churches and schools, feed the hungry living in “cardboard and…

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Got Peace? How to be less anxious (Part 2)

Got Peace? How to be less anxious (Part 2)

In the post Got Peace? How to be less anxious (part 1) I talked about the vivid vision God gave me when I cried out to him in a time of depression. I touched on the importance of being intentional to change your way of thinking so that it matches the word of God instead of the world’s way of thinking. When I was younger, I was angry and confused because even though I was a Christian, I was missing…

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Got Peace? How to be less anxious (Part 1)

Got Peace? How to be less anxious (Part 1)

When I was in my early twenties, I remember a day when I cried out to God in anger. I said something along the lines of: “You said that those who follow you have life and peace! I don’t have any f@*#*#* peace!” If anything, I’ve always been authentic with God. It was definitely coming from a place of honesty, but it was also coming from a place of ignorance. The Bible does speak about a peace that passes understanding….

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A Word Against Fear

A Word Against Fear

I was journaling a few years ago and I felt the Lord wanted me to write down the things he was speaking to my heart. This is what I heard. I keep having to come back to re-read this because he is still teaching me to keep my eyes on him. It’s so easy to become distracted by what does not matter or to get sidetracked by fear. Let us learn to focus on God and his promises at all…

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God Answers Prayer: A Testimony of Disney World and a Private Concert

God Answers Prayer: A Testimony of Disney World and a Private Concert

Sometimes God feels so close I can touch him and other times he feels miles away (usually when my focus has been elsewhere) and I have to stand in faith and remember he never leaves me or forsakes me. But I know in my “knower” that he IS close. Whether I feel it or not. And he hears my prayers, whether I feel like he does or not. 1 John 5:14-15 says, And this is the confidence that we have…

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