Trials

When we're walled into a thin place, God provides a way out.

Walled In. How God Guided Me from My Thin Place

In life, we often feel walled in to a thin place - a feeling of despair and hopelessness. Jason Coleman was there and God guided him from low to glow. Here's his story: There is nothing that compares to the feeling of entrapment. The feeling that the walls are closing...

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41 Will Come by Chuck E. Tate

A Review of 41 Will Come, Down But Never Out

In 41 Will Come, Check E. Tate presents a clear call to action: What are you going to do about the giant that's standing between you and your dreams? The giant that is keeping you from being the person God created you to be? This is a tough question. In fact, it's one...

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7 Posts about Going Beyond our Comfort Zones

Going Beyond Our Comfort Zones – 7 Posts

I am excited about today's post as we continue considering comfort zones. Perhaps you've noticed I have curated seven posts about every topic in this year's series, A Year of Listening Up. I do this because, it 1.) helps me grow and expand my knowledge, 2.) injects a...

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Humans have a survival instinct and desire for comfort zones. They have short-circuited our thinking and lead us to seek shortcuts instead of excellence.

How Survival Instinct & Comfort Zones Screwed Us Up

Human beings are wired with a survival instinct.  Some call it our reptilian brains and many are quick to reference Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs as evidence. There has been a lot of more recent neuroscience to further affirm this human need for survival at all costs....

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Sarah Mae's book, Having a Mary Home the Martha Way: 31 Days to a Clean House and a Satisfied Soul

Your Work in the Mundane is Refining You

Everything in life is work in some form or another. Some is strenuous. Some is tedious. Some is enjoyable. Some can be an absolute drag. Cleaning house falls into the latter for most people. Sure, house cleaning work can burn calories and force us into a mindset...

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Grow Up As God Grows His World

Grow Up. And Then, Grow Up Some More.

It took a long while to find myself. To understand my God-given gifts and to understand how to use them. Along the way, I doubted myself, believed myself unworthy and generally felt like the deck of life was stacked against me. Why that is the case, I may never truly...

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