New Decisions

New Decisions

.I’ve never known that, when you do wrong, it breeds more wrong-doing. After all of the progress I’ve had, I overate early this morning and completely fell off the rails…

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12 Quick ‘n’ Easy Ways to Connect with a Prayer / Accountability Partner

12 Quick ‘n’ Easy Ways to Connect with a Prayer / Accountability Partner

Many have found that having a prayer/accountability partner is a huge help on their Thin Within journey. And it only makes scriptural sense:”A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.” (Eccl. 4:12) Of course, the “third” party in the triple-braided cord is the Lord Himself…

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Moment by Moment, Little by Little

Moment by Moment, Little by Little

  I had a pretty good day today. I'm just working to get my head back into the game. It seems like emotionally I'm a little off, like I got kicked in the gut and I'm trying to recover. I guess...

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Redeeming the Apple

Redeeming the Apple

Who would've thought that my mind needed to be renewed about apples?!?! But God has been speaking to me about them and I am so glad! What started this string of related events was that my grandson,...

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Becoming a Prudent Person 

Becoming a Prudent Person 

  .   I just read a scripture that hit me right between the eyes: Proverbs 22:3: "A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions. The simpleton goes on blindly and suffers the...

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Melting Down to Your God-given Size

Melting Down to Your God-given Size

    • By Barb Shelton • Inspired by Christina Motley   Christina and I are prayer partners for the current two-week span and she sent me this picture of the snowlady she and her...

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Grain, New Wine, and Oil That Satisfy!

Grain, New Wine, and Oil That Satisfy!

I opened up to Joel 2:19 and saw something that I had never noticed before: “I am sending you grain, new wine, and oil – enough to satisfy you fully." If these three things – grain, new (as opposed...

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Stop Digging!

Stop Digging!

Have you  ever heard the saying,  “If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging?” I woke up with this saying in my mind early one morning. I started to think, How was I digging in regards to food? ...

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Don’t Hang Up on God!

Don’t Hang Up on God!

One day, I was out shopping with my youngest son of four children. Weaving our way through many aisles, we eventually found ourselves in the cereal aisle. With a house full of cereal eaters, which...

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