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TRUTH Day 02: Worry

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Worrying is something I do way too much and Jesus has a lot to say about that! "Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe you—you of little faith? So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your he

TRUTH Day 01: Wisdom

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I'm starting a 30-Day TRUTH Challenge today. The purpose of this challenge is to go further into the only actual truth in this world - God's Word. For 30 not-necessarily-consecutive days, I am going to take a piece of Scripture and dig further into it, study it, research, or just write about what God has laid on my heart! My goal is to learn more about the Lord and the Bible, to develop a deeper understanding of God's Word, and ultimately to allow the Holy Spirit to work in me through this challenge. This was important for me to write about on the blog because I want to start the challenge AND finish it! I get really excited about ideas like this, but when it's a long term goal, sometimes I can forget the mission :) If you have some insight on the Scripture I'm studying or any thoughts, please share! Have you ever done a challenge of any sort before? How long was it and did you finish it out? TRUTH Challenge Day 01 The fear of the Lord is the beginnin

8 Months

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Well, Eli slept through the night for the first time last week! Now he's been sleeping every night since! Okay, not quite. We're back to the old routine - up 2 to 3 times a night again. I was so excited for about... one day. Meh, sleep is overrated, right? Mr. Eli turned 8 months on Sunday and his personality is sure starting to show through! Eli's Favorite Things Army crawling and rolling has Eli on the move and usually towards trouble. He's fascinated with the wood for the living room fireplace. Growling, random babbling, giggling, and high-pitch squeals are his means of communication. Clawing parental faces is one of his favorite past times. It looks so innocent, "oh, he just wants to pet us!", and then BAM! out come the nails. He's a good eater. Nursing, baby food, whatever - he just likes food, especially bananas. Splashing in the bathtub is a new discover for him. I always have his cow and pig toys in the bath with him, but he would ra

Modern-Day Idolatry

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In my Gideon bible study this week, I read a devotional that lead to another heart check - it covered the topic of idolatry. That seems like such an ancient, old-school concept but it is still running rampant through the world. In today's culture, we sugar coat idolatry by calling it an "obsession", "habit", "craving", "issue", etc. Those words sound so much cuter! So, what exactly is an idol? Idol = anything in the visible, created realm that begins to operate in a role that should be reserved for God. The Truth About Idolatry It's hard not to think about my two handsome dudes all the time. Even loved ones can become an idol! With whatever it is in your life that you worship, nothing will ever completely satisfy you other than a relationship with the Lord our God! Our human nature always wants more, more, more! For me? There is no such thing as "enough" running, coffee, food, or acceptance to fill the God-shaped w