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8 Ways We Fail at Prayer
Just this past weekend I had the pleasure of speaking to a group of women at Harman Baptist Church in Grundy, Virginia about spiritual disciplines and, in particular, prayer. We called this women’s conference, “Fill My Cup,” knowing the Lord would give us hope as we lift our cup to Him! The theme verse for…
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What Codependency Really Is and How to Change it
I remember when the new relationship buzzword, “codependency,” emerged in the 1980’s. Yeah, I’m that old. 😉 To be clear, psychologists have been identifying these unhealthy relationship patterns between the addict or alcoholic and their family members as far back as the 1930’s. It’s just that in the 80’s, the term took on a broader meaning…
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How to Find Your Way Through a Hard Conversation
As promised in my last post, “How to Kill Bitterness Before it Kills Your Heart,” I’m here today to provide a follow-up on how to have a hard conversation with an offender in our lives. Allow me to use the following words of Jesus as our guide for much of what I will share today…
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How to Kill Bitterness Before it Kills Your Heart
I don’t know what this says about me, but I’m a murder mystery junkie. One of my favorite pastimes is to watch shows like Dateline or 20/20, where the prosecution makes a case against the defendant. Sometimes I root for the one on trial and other times I can’t wait to see the judge and…
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Overcoming Defeatist Thoughts by Kelly Balarie
I’d like to Welcome Kelly Balarie to Worthy Bible Studies today! She’s a gifted author and speaker and I know you will be encouraged by her message of hope and healing today! I could hear the laughs of the other girls about 10 feet away from me. They were having fun. I was alone. They…
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When God Changes Your Plans
When my husband Zack and I got married back in 2011, we had no idea what God had in store for us. We knew what he had planned, of course. We would have the ideal marriage. Date nights every week, no arguments, an everlasting honeymoon phase, and a house full of fun, rambunctious (but well-behaved)…
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How to Deal with Unwanted and Lingering ‘Grief’ this Christmas
Christmas time can be a time to make and remember sweet memories even as it also triggers grief because of those very memories or lost opportunities. Typically, this is because of the loss of loved ones either because they died near Christmas long ago or because it’s one of your first Christmases without them. Sometimes…
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How to Make a Change for the Better that Lasts
Months ago, I introduced you to my Heart Healing Prayer method which allows you to prayer journal and process through a struggle in your life. It’s one of the most effective and transformative ways I know, as a biblical counselor and prayer warrior, to respond to a problem in life or marriage. Happen to have…
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10 Questions that Can Improve Connection on Thanksgiving
This is a seven years old post that I’m pulling out of my vault and defrosting just like you would a turkey! I hope it gives you something encouraging to focus on around the table rather than politics, the pandemic or other uncomfortable subjects. I know that many of you are busy shopping, cooking, cleaning,…
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How to Accept it When God Says ‘No’ to Your Prayer
When we process through a problem or confusing decision with prayer, we do so to find answers. To find relief, right? But, like the Apostle Paul, God expects us to come at these prayer times with an open hand. With hands that are not so much waiting for a handout as much as being lifted…
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