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  • Overcoming Trials

    12 Ways to Destroy the Works of the Devil

    April 30, 2025 /

    Over the water of a still lake, a cluster of hardwoods casts russet shadows.  I’m in the forest tonight because I need this space to sort through a series of challenges our family has been facing.  I sense we’ve been facing one spiritual attack after another, but I realize that we cannot destroy the works of the devil without identifying them first. The forest is a mishmash of colors—cranberry, ochre, and umber.  As I gaze at the scene, it’s hard to discern where reality ends and the mirror image begins. At times, I’ve experienced similar sentiments in my spiritual life.  I’ve scratched my head in bewilderment as I’ve aimed to…

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    “Has God Abandoned Me?” (3 Promises From God)

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  • Overcoming Trials

    God’s Restoration: 3 Steps to Healing and Peace

    January 15, 2025 /

    A full moon lifts her pale face above the horizon as I amble along the snowy path. Blinded by the brilliance, I breathe deeply as God’s restoration washes over me. As often as possible, I walk through this field as the late afternoon daylight fades to dusk.  Here, I find space to let go of my cares and connect with my Creator.  Here, I find peace. Perhaps you long for God’s restorative touch as well. Today, we’ll discuss how to embrace God’s restoration, peace, and healing as we follow his directives in Scripture.  This might include taking an evening walk in the moonlight, but we don’t need to leave the…

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    Overcoming the Spirit of Frustration

    July 21, 2021

    7 Bible Verses About Feeling Empty Inside

    December 22, 2021

    How to Embrace Change: 8 Mindsets to Help You

    October 16, 2019
  • Transformation

    Keys to Spiritual Growth: 4 Ways to Develop Spiritual Maturity

    April 10, 2024 /

    Last spring, the week after we bought a new furnace, I walked into the laundry room to discover a sudsy, wet floor.  The washing machine had broken, too.  Of course.  As I stared at the soapy water, I had no idea that God was going to use the situation to remind me of several life-changing keys to spiritual growth. Keys to Spiritual Growth As I moved boxes and began sopping up the water with beach towels, I calculated the cost of a new washing machine and thought, When it rains, it pours. Later that evening, as I lay in bed and reviewed the events of the day, I remembered the…

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    How to Grow in Faith: 5 Things You Can’t Take With You on the Journey

    August 4, 2021

    8 Reassuring Bible Verses About Patience

    May 22, 2019

    3 Truths for When You’re Searching for God

    May 23, 2018
  • Purposeful Living

    4 Ways to Begin Healing Your Relationship With Food

    February 21, 2024 /

    It’s a rainy Tuesday evening, and I gaze into the fridge with an insatiable appetite.  I want to learn how to stop comfort eating and find my comfort in God, but when I’m honest about it, sugar is more palpable at the end of a long day.  I’d love to find healing in my relationship with food, but I have not arrived—not by a long shot. As I stand in front of the fridge, I pray, “Lord, I need your grace.  I need you to work in my life and help me break free from my pattern of escapist eating.” Healing Your Relationship With Food There are no lightning bolts…

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    How to Overcome Anxiety With God’s Help

    May 12, 2021

    Being Patient and Kind When Your Plans Are Interrupted

    February 28, 2024

    5 Prayers for Insecurity: When You Wonder If You Fit in

    November 9, 2022
  • Purposeful Living

    Overcoming Overwhelming Emotions With God’s Help

    February 7, 2024 /

    Hello!  Last week, I announced the release of my new book, Lean Into Grace: Let God’s Grace Heal Your Heart, Refresh Your Soul, and Set You Free.  Today, I’m sharing another excerpt to give you a glimpse inside the book.  This reading comes from a chapter about learning to overcome overwhelming emotions with God’s help.  I pray it blesses you! Overcoming Overwhelming Emotions It’s an unseasonably warm December afternoon as our family trudges to the top of the hill where scotch pines and blue spruces speckle the beige backdrop of weathered goldenrod. I am fully engaged and prayerful as the sun shines warm upon our skin and a scrim of…

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    How to Bear Fruit When You Feel Worn and Weary

    June 14, 2023

    8 Bible Verses About Joy and an Invitation to Encounter God

    December 28, 2022

    How to Let Go and Let God: 5 Practical Ways to Surrender

    September 13, 2023
  • Overcoming Trials

    15 Scriptures to Destroy the Works of the Enemy

    October 4, 2023 /

    Are you searching for powerful Scriptures to destroy the works of the enemy?  Let’s dig into God’s Word for 15 powerful Bible verses to help you overcome spiritual attacks.  Speak these verses out loud when you sense you are under attack.  Satan cannot read our minds, but he submits to the authority of God’s Word.   Scriptures to Destroy the Works of the Enemy The year I started writing words for the world to read, things began falling to pieces all around us.  The kids were constantly rundown with various viruses.  There were financial strains, serious health scares, and much more.  We faced spiritual attacks without reprieve, and we were worn…

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    Why Does God Test Us? (3 Reasons)

    November 20, 2024

    Jesus’ Words for Your Troubled Times and Mountaintop Moments (with Deb Wolf)

    January 6, 2021

    5 Hope-Filled Prayers for Grieving Families 

    April 12, 2023
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    The Pain of Waiting on God: How to Endure It

    May 17, 2023 /

    Five colorful bluegills swim in the shallows of the creek.  They seem to be waiting for something.  I watch them while the kids splash in the emerald swimming hole, and I get to thinking about the pain of waiting on God. Most of us are waiting on God for something. We’re waiting to pay off our houses, acquire promotions at work, or step into our dreams. We’re waiting for summer vacations and weekends away from work. The Pain of Waiting on God It’s easy to spend our entire lives waiting for what comes next and miss the lessons that can only happen in the waiting room. Most likely, you’re waiting…

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    8 Bible Verses About Courage for Your Insecure Moments

    July 26, 2017

    7 Empowering Bible Verses for Anxiety and Stress

    May 30, 2018

    A Daily Bible Reading Guide to Transform Your Life

    October 8, 2021
  • Purposeful Living

    How to Begin Again: 3 Insights

    April 19, 2023 /

    A towering hemlock casts a sleepy shadow on bare earth, and a pine squirrel gnaws on a walnut from its unseen perch overhead.  I am in the woods with a stack of books and a journal—intent on seeking God and as I ask him how to begin again after a setback in my life. As springtime sunlight floods the forest, it feels like a day to lean into new beginnings. I’ve been feeling restless lately.  I’ve been trying to write and struggling to find words.  I wonder, Is this God’s way of redirecting my path? I’m mulling this over as I open the thin pages of my Bible, and I…

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    How to Bear Fruit When You Feel Worn and Weary

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    June 17, 2020

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    May 12, 2021
  • Overcoming Trials

    4 Positive Affirmations for Hard Times

    March 1, 2023 /

    Are you facing a difficult situation right now?  I invite you to join me as we uncover four positive affirmations for hard times and difficult circumstances.  Speak these words when life is tough and you feel discouraged. 4 Positive Affirmations for Hard Times This week, the robins returned to our wilted lawn.  I envisioned the coming days with emerald grass and sapphire skies overhead.  I turned the calendar to March two days early because I just couldn’t wait.  Perhaps I was wishing my life away, but I wasn’t overly concerned. I wanted to wish away the long, cold months of winter and welcome sunny afternoons in the backyard with little…

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    How to Get Close to God Again: 4 Practical Steps

    November 3, 2021

    Thinking of Giving up on God? Read This First

    May 20, 2020

    5 Things to Do When You Feel Stuck in Life

    February 22, 2017
  • Bible Truth for Everyday Life

    9 Bible Verses About Trusting God and Not Worrying

    January 18, 2023 /

    The winter wind writes its story in flourishes of ivory.  As I stare out the window, I feel consumed by worries, and I open my Bible in search of comforting Bible verses about trusting God and not worrying. Perhaps you need this Truth to stand on in challenging times, too. Bible Verses About Trusting God and Not Worrying Let’s look at what the Bible says about worry, and then we will explore three practical ways to overcome worries with God’s help. 9 Bible Verses About Trusting God and Not Worrying 1. Matthew 6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or…

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  • 6 Prayers for Loving Others Even When They’re Hard to Love
  • 7 Powerful Scriptures for Spiritual Attacks
  • What Is the Spirit of Offense & How to Overcome It
  • 12 Ways to Destroy the Works of the Devil
  • 10 Spiritual Reflection Questions for Growth and Renewal
  • Is God Calling You to a Balanced Life? (10 Insightful Scriptures on Balance in Life)
  • The Secret No One Tells You in Your Lowest Moment
  • 14 Free Devotional Books to Help You Grow With God
  • A Free 2024 New Year Devotional to Help You Grow With God
  • How to Cling to the Lord When You'd Rather Cling to Control
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  • How to Find Freedom From Your Secret Sins
  • How to Stop Worrying and Trust God in Tough Times
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