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FEAR NOT

“God has not given us a spirit of fear.” 2 Timothy 1:7. This is so very true. When afraid–that things won’t work out, that the newest problem will be too big, that something will go wrong soon–we have to stop and remember that God has not brought us fear. He doesn’t want us to be afraid. He is with us and for us. When fears try to creep in and rattle you stop and remember that God doesn’t want you fearful. He is with us, no matter the difficulty! Don’t let fear hold your life hostage because it is a cruel taskmaster. So thankful for God’s kind help when I feel afraid.

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The Young Girl We Once Were!

“Sometimes the young girl we once were, the one who wanted to be noticed, the one who sought after a boy’s attention or longed for her parents’ approval, is not completely gone.

Maybe there’s a side of me still wanting acceptance and attention.

This possibility makes me uncomfortable. I don’t want to be an insecure woman.

I want to be a woman who reflects love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23). I want to have selfless attributes of a heart that reflects Christ in me, the fruit of His Spirit on display. A lasting grace that isn’t about getting attention, but about serving and loving others more than I love myself.

I want that kind of beauty for me, and for my daughters as well.

But to gain it, I have to give something up. I’m going to have to die first.

Die to the me who is all about me.

Die to my selfie.

Because, when I die to me, another woman can emerge. A woman whose character is found in the love she gives, the joy she lives and the peace when she forgives.

A woman who doesn’t make her life about gaining attention, but giving it.” – Lynn Cowell

Read the rest of Lynn’s devotion for a chance to win a copy of her new book “Magnetic: Becoming the Girl He Wants“ — releasing today! http://proverbs31.org/devotions/?p=2950

 

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Heros in My Life

I would say God. He has been there when no one was around. I am appreciative of people who have come in and out of my life for the reason that it has helped mold me into what and who I am today as a woman and a mother.

People came into my life for a reason, a season and/or for my lifetime.

Every believer has a story of how their relationship with God began and developed. A person without a spiritual history probably doesn’t have much of a spiritual present.

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Nothing Worthwhile Comes Easy!

For many years fear had stopped me from pursuing much of what I wanted. I feel like I have been jumping off a 12 story building or 12 thousand foot mountain and I keep falling in hopes that someday God will bless me with someone that will catch me and hold me forever as God would.

I need to face my fears, turn my life inside out with no refunds… Do I want to? No! I will try to face my fears. I will jump off the diving board and change my life. Then I can look back and say, “Hey, I did it! I faced my fears.”

God loves me personally, powerfully, and passionately. Others have promised and failed, but God has promised and succeeded. He loves ME with an unfailing love and his love if you let it can fill you and leave you with a love worth giving and a love worth lasting.

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