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  • Finish What You Start

    Glynnis Whitwer | August 20, 2012

    "'My food,' said Jesus, 'is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.'" John 4:34 (NIV)

    • Perseverance
  • Desperate Prayers of a Despairing Parent

    Susanne Scheppmann | August 17, 2012

    "My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word." Psalms 119:28 (NIV 1984)

    • Parenting
  • When People Drive You Crazy

    Luann Prater | August 16, 2012

    "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone." Romans 12:18 (NIV)

    • Balancing Life
  • Lord I Want to Know You

    Renee Swope | August 15, 2012

    "Those who know your name trust you, O Lord, because you have never deserted those who seek your help." Psalm 9:10 (GW)

    • Time with God
    • Worship
    • Prayer
  • Dear God, Where Are You?

    Lysa TerKeurst | August 14, 2012

    "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1 (NIV)

    • Disappointment
    • God's Perspective
    • Parenting
    • Identity in Christ
    • Mentoring
    • Waiting on God
    • Peace
    • Encouraging Others
  • Disappointment

    Lysa TerKeurst | August 13, 2012

    "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 (NIV)

    • God's Perspective
    • God's Plan
    • Rejection
    • Thankfulness
  • Turning Complaining Into Praise

    Wendy Pope | August 10, 2012

    "It is good to praise the Lord ... For you make me glad by your deeds, O Lord; I sing for joy at the works of your hands." Psalm 92:1a-4 (NIV 1984)

    • God's Perspective
    • Thankfulness
  • Exploding

    Melissa Taylor | August 9, 2012

    "Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)

    • Anger
    • Patience
  • Criticism Hurts

    Lysa TerKeurst | August 7, 2012

    "The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge but the mouth of the fool gushes folly." Proverbs 15:2 (NIV)

    • Identity in Christ
    • Patience
    • Rejection
  • The Opinion Blender

    Amy Carroll | August 6, 2012

    "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing." Proverbs 12:18 (NIV 1984)

    • God's Perspective
    • Thankfulness
  • Choice Points

    Suzie Eller | August 3, 2012

    "And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, 'This is the way, walk in it,' when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left." Isaiah 30:21 (ESV)

    • Purity
  • When I Want to be Mean

    Lysa TerKeurst | August 2, 2012

    "So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV 1984)

    • Anger
  • Dealing With Daily Frustrations

    Lysa TerKeurst | August 1, 2012

    "But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop." Luke 8:15 (NIV 1984)

    • Anger
    • Balancing Life
  • When Doubt Tries To Bully Us

    Renee Swope | July 31, 2012

    "What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31 (NIV)

  • The Invisible Battle

    Tracie Miles | July 30, 2012

    "Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God." Ephesians 6:17 (NIV)

    • Spiritual Warfare
  • The Choice is Ours

    Rachel Olsen | July 27, 2012

    "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead..." 1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)

    • God's Perspective
    • Thankfulness
  • Feeling Guilty?

    Lysa TerKeurst | July 25, 2012

    "For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10 (NIV 1984)

    • Parenting
  • Unglued Mama Mornings

    Lysa TerKeurst | July 24, 2012

    "You were taught with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness." Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV 1984)

    • Faith
    • Anger
  • Living in a Season of "How Long?"

    Wendy Pope | July 23, 2012

    "How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?" Psalm 13:1 (NIV 1984)

    • Waiting on God
  • Your Spouse ... Your Best Friend?

    Melanie Chitwood | July 20, 2012

    "Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up." Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NAS)

    • Marriage

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Establishing the Work of Your Hands

Karen Ehman

“And let the beauty and delightfulness and favor of the Lord our God be upon us; confirm and establish the work of our hands—yes, the work of our hands, confirm and establish it.” Psalm 90:17 (AMPC)

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