Tag: God
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The Gift of Defiant Joy
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. (John 1:5) In my dining room, hangs a beautiful tapestry—a darkened forest illuminated by a bold and defiant light shining through the trees, a light that refuses to obey the darkness. Defiance is the refusal to obey someone or something. Have you…
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The Gift of Surrender: Bridging the Gap Between My Will and His
The distance between my will and His will is forever going to be the distance between myself and paradise. How often do we suffer on this earth when we don’t get what we want? “Thy will be done” is more than just a phrase we recite when we say the Lord’s Prayer. These words are…
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The Gift of Eden: Living in Eternity
From the very beginning, mankind was born for eternity. We long for things that are eternal—eternal life, eternal love, eternal relationships. This was one of the beautiful things about Eden; not only was it paradise, but it existed inside of eternity. He has put eternity in man’s heart. (Ecclesiastes 3:11) We all crave something eternal,…
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The Gift of Eden: Walking With God
Eden was full of gifts—beautiful surroundings, perfect health, no pain nor suffering, and no death. The greatest gift of all, the gift that made all the other gifts possible, was being able to walk alongside God. I’ve found myself at times longing for this very thing, the ability to walk next to my Creator, the…
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The Gift of Psalm 73: Becoming Faith
God revealed something to me as I read Psalm 73 the other morning. It’s not merely faith that saves us; it’s faithfulness. For behold, those who are far from you will perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you. (Psalm 73:27) As I read this verse, a particular word seemed to…
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The Gift of Small Miracles
This is a photo of a small miracle I captured the other day—a rosebud that had recently formed on my rosebush. “Give me a miracle, and I’ll believe.” These words God has probably heard from most of us at some point or another. The truth is, our very existence is a miracle. If God gave…
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The Gift of God’s Grace: It’s Time to Move Out
I sometimes struggle with posting about my faith. I don’t ever want to come off as someone failing to acknowledge they’ve fallen short, continuing to fall short on a daily basis. Truth be told, I think that’s why a lot of people struggle with speaking about their faith. No one wants to come off as…
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The Gift of That Day
The day I took this photo was such a good day! The sun was shining, it was cool but not too cool, the flowers were just starting to bloom. That day, I felt such an overwhelming peace for where I’m at in life and so much joy in anticipation—anticipation for the day ahead, anticipation for…
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The Gift of Inspiration: Choosing Between Joy and Jealousy
This is a photo of my neighbor’s rose bush. It’s always been beautiful, but this season has been it’s best season by far—so big, so many blooms. It was this rose bush that inspired me into photography. I snapped a photo one day of my favorite bloom, framed it and gave it to the lady…
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The Gift of Him: Choosing Between the World and the Word
We live in a world where truth is being made obsolete. Truth to many is no longer concrete but becoming more and more fluid. The truth is though, truth is not subjective. Truth is not relative to each individual person. Truth is truth. He is truth, and the truth is Him. When we attempt to…