Tag: love
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The Gift of Letting Go: If Pink Were a Person (Part II)
If pink were a person, I imagine she would be full of love, full of peace, and of course, she’d be very, very beautiful. What is it that makes someone beautiful? It’s more than just well formed molecules; true beauty is about surrender. It’s about letting go of others’ expectations or even your own and…
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The Gift of These Flowers: Created With Purpose
Created with purpose— indeed we are. Every person, every animal, every flower and star. . Created on purpose by a God who is love. Created to glorify our God above. . Thank God for these flowers; they remind me I’m known. They remind me I’ll never have to live my life alone. . These flowers…
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The Gift of Unity: Created For One Primary Purpose
I recently purchased a blouse displaying a beautiful array of colors, primary colors specifically. This blouse inspired my latest painting project in which I decided I would use only primary colors. Primary colors were created by God for a purpose—to produce other colors, to produce the rainbow. The Body of Christ, like primary colors, were…
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The Gift of a God Who Loves Color
Our God is an artist; He created color for me and you. I’m grateful our God is a lover of color because I love color too. . Primary colors are simple— red, yellow, blue. All colors are beautiful no matter the hue. . Soft colors are mesmerizing like the sea and the sky. Bright colors…
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The Gift of God’s Light: To Be a Candlestick
Uncle Carl was less like an Uncle and more like a big brother. I remember as a little girl thinking my godfather was the coolest person in the whole world. He had his own room downstairs at Maw-maw’s house, and he had the whole floor to himself. He listened to the radio down there, and…
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The Gift of Good Medicine
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. (Proverbs 17:22) This verse has been ringing my ears these days. What exactly is a joyful heart, and why does God tell us it’s good medicine? Like any good medicine, we must go to the doctor to receive it. In order…
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The Gift of God’s Love: We Protect What We Pay For
Recently after picking up my groceries, I noticed something when I arrived back home. The delivery person had placed my case of drinks onto the floorboard, and directly beneath them were my bananas. You would think this is basic grocery delivery knowledge—not to load groceries in this way, but the truth is, often times people…
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The Gift of the Empty Page: Falling in Love With God
Have you ever been in a relationship and realized it wasn’t real love? Maybe you loved the person but came to the conclusion you weren’t “in love” with them. In relationships like this, often times one of the two of us (or both of us) need the other more than we love them. Often times,…
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The Gift of God’s Love: It’s Close Enough to Touch
Do you ever have one of those moments or maybe even a season where you find yourself begging God to reveal Himself in a bigger way? I’ve found myself recently in one of those seasons. I’ve found myself in a season where I long to be as close to God as humanly possible, and I’m…
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The Gift of the Second Cup
“The Good and Beautiful Bible Study” is my newest little treasure. It’s a devotional series which combines art elements with Scripture. Today’s reading was about the woman who anointed Jesus. She broke open a very expensive bottle of perfume and washed Jesus’ feet with it. She was seen as wasteful by everyone who witnessed the…
