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How to Fight Spiritual Attacks: 7 Ways
We lose a little more light every day now. I slip out for my evening walks beneath an underbelly of midnight blue. Not long ago, while walking beneath the canopy of darkness, I began thinking about how to fight spiritual attacks. I’ve been feeling discouraged in certain areas of my life lately. After weeks of restlessness, I finally recognized that the relentless stream of negative thoughts might be coming from somewhere other than my own mind. After telling a friend about the thoughts, she said, “Sounds like a spiritual attack to me.” How to Fight Spiritual Attacks Like me, you might be feeling discouraged today. Maybe you battle with worry,…
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14 Free Short Women’s Devotions for Spiritual Growth
Would you like to connect with God in deeper ways and experience his presence like never before? I hope to help you encounter God in ways that transform your life forever. For this reason, I have written a collection of free devotionals for women. I pray these free short women’s devotions bless you deeply and lead you closer to God’s heart of love for you. Free Short Women’s Devotions Below, you will find a collection of free resources to help you connect with God in your daily devotional time, bolster your prayer life, and provide healing in difficult seasons. My hope is that these words bless you and lead you…
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An Advent Devotional for Less Stress and Deeper Peace
After years of writing, I finally decided to release an online Advent devotional this year! I pray these readings help you slow down, cultivate wonder, and connect with the Lord. I’m releasing it a few weeks before Advent begins so that you can have it on hand and start reading in December. Here’s a glimpse into this new online devotional. I pray it blesses you deeply. Still My Soul: An Advent Devotional for Deeper Peace I sit with the dawn and let my thoughts gather. The grey morning light lifts her sleepy head, and the thin air is embroidered with a crimson cardinal’s song. My mind is scattered, and I…
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15 Bible Verses About Letting Go and Trusting God
This morning, I was startled to find the wood line painted grey. The bleak scene mirrored the state of my soul. Letting go and trusting God with my life felt nearly impossible. Opening, my Bible, I began copying a list of Bible verses about letting go and trusting God. Bible Verses About Letting Go Here are the Scriptures I listed. I also invite you to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you let go and trust God. 15 Bible Verses About Letting Go and Trusting God 1. 2 Corinthians 9:8 “And God is able to make all grace overflow to you, so…
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10 Bible Verses About Change and Transition
The cobalt skies have faded to grey, and aside from a few crumpled leaves, the poplar tree beside our house has shed her summer foliage. Most of the leaves are scattered on the deck in shades of burnt sienna, and I don’t have the heart to sweep them away just yet. I’ve never been great at handling change. As I consider this, I pull out my Bible verses about change and transition in life. Today, I want to hold on to lingering twilight, campfires in the yard, and supper on the deck. Everything within me wants to hold onto barefoot water fights and footraces around a flourishing garden. Change can…
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How to Be Still and Listen to God: 7 Practical Tips
Daylight finds us with an unseasonable chill, and we close the windows and wrap ourselves in fleece blankets. Pulling out my Bible, I flip to a familiar Psalm. It reads, “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). I’ve been learning how to be still and listen to God for decades and have yet to master the practice. My mind has been racing again lately, and silencing my thoughts today feels next to impossible. Instead of being critical of my racing mind, I am kind to myself today. I lean back and let the thoughts pass like clouds in a sapphire sky. Finally, after several minutes, my mind…
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15 Bible Verses to Memorize: And 3 Tips to Help You
Our thoughts determine our actions, and our actions determine the direction of our lives. When we hide God’s Word in our hearts, his wisdom becomes a part of us. Today, we’ll look at 15 powerful Bible verses to memorize as we aim to align ourselves with God. Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you connect with God in deeper ways. 15 Bible Verses to Memorize After we explore these Scriptures, we’ll explore practical ways to memorize Scripture more consistently. Let’s start with the Word. Bible Verses to Memorize 1. John 14:6, ESV Jesus said to him, “I am the…
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The Importance of Quiet Time With God (and 3 Tips)
Last week, I spilled a handful of birdseed on the deck, and I’ve been watching cardinals and house sparrows clean it up for days. The scene is a daily reminder of one of Jesus’ parables, and I’ve been pondering it as I consider the importance of quiet time with God. Here are Jesus’ words: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and…
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Read These 10 Bible Verses When You Feel Like No One Cares About You
Above the tree line, the alpine grasses shiver in the wind while a pika no bigger than my fist eyes me from a rocky alcove. I’m 20 years old, and I’ve been climbing mountains all summer while running from a long list of mistakes. I know my family loves and cares about me deeply, but a quiet thought whispers, You’re all alone, and no one can help you. Perhaps you can relate to this thought. Today, I invite you to soak in the following 10 uplifting Bible verses when you feel like no one cares about you. Be sure to read to the end of today’s post for a free…
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15 Scriptures to Destroy the Works of the Enemy
We are living in difficult times. Now, more than ever, let’s cling to God’s Word as we face the spiritual darkness surrounding us. Today, we’ll take a closer look at 15 powerful Scriptures to destroy the works of the enemy. Speak these verses out loud when you sense you are under attack and as you pray over our world. Satan cannot read our minds, but he submits to the authority of God’s Word. I also invite you to read to the end of today’s post for a free devotional eBook to help you stand firm in life’s spiritual battles. Scriptures to Destroy the Works of the Enemy The year I…
