Category: faith
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The Beginning of a New Journey
As I’ve followed God over the last thirty years, writing has become part of my relationship with Him. Before Unraveled Love there were other blogs where I wrote.JeremiahsMenu.comCarolBWeaver.comA place for devotionals and an author page, respectively. With a heart and vision to write a devotional book based on the lessons God has been teaching me,…
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An Introduction to Embracing Joy
I wondered about the title of this eight-week study written by a prophet who had a conversation with God. Turns out, Habakkuk means embrace. According to Webster’s Dictionary, embrace means “hug, encircle, welcome, grip, acceptance.” Habakkuk’s book is only three chapters but they pack a powerful picture of spiritual transformation. You see Habakkuk lived in…
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The Surrender of Cultivating Good Soil
“Place my yoke over your shoulders, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble. Then you will find rest for yourselves because my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” –JesusMatthew 11:29-30 GW As we wrapped up our podcast series on spiritual growth, exploring our hearts as a field based on the…
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Repentance: It’s a Battle!
Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet.Ephesians 6:13 The Message It was on the calendar.Podcast at 9 am Thursday.The plan to…
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Praying-through…
Jesus is all about hearing the prayers of the angry, sad, and anxious. He came to clean up the mess we made, are making, and will continue to make. There’s no way to clean ourselves up and look presentable enough to converse with God.
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Prayer: Moving from Here to There
All the doubt questions led us to the revelation that God is not as concerned about our doubt as He is concerned about what we do with it. Doubt has a way of exposing our unbelief, yet we serve a compassionate God who is always calling us deeper in faith and in prayer.
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Cultivating Passionate Prayer
Prayer runs much deeper than making requests. It includes pouring out our heart to God, fessing up when we missed the mark, and gratitude. Always… always… gratitude.
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Prayer in Sacred Space
We’ve come to the end of A Summer of Sacred Space, working our way through 28 of the 70 devotions in the book titled Sacred Space: A Little Book of Encouragement. The three chapters we looked at this week created an apt wrap-up for our time together. Chapter 11: Can I Trust God to Hear…
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Faith Knows a Life of JOY!
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, rejoice!Philippians 4:4 NET A life of joy may feel unattainable. To rejoice ALWAYS seems like an unreasonable command in a life ruled by darkness. fear. the shame of sin. death. But Paul gives us a command straight from the Spirit of God: Rejoice in the Lord always.…
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Finding Peace in Sacred Space
A Summer of Sacred Space continues through the devotional book Sacred Space: A Little Book of Encouragement. We invite you to join us. Each week is a self-contained study of three devotionals, all picked at random. It’s never too late to jump in! This week took us through chapters 53, 20, and 10. Chapter 53:…
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