Is there something in your life you just can’t let go of? Take our life lesson “Escaping the root of bitterness” “Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.” (I Corinthians 13:12) Outside my office... >Read More

Tags: confess sins, finding freedom in forgiveness, forgiveness, Julie Cosgrove, patience, personality

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Are you tired of a defeated Christian life? Take this Study. “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice” (Philippians 4:4)! How can we have love, peace, joy, and victory in our lives? Well, God’s Word tells us to be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18). And when we are filled with the Spirit, we not only... >Read More

Tags: faithfulness, forgive, forgiveness, gentleness, goodness, joy, kindness, Muriel Larson, patience, peace, repent, self-control, surrender, victory

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How can a person cope with long-term pain? Get help from someone with personal experience in the article “When Pain Persists” “Does the clay say to the potter, “What are you making” (Isaiah 45:9)? German poet Rainer Maria Rike said in a letter, “Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and try to love the questions...... >Read More

Tags: miserable, pain, painful, patience, potter, Rainer Maria Rike, Russell Kelfer, Sarah Fleischman, struggles, wait

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Feeling impatient? Would you like us to pray with you about it? (Note: Please allow 1-2 days for a reply, an opportunity to practice patience!) “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Colossians 3:12). I was feeling put out; inconvenienced...... >Read More

Tags: allergy, antihistamine, compassion, criminals, gentleness, humility, insurance, kindness, medicine, patience, Sally Rowland, social security number

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Does God hear your prayers? Talk to us about that. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EST. “But as for me, my prayer is to you, O LORD. At an acceptable time, O God, in the abundance of your steadfast love answer me in your saving faithfulness” (Psalm 69:13). I saw a... >Read More

Tags: accept, acceptable, faithfulness, grocery, Heavenly Father, Julie Cosgrove, mother, obedient, patience, prayer, trust

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What does your soul crave? Take this study. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EST. "Bless her heart." That is a saying I've heard all my life. Maybe it's a Southern thing. It means, "Oh, poor thing." Some women don't say it sincerely. It is almost a write off, a swooshing... >Read More

Tags: Bless her heart, chatroom, children's hymn, comfort, discern, empathize, Holy Spirit, Julie Cosgrove, love, patience, prayer, problems, temporal, wisdom

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Is anger defining your relationships? Here is an Online study. Join us for our Daily Devotional Chat today in our Women’s Chatroom at 10:30 am EST. “But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy” (1 Peter 1:15-16). Many are unfamiliar with the... >Read More

Tags: Christmas, compassion, eggnog, gentleness, holiday, holiness, holy, Holy Day, humility, kindness, patience, pure and sinless, sacredness, Suzanne Benner, tinsel

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