Tag: faith
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Going Up
Over the weekend, I went on a girl’s ski trip in the mountains with my friend and some of her other friends. When I first learned there’d be 10 of us rooming together, I was a bit nervous. One, I only knew some of the ladies and two, that many personalities together can often be…
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Reach down
“God reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.” Psalms 18:16 NLT I know what it feels like to be low; so low, even the ground looks high. I’ve had many days of trials, tribulations, and bouts of feeling lonely, that the only two things I…
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Inseparable
As a child, one of my worst fears was being separated from my mother. The few times I’d gone to the Alabama National Fair, I made sure to stay within direct eye view of her, because I was afraid of being snatched away, or looking up and not seeing her there. I can remember when…
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Working in silence
“How do you do that?” Is the question I remember being asked quite often by one of my “concerned” colleagues, to which I’d respond, “How do I do what?” “How do you work in silence, because I’d lose my mind if things were this quiet. When people don’t hear you doing anything, they could presume…
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The tail end
Are you tired of being at the end of the line, nervously looking forward, wondering if you’ll ever make it to the front? Perhaps you’ve placed last (again), and after so many bouts of defeat, you’ve resided to the idea that “Everyone can’t be a winner,” not even you. Deuteronomy 28:13 encourages us that, “If…
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Hands off
Whenever you feel as though you’re running out of time, and at the point of giving up, that’s when God steps right on in. Whatever it is that you’re going through, and that you’re trying to do on your own, give it to Him. Not only does He want to help, but wants you to…
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The Settler
Are you a settler? What have you bargained God to give you that is not the best thing, and not the worst either? Maybe you have waited years to own a home, and because you’re still renting and not buying, you’ve decided to settle for a nice apartment, because it’s about as close as you’re…
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Watch me
I’m not going to lie, as much as I value and love my privacy, I low key want to be on tv, but not just for anything. I want my own show, on my own network, and more than anything, I want to appear on Ted Talks. For a couple of years now, that’s been…
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Positioned for the position
Sometimes it’s best not to gripe and complain about our situation, because more times than often, God is using that position to get us ready for the next one. I work in higher education and have done so for the past 13+ years. Loving what I do is a complete understatement, as I’ve never been…
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Losing joy for the dream
“Sis, I don’t think Nursing is for me. I’ve always wanted to be one, but I can’t pass the entrance to get into college, no matter how much I try or apply,” were the words my church sister said to me on the phone. “How is it that something you’ve always dreamed of doing and…
Notes by La'Rue 