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Faith Lived Out

The Time God Sidelined Me To Teach Me About Rest

It blindsided me. The day before a speaking engagement in December 2013, I passed out. No warning. Wham! On the floor. We scheduled an appointment with my doctor (whom I couldn't see until after the holidays). All I Want For Christmas... And then I chipped my two front teeth. Yes,…

Posted on November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 by wieldtheword

My Story

The Grand Maestro: How God Orchestrates the Details of My Life

Don't you just love true stories of God's supernatural intervention in the ordinary lives of His people? I do. I could share many, but today I'm going to share just one. The Paralysis of Analysis I'm an analyzer. More accurately, I'm an OVER-analyzer. I like to have all my ducks…

Posted on October 22, 2018November 13, 2018 by wieldtheword

Faith Lived Out

How Writing My Life Purpose & Life Goals Changed Everything

Writing my Life Purpose and Life Goals has been life-changing for me. I'm absolutely convinced that, by God's grace, I have: accomplished more, experienced greater peace and rest, developed healthier and more meaningful relationships, and become a better woman ...because of having a written Life Purpose and Life Goals. My…

Posted on October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 by wieldtheword

Faith Lived Out

Jesus: Our Primary Example Of True Hospitality

Jesus is our best example of what true hospitality looks like. He didn’t have a physical home during His earthly ministry. So if He practiced hospitality, what does it involve without a house and food and well-planned parties? Jesus showed hospitality to his disciples on the night He was betrayed.…

Posted on September 24, 2018November 13, 2018 by wieldtheword

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Living Out the Gospel

What Does Biblical Hospitality Really Look Like?

The best examples of biblical hospitality I've experienced look very different from what you'd expect. I'll share three stories with you. A Cup Of Water During a very difficult season in our lives, friends of ours knew we needed some encouragement. They were in the midst of moving into a…

Posted on September 18, 2018November 13, 2018 by wieldtheword

Faith Lived Out

Choosing Contentment

"There must be more than this!" Dragging my mop across the floor, tears falling down my cheeks, 3 little ones tucked into bed for an afternoon nap, my thoughts were consumed by discontentment. A Life-Changing Moment As a young mom, my days were consumed by diapers and feeding and laundry…

Posted on September 10, 2018November 13, 2018 by wieldtheword

Faith Lived Out

Who I Am In Christ: Delivered From Darkness

It’s so easy to get caught up in our own ideas or the world’s ideas about who we are or who we should be. But what does God say? Who does God say that I am? Who am I in Christ? This series takes a journey through God’s Word to…

Posted on September 3, 2018August 30, 2018 by wieldtheword

Endurance

The Hope That Does Not Disappoint

4 I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.5 Those who look to him are radiant, and their faces shall never be ashamed. (Psalm 34:4-5) "Ashamed" here means "disappointed at not finding what was hoped for". So we can read verse 5 like this: "Those who look…

Posted on August 27, 2018August 21, 2018 by wieldtheword

God's Word

Psalm 1: A Fruit-Bearing Tree

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a…

Posted on August 20, 2018August 19, 2018 by wieldtheword

God's Word

Psalm 1: Who Is Blessed?

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2 but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. (Psalm 1:1-2) Who Is…

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Faith Lived Out

The Time God Sidelined Me To Teach Me About Rest

Posted on November 12, 2018November 12, 2018 by wieldtheword

My Story

The Grand Maestro: How God Orchestrates the Details of My Life

Posted on October 22, 2018November 13, 2018 by wieldtheword

Faith Lived Out

How Writing My Life Purpose & Life Goals Changed Everything

Posted on October 1, 2018October 1, 2018 by wieldtheword

Faith Lived Out

Jesus: Our Primary Example Of True Hospitality

Posted on September 24, 2018November 13, 2018 by wieldtheword

Living Out the Gospel

What Does Biblical Hospitality Really Look Like?

Posted on September 18, 2018November 13, 2018 by wieldtheword

Faith Lived Out

Choosing Contentment

Posted on September 10, 2018November 13, 2018 by wieldtheword

Faith Lived Out

Who I Am In Christ: Delivered From Darkness

Posted on September 3, 2018August 30, 2018 by wieldtheword

Endurance

The Hope That Does Not Disappoint

Posted on August 27, 2018August 21, 2018 by wieldtheword

God's Word

Psalm 1: A Fruit-Bearing Tree

Posted on August 20, 2018August 19, 2018 by wieldtheword

God's Word

Psalm 1: Who Is Blessed?

Posted on August 14, 2018August 2, 2018 by wieldtheword