Psalm 139 (and many other passages) clearly state that God deliberately and carefully created me exactly the way I am. He made me to serve and glorify Him in a way that no one else can. He gave me a unique set of talents, physical characteristics, emotional makeup, temperament, and life experiences for a specific reason. Until the day I…
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Life Experiences: Discovering Our Passions and Purpose (luggage)
Life experiences, combined with your personality type, spiritual gifts, and natural abilities, can also lead you to your purpose and passion. YOUR PASSIONATE PURSUITS: WHO WILL BE THE RECIPIENTS OF YOUR BLOOMS? … we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. Romans 8:28 (MSG) What is…
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Damage
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 This is a difficult country to look too different in–the United States of Advertising, as Paul Krassner puts it–and if you are too skinny or too tall or dark or weird or…
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Shame
Shame is the intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore unworthy of love and belonging. ~ Brené Brown, “The Gifts of Imperfection” While reading a book written by a “shame research expert,” I found myself in a self-imposed forced position to ponder “shame.” The book I was reading by this author was…
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Face-to-Face With Our Weaknesses
and knowing that He knew… and He knows… and He still loves us. Each and every one of us. And he went out and wept bitterly. Luke 22:62 I personally don’t think there is a more painful portion of scripture to read than Peter’s denial of Jesus. Jesus. His friend. Jesus. The One who he boldly declared of: “You are the…
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Regrets (baggage)
We all have them. And the older we get, the more we seem to collect. We begin to believe the lie that our past mistakes ruin our “now” and our future. We spin our wheels with all of the “what if I had…” or “what if I hadn’t…” But I say… what if… What if all the “mistakes” aren’t…
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