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Lean Not: My Fallible Understanding

Lean Not: My Fallible Understanding
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Proverbs 3:5 Sometimes the right path ahead is simple to see, but I find more often that life is complex. God isn’t asking me to figure it out – He says, “trust Me.” Submitting to this can be difficult, yet it can also…
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Believe in yourself?

Believe in yourself?
Believe in yourself! Knowing myself as I do, and frankly knowing about all of us, I don’t think that’s the best advice. Well-meaning as it is, words matter and if we are not anchored in the truth those words could lead us astray. We are a very individualistic society. Believing in myself says that I…
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Creating a Gold Calf

Creating a Gold Calf
The Israelites were anxious. They didn’t know their future and wanted some security. Sure, God had just delivered them from Egypt with a Mighty Hand and miraculous signs, but they had been in the desert for months and now their leader, Moses, had gone up mountain and hadn’t returned yet. They became impatient and worried.…
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Like a Weaned Child: The Calmed Soul

Like a Weaned Child: The Calmed Soul
But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.  Psalm 131:2 Newborns require constant attention and when they have a need, like being hungry, they let you know! And they keep letting you know until their demand is met. An…
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