Two Simple Power-Packed Mindset Tools To Level Up Your Personal And Professional Growth Strategy Part 1

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Two Simple Power-Packed Mindset Tools To Level Up Your Personal And Professional Growth Strategy Part 1

How many of you desire to impact your world, yet it feels like the world is against you? Do you have a dream in your heart, but you’re unsure if you’re capable of fulfilling it? Are you on your journey to fulfill your calling, and some days you feel like you’re taking one step forward and two steps back?

If you said yes to any of the above, I’m with you. I’ve experienced all of these at one point and still do some days.

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How Do You Fulfill Your Dreams When You Are Afraid? Part 2

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How Do You Fulfill Your Dreams When You Are Afraid? Part 2

In the post, “How Do You Fulfill Your Dreams When You Are Afraid?” we talked about how our excuses are fear. And, that fear is stopping us from fulfilling our dreams.

We learned that perfect, or mature, love “casts out” or removes the fear. But, how do we mature in this love?

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How Do You Fulfill Your Dreams When You Are Afraid?

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How Do You Fulfill Your Dreams When You Are Afraid?

Each one of us has dreams. Or, if you’re not sure what your dreams are, you probably desire to have dreams. It’s in us to want to make a difference.

There are many issues that can hold us back from fulfilling these dreams…insecurities, finances, lack of knowledge, time, etc.

If we’re honest, we can classify these issues as excuses.

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How To Let Go Of Anxiety In Three Simple Steps

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How To Let Go Of Anxiety In Three Simple Steps

With everything going on in the world, does it continually make you anxious?

Philippians 4:6 NIV

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Anxiety in Greek means dividing and fracturing a person’s being into parts.

We’re literally, and figuratively, worrying ourselves to pieces from the inside out.

What does all this anxiety do to our joy?

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What Do You Do When You Don’t Agree With Someone’s Beliefs? Part 2

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What Do You Do When You Don’t Agree With Someone’s Beliefs? Part 2

Every day, We see hate speech–on all sides. We see disagreements over big things and even over the simplest things. We see people argue over differences of opinion as if our lives depended on it (and sometimes it does). Even among Christians, we see this behavior.

But, this is not the way Jesus meant for believers to live. He taught us a better way.

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What do you do when you don’t agree with someone’s beliefs?

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What do you do when you don’t agree with someone’s beliefs?

What do you do when you don’t agree with someone? How do you handle it when you have a different belief from someone else? What is your reaction when you see a post on your favorite social media and it puts your “knickers in a bunch.” Um, I mean you get upset by it.

Especially now more than ever, we’ve seen good and poor examples of this in society.

In life, we will never agree with everyone on everything.

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How can you approach a Holy God when you failed again?

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How can you approach a Holy God when you failed again?

Do you ever feel like you’re not enough? Like you don’t do enough? You give, you serve, you read your Bible, but you still fail. Somehow you’re still haunted with the thought that you won’t ever get it right.

You pray, yet when you’re standing there in His presence you feel unworthy. Some days you won’t even approach God because of what you did the day before.

How could you a “sinner” stand in the presence of a Holy God?

I know I felt this way for years–decades.

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What Does It Mean To Be Rooted And Established In Your Faith? Defining Colossians 2:6-7

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What Does It Mean To Be Rooted And Established In Your Faith? Defining Colossians 2:6-7

One of the things I love to do in my quiet time with the Father is look up the definition of words in the Bible in their original language. It always makes scripture more clear and brings out elements I didn’t know were there.

I wanted to share one of those moments with you here. This post is laid out differently than my usual ones, but I hope you enjoy it.

Colossians 2:6-7 NASB

6 Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him,

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Does Pursuing My Own Dreams Make Me A Bad Christian?

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Does Pursuing My Own Dreams Make Me A Bad Christian?

Have you ever said, “I just want to do what the Lord wants me to do”? Or, have you ever wondered, “If I pursue my own dreams, I am being selfish”?

I know I have. For years, I just did whatever was asked of me with no thought to what I desired. I’ll be honest it was easier that way. If you just do what’s asked of you rather than pursuing your dreams, it’s harder to fail.

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How To Be The Friend You Need – To Yourself


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How To Be The Friend You Need – To Yourself


Last post, we talked about how we can encourage others. But, you know, there’s one more person that needs encouraging…You.

We all have moments of discouragement, trouble, and hopelessness. Who’s there for you when you are going through the muck? Even if you answer no one, you can still find the encouragement you need.

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How To Be The Friend You Need

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How To Be The Friend You Need

God created us for deep, nourishing friendships. But, do you ever shy away from these relationships? How do you even have life-giving friendships? Today, I’d like to share one way to develop how we can be “a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” (Proverbs 18:24) 


Hebrews 10:25 NLT

And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

This scripture doesn't just remind you to go to church. It’s also about encouraging other believers.

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Do You Know What Unforgiveness Costs? Learning To Forgive Benefits More Than Just You

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Do You Know What Unforgiveness Costs? Learning To Forgive Benefits More Than Just You

Have you ever found it difficult to forgive? Someone really hurt you and it just keeps coming back. You try to let it go, but you find yourself thinking about that incident–again…rolling it over and over in your mind.

It can be hard to forgive.

Sometimes I find it easier to change when I know the fruit. How does my decision to hold onto unforgiveness affect me–or others?

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Are Close Friendships Worth The Effort? Or, Is The Pain Not Worth It? Part 2

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Are Close Friendships Worth The Effort? Or, Is The Pain Not Worth It? Part 2

Have you ever struggled with developing friendships? Last post we talked about whether it was worth it to develop close friendships.

We need quality, healthy friendships. We were built for it.

Proverbs 27:17 NIV

As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.

Our own faith blossoms as we witness another's life in Christ.

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Are Close Friendships Worth The Effort? Or, Is The Pain Not Worth It? Part 1

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Are Close Friendships Worth The Effort? Or, Is The Pain Not Worth It? Part 1

What do you think of when you hear the word friendship?

Does it bring a smile to your face? Or, does it remind you of pains from the past?

Can you say that you have a “friend that sticks closer than a brother” (Proverbs 18:24)? Or, do you struggle to think of anyone in your life like that?

Friendships have been a hard thing for me for decades.

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How to Navigate the Storms of Life Using This Simple Tool part 3

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How to Navigate the Storms of Life Using This Simple Tool part 3

We’ve all been through storms and trials in life. Maybe you’re right in the middle of one right now?

Over the last few posts we’ve been talking about how to believe God that we’re really going to make it to the “other side” during these storms. We’ve learned that as we “listen,” God’s persuasion, God’s faith is birthed in us.

Because it takes listening for this faith to develop, we’ve been learning the skills we need to develop our ability to listen.

Today, we’re going explore “Listening” skills to birth God’s faith in us to will help us through the hard places in life.

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How To Navigate The Storms Of Life Using This Simple Tool Part 2

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How To Navigate The Storms Of Life Using This Simple Tool Part 2

Are you walking through a “valley of the shadow of death” right now?

Andy Andrews says it best, “We’re all either in a crisis, coming out of a crisis, or heading for a crisis. That’s just part of being with us on this planet.”

But, as we learned through the story of Jesus calming the storm in Mark 4:35-41, “we’re going over to the other side.”

Jesus doesn’t want us to die in the midst of the storm. He is there through it with us and teaching us that we can “get to the other side.”

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How To Navigate The Storms Of Life Using This Simple Tool - Part 1

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How To Navigate The Storms Of Life Using This Simple Tool - Part 1

Are you struggling through a trial right now? When you think of the challenge before you, does it make your heart sink?

We all face challenges and trials in life. It’s part of the human existence. But, the great news is we don’t have to face it alone.

Jesus said, “He’d never leave us or forsake us.” (Hebrews 13:5)

I love in Psalms 23:4 that it says, “even through I walk through the valley of the SHADOW of death, I will fear no evil.”

Did you know our challenges are just shadows?

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How God Wants You To Approach Him Even Knowing What You've Done Wrong

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How God Wants You To Approach Him Even Knowing What You've Done Wrong

Have you ever met a dog that’s been abused. You go up to pet it and it cowers or rolls over on it’s belly hoping you won’t beat it? You may have wanted to yell, “I’m not going to hurt you. I just want to love on you!”

We know that dog doesn’t understand our intentions. If he did, he’d act differently. He’d coming running up, without fear, and enjoy a good belly scratch.

How many of us unknowingly do this with God?

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