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Psalm 23:4 – #BeautyInTheBeast

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‘EVEN THOUGH I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil’. - Psalm 23:4 The conjunction ‘even though’ makes me understand that the valley is an expected part of the Christian walk. The word ‘walk’ makes me understand I need not run through this valley experience and I dare not stand still. The only thing I need to do is walk WITH God. And if I ever felt compelled to 'run', it would only be into the name of JESUS (Proverbs 18:10). Finally, the word ‘through’ is a word of hope in this verse. ‘Through’ tells me that the valley is not its not a permanent experience.

The tension between feeling blessed and stressed

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There are moments where the phrase “too blessed to be stressed” couldn’t be further from the truth for me. I’m not sure where the phrase came from, however, I do agree that it is appealing to the ear and the concept sounds good. But what do you do when the blessing from God is weighty? … Continue reading The tension between feeling blessed and stressed

‘I’m Selfish…’

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I'm Selfish... Let me rephrase that. I may appear ‘selfish’ to others and you may appear selfish too…but that’s okay. You’re not a selfish person by the dictionary’s standards. The staunch definition of selfish is: devoted to or caring for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others. I agree with the definition minus the last part that says, ‘regardless of others’ or ‘at the expense of others’. I … Continue reading ‘I’m Selfish…’