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  • Why Am I In Such A Hurry?

    Lynn Cowell | September 30, 2011

    "This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold—from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern the LORD had shown Moses." Numbers 8:4 (NIV)

    • Stress
    • Balancing Life
    • Wisdom
  • In The Flow

    Lysa TerKeurst | September 29, 2011

    "His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness." 2 Peter 1:3 (NIV)

    • Faith
    • Obedience
    • Contentment
    • Self Control
  • Sanctifying Discipline

    Wendy Blight | September 28, 2011

    "No discipline is enjoyable while it is happening — it's painful! But afterward there will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this way." Hebrews 12:11 (NLT)

    • Parenting
    • Mentoring
    • Taming the Tongue
  • Why It's Not Meaningless

    Rachel Olsen | September 27, 2011

    "A person can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in their own toil. This too, I see, is from the hand of God, for without him, who can eat or find enjoyment?" Ecclesiastes 2:24-25 (NIV)

    • Contentment
    • Thankfulness
  • The Valve

    Luann Prater | September 26, 2011

    "Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark." James 3:5 (NIV)

    • Purity
    • Self Control
  • I Can't Please Everyone

    Glynnis Whitwer | September 23, 2011

    "Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ's servant.

    • Identity in Christ
    • Obedience
    • Patience
    • Balancing Life
    • Leadership
  • Is God Looking For You?

    Suzie Eller | September 22, 2011

    "I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn't have to destroy the land, but I found no one." Ezekiel 22:30 (NLT)

    • Encouraging Others
    • Courage
  • Finding Hope For My Future Despite The Pain Of My Past

    Renee Swope | September 21, 2011

    "'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'" Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

    • Healing
    • Rejection
    • Hope
  • Back To Fishing

    Marybeth Whalen | September 20, 2011

    "'I'm going out to fish,' Simon Peter told them, and they said, 'We'll go with you.' So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing."

    • Disappointment
    • God's Plan
    • Courage
    • Hope
  • The First Desperate Housewife

    Micca Campbell | September 19, 2011

    "And it came to pass after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, 'Lie with me.'" Genesis 39:7 (KJV)

    • Obedience
    • Contentment
    • Purity
    • Self Control
  • Your Thoughts Have Wheels

    Tracie Miles | September 16, 2011

    "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." Proverbs 23:7a (KJV)

    • Stress
    • Obedience
    • Worry
  • When God Hurts Your Feelings

    Lysa TerKeurst | September 15, 2011

    "I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength." Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV 1984)

    • Disappointment
    • God's Perspective
    • Hope
  • My Thoughts vs God's Word

    Melissa Taylor | September 14, 2011

    "The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." John 10:10 (NKJV)

    • Fear
    • Identity in Christ
    • Courage
    • Worry
    • Truth
  • I Would Have Made A Great Pharisee

    Glynnis Whitwer | September 13, 2011

    "Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence." Matthew 23:25 (NIV)

    • God's Plan
    • Obedience
    • Organization
  • Into Her Pain

    Samantha Reed | September 12, 2011

    "A Samaritan traveling the road came on him. When he saw the man's condition, his heart went out to him." Luke 10:33 (MSG)

    • Serving Others
    • Mentoring
    • Suffering
  • Retreat Required

    Karen Ehman | September 9, 2011

    "...He said to them, 'Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.'" Mark 6:31b (NIV 1984)

    • Time with God
    • Balancing Life
    • Self Control
  • No Condemnation

    Melissa Taylor | September 7, 2011

    "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." Romans 8:1 (NIV)

    • Friendship
    • Identity in Christ
    • Forgiveness
  • Beauty and Meaning in Unlikely Places

    Sarah Jio | September 5, 2011

    "Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls forth each of them by name." Isaiah 40:26a (NIV)

    • God's Perspective
    • Thankfulness
  • Faith Over Feelings

    Tracie Miles | September 2, 2011

    "...for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long." Psalm 25:5b (NIV)

    • Faith
    • Disappointment
    • God's Plan
    • Hope
  • When My Mean Girl Wants To Come Out

    Lysa TerKeurst | September 1, 2011

    "I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete." John 15:11 (NIV)

    • Anger
    • Taming the Tongue
    • Self Control
    • God's Love

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Establishing the Work of Your Hands

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“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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