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The Third Attitude of Waiting
Read more: The Third Attitude of WaitingThe last two weeks I’ve talked about the significance of waiting in our spiritual lives. Click here to read part one. Click here to read part two. Today I’ll continue with the final attitude of waiting. Waiting Expectantly. We all inevitably have times of waiting for God to move. Through time and trial, we learn…
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Life-Changing!
Read more: Life-Changing!I am attempting to gather my thoughts from my jet-lagged brain this morning. Amazing, fantastic, humbling, AWESOME…… These simple words are inadequate to describe this weekend at the She Speaks Conference. What I know for sure. God changed me. I will never, ever be the same….. I saw the Lord a fresh. I grasped in…
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Weekend Devotion – Are You Esther?
Read more: Weekend Devotion – Are You Esther?For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?” – Esther 4:14 (NIV) Against opposing odds, Esther met the call…
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Thankful Thursday
Read more: Thankful ThursdayIf you are reading this on Thursday, June 19th, I am likely in an airplane headed from California to North Carolina. I am attending the She Speaks Conference hosted by Proverbs 31 Ministries. This opportunity is only possible because of my Jehovah-Jireh ~ the Lord our Provider. My precious mother paid for my tuition. My…
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The Second Attitude of Waiting
Read more: The Second Attitude of WaitingLast week I talked about the significance of waiting in our spiritual lives. Click here if you’d like to read that post. This week I want to explore the next attitude of waiting. Waiting Patiently. Our natural tendency leans toward a continuous sense of movement. When we feel our progress stalling, we grow agitated and…
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The Rooster and the Car-
Weekend DevotionRead more: The Rooster and the Car-The sky was brilliant and the birds were singing. I stepped out into the brisk air for my early morning jog yesterday. Now don’t be too impressed. If you saw me jogging toward you on any given morning, you would probably dive behind a bush to avoid me. All fashion sense is forgotten when I…
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King
Read more: KingIsaiah 44: 6 “This is what the LORD says- Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty: I am the first and I am the last; apart from me there is no God. Today I want to follow up to my post yesterday. Yesterday I told you about a recent conversation with my husband. Conversations about…
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Thankful Thursday
Read more: Thankful ThursdayLiving with an unbeliever actually has its advantages in some small ways. I think the Lord desires me to live in this awkward place of wholly loving Him and yet still attached to a world who does not know he exists. He constantly brings situations before me to stay sensitive to those who are lost,…
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The Attitudes of Waiting
Read more: The Attitudes of WaitingHow much time in a day do you spend waiting for something? We wait in car lines to pick up our kids. We wait in line to pay for our groceries. We wait for our food to arrive at a restaurant. On a spiritual level, I’m beginning to think we spend a lot of time…
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What is in Your Camp?
It IS indecent.Read more: What is in Your Camp?I have been writing about marriage for over two years. I believe in marriage as God designed it. I believe with all of my heart. Because of my strong convictions about the sanctity of marriage I am compelled to share my thoughts about current events with regard to marriage. I know my words will draw…
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What is in Your Camp?
Read more: What is in Your Camp?What’s in your camp? Does this title make you think of the Vikings and a credit card? Hmmmm Perhaps it is just me…. This scripture started it all: Deuteronomy 23:14 For the LORD your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy,…
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Thankful Thursday – Gentleness
Read more: Thankful Thursday – Gentleness“You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip. I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and did not turn back till they were consumed.” ~ Psalm…
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The Choice
Read more: The Choice“I feel like a failure.” “I can’t seem to do anything right.” “Why can’t I overcome this?” “How can God still love me when I keep screwing up?” Do any of these statements sound familiar to you? I know I’m very familiar with the first one and lately, that last one has crept in. I’ve…
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What is Indecent?
Read more: What is Indecent?I have sat down three different times to write this post. Writing about what is indecent is difficult for several reasons. First, it is likely I will tread on some extremely controversial issues. Second, I worry these flammable topics will heap unnecessary guilt onto some of us. I know I struggle with this in my…
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Discouragement
Read more: DiscouragementThis past Sunday I went with my daughter to her church for the first time. When we walked in, I felt comfortable right away. I enjoyed the worship immensely, but it was the sermon that truly had me near tears. The pastor* spoke about being discouraged, especially if you’re a perfectionist and disappointed because things…
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Laced With Grace – What A Mess
Read more: Laced With Grace – What A MessProverbs 31:28a Her children arise and call her blessed; I don’t know about you but I read this scripture and want to laugh. If you asked my kids about this passage and their mom, you would need to wait 30 minutes while they have hysterics on the floor. Then they would say: … Hop over…
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What’s In Your Camp? The Holy Spirit?
Read more: What’s In Your Camp? The Holy Spirit?Do our physical surrounding impact the spiritual realm? Is it possible to change your surroundings in a peaceful and loving way when your home is divided because of faith? Can you think of one item that must go? Does this scripture still apply to us today and does it matter to God what is in…
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Thankful Thursday –
Pressed Down and Shaken TogetherRead more: Thankful Thursday –Luke 6:38 (New International Version) Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” I opened up my daily Bible this morning to today’s date, May 14th. Scratched…
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Called to Wait
Read more: Called to WaitWaiting. It’s the one thing we all are called to do at some point in our faith journeys and most likely, more than once. Sometimes these are small blips on the radar-waiting to see if God will open the door to a new job, ministry, or relationship. Other times these periods define our very existence,…
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Life…. Interrupted
Read more: Life…. InterruptedWelcome All My Friends: All of us here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage want to thank Nancy Kennedy for joining us Friday and sharing her insights. The interview was fantastic. You can read it below. Scroll Down Also, if you are tuning into to catch the next segment of What’s In Your Camp, forgive me. I…
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Welcome Nancy Kennedy
Read more: Welcome Nancy KennedyI am thrilled once again to have Nancy Kennedy as a guest here at Spiritually Unequal Marriage. Nancy kindly provided an interview back in September, 2006. (Click here to read the past interview) If you have been a reader here for very long you probably know that Nancy’s book, When He Doesn’t Believe, Help and…
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Thankful Thursday – Motherhood
Read more: Thankful Thursday – MotherhoodWhen I was a teen-aged girl, I remember telling my mother I would never have kids or dogs when I became an adult. I can still see my Mom trying to conceal her mirth over this pronouncement. I moved out and married shortly thereafter and within three years I had both. The Lord knew I…
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On the Personal Side…
Read more: On the Personal Side…Something pretty amazing happened to me this weekend. I thought I’d share a slice of “my life according to me” with the intent of showing how awesome God is. Frankly, I’m still blown away by it all. So from the beginning… The backstory… My sweet hubby is an avid disc golf player. Absolutely loves the…
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What is in Your Camp?
Read more: What is in Your Camp?ANNOUNCEMENT: This Friday, May 9th, I have a special guest paying a visit to Spiritually Unequal Marriage. Please, please, please plan to stop in here for this neat surprise. You will not be disappointed. Hmmmmm. Do we have a camp? Does God move around in it? Does our camp, if we have one, need to…