Category: Spiritual Disciplines
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When Schedules are Full and Your Tank is Empty: Trusting God for Peace
Sometimes I feel like peace is fleeting. One moment I experience the perfect peace of the Lord, and the next moment I am desperate for it. Peace is there when my schedule is manageable and things are going relatively well. But, when everything starts to explode – schedules are packed full, circumstances are hard, life…
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Books on Prayer
Here are some of my favorite books on prayer, some read recently, some read many years ago, some returned to quite often. I hope you’re able to find something to read to encourage growth in your prayer life! *Click photos for links to order your copy. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.…
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Firmly Planted
What Psalm 1 teach us about security in Christ Security is a deep longing in our hearts that influences how we think and live. We want to know that we will be ok – physically, emotionally, and financially. We plan and worry and fret over making ourselves and our families secure. What is the security…
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Adoptive Parents
How to love, serve, and pray for them In the past year of our adoption journey, God has used His people to build us up in truth and to encourage us in the hard times. I have also experienced good-intentioned words and statements that are hurtful and discouraging. Your language matters – it can build…
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Birth Mothers
How to love, serve, and pray for them I didn’t give much thought to birth mothers before I knew one. My heart for them has grown since hearing some of their stories and struggles. Expectant mothers in crisis are usually presented with the option to either abort or parent their baby. Sometimes, neither of these…
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A Prayer for Adoptees
I hope this prayer will spur you on to pray truth for the adoptee you know and love. Add their names and any specific needs you know of, and pray earnestly for their salvation, heart, and life. Father, you formed their inward parts. You knitted them together in their mother’s womb. We praise you, because…
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Hold fast to what is true
What would it be like to fix your mind on true, lovely, and excellent things – and to experience the peace that surpasses all understanding – regardless of your circumstance? A couple of years ago, I felt trapped in a cycle of anxiety and fear of the future. After back-to-back hardships in the previous years,…
Brittany K. Miller 