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There was once a young maiden who was very poor, not particularly beautiful, influential, or accomplished.  She was just an average, unremarkable girl.  But one day, the King of the land sent for her.  She had no idea why he would do such a thing.
She was brought to King’s castle and into a private room [...]

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I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.  Psa. 139:14
For we are God’s masterpiece.  Eph. 2:10 (NLT)
At our women’s bible study on Monday, we were talking about how women in general do not see themselves as beautiful, especially in a culture so obsessed with physical beauty.  It tells us that there is always [...]

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But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.  He will be  like the tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.  It does not fear when heat comes;  its leaves are always green.  It has no worries in a time of drought and [...]

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He has sent me…to proclaim freedom for the captives…”  Isa. 61:1 (NIV)
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.  Jn. 8:36
Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.  They will soar on wings like eagles.  Isa. 40:31
Yesterday I felt God leading me to go for a drive with Him.  [...]

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Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.  Each day has enough trouble of it own.  Matt. 6:34
Every now and then I start to worry about how we are going to make it when Dave loses his job.  But then God reminds me of what Sarah Young often says in her devotional, [...]

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“The earthly life is a battle,” said Ma.  “If it isn’t one thing to contend with, it’s another.  It always has been so, and it always will be.  The sooner you make up your mind to that, the better off you are, and the more thankful for your pleasures.”  Wilder
 
Several people have been writing and [...]

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See!  The winter is past…flowers appear on the earth, the season of singing has come…the blossoming vines spread their fragrance.  Arise, come, my darling; my beautiful one, come with me.  SS 2:11-13
 
Last weekend I drove to Gatlinburg to meet a friend.  On the drive there, it was nice spending all that time alone in the [...]

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“He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul.”  Psa. 23:2
 
Last week, my parents were taking my girls on a trip to visit my sister, and I did not want to go.  I haven’t been feeling good physically or spiritually, and I just wanted to stay home.  But the day before they were to [...]

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The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.  Deut. 31:8
 
Things are so hard lately.  Sometimes it is hard even to remember who God has shown Himself to be to me.  It is hard to remember how [...]

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You hem me in—behind and before; You have laid your hand upon me…Where can I go from Your Spirit?  Where can I flee from Your presence?  Psa. 139:5,7
 
Praise You God!  I love You so much God.  You are holy and beautiful.  My True Love.  You are my desire and my joy.  You are my life.
 
I [...]

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