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Going to Bed After Moments of Chaos

5/30/2015

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Do you ever have days that just wipe you out? Days where one thing happens after another that makes you want to scream or collapse on the floor? Do you ever have just moments in a day that wipe you out? Not even whole days but just moments that make you want to scream or collapse on the floor?

I sure do. Those moments just happened.

And when those days happen, when those moments happen, I have to remind myself I'm not alone and am seen. I have to remind myself I am valued and am loved. At the end of the day I have to remind myself of God's good graces and His fresh mercies. 

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Beautifully Profound and Beautifully Simple

5/19/2015

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Sometimes commentary is vital to understanding the meaning of Scripture. People have researched the original language, the original context, the original audience. And their research needs to be read and studied. I believe Scripture taken out of context is a dangerous thing. 

But I also believe although context is crucial and necessary, the Word of God is wonderfully, sweetly enough. Scripture is beautifully profound and beautifully simple. And the Word of God does not return void.

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Faithful Obedience in the Going and in the Staying

5/13/2015

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It takes faith to go.

Whether it's moving overseas or a moving across country or a job change or a some other change that makes you leave something behind and go to the new, the unknown, it takes faith to go. It's take confidence in the Lord's faithfulness. It takes risk because you don't have all the answers. 

But it also takes faith it takes to stay.

Whether that be staying at a job, staying at a church, staying in a city or a country, or whatever situation it may be where you are making a very deliberate choice to stay, it takes faith to stay. It takes confidence in the Lord's faithfulness. It takes risk because you don't have all the answers. 

Sometimes you would rather go, but God calls you to stay. Sometimes you would rather stay, and God calls you to go. 

There is faith required for both. Sometimes the going is glamorized. Sometimes the staying is idolized. The adventure of the unknown might seem like a greater leap of faith to some, while the daily diligence in the known might be just as great a leap of faith for others. It all comes down to obedience. 

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To the Ones Who Hurt on Mother's Day...

5/10/2015

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To the ones who hurt on Mother's Day...

To the ones who long to hold your precious glory babies and see their faces...

To the ones who just want to give your moms a hug but are separated by miles or are on separate sides of glory...

To the ones who feel less than because you don't have the same last name as your children...

To the ones who are struggling through postpartum depression and don't have the strength to keep smiling through the day...

To the ones who feel feel burdened and weary and exhausted especially today...

To the widows and widowers who miss your spouses even more on a day like today...

To the ones who cry for your prodigals to come home...

To the single moms who don't feel celebrated and aren't given a relaxing break today...

To the ones who stay away from social media on a day like today because of the sting it leaves with each post you scroll through...

To the ones who avoided church in fear of it being too painful...

To the ones who hurt on Mother's Day...

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The Beauty of Nehemiah 9

5/6/2015

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Do you ever read a passage of Scripture and then have to sit for a few moments just soaking in all the goodness you just read? Man oh man, I get so excited about those times. Those times make me feel like I'm getting to know the heart of my Father just a little bit more. I just finished up reading Nehemiah and chapter nine is an absolutely beautiful passage declaring who God is and what He has done. 

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    Sarah Connatser

    Sarah loves Jesus and her family and is passionate about addressing the urgent spiritual and physical needs around the world. She is the wife of Spencer and mama of Katherine and Claire, and they live in Nashville, TN. She runs a photography business with her husband and writes in order to offer encouragement and invite others to choose grace, joy, and gratitude in the adventure and the mundane. She loves traveling and reading; she will choose unsweet tea over sweet and bootcut jeans over skinny; and she is all sorts of awkward with small talk but thrives with deep conversations.

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