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How to Know if You Are Running from God
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure to learn more. Are you tired of running from God? Maybe you’ve felt His tug in your heart for years and yet you just don’t feel willing to take a step toward Him. Perhaps the fear of change keeps holding you back, maybe pride gets…
Redeeming Failures
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these” (John 21:15, NIV)? Peter couldn’t help the tears that poured down his face. He sat on the front stoop rocking, his whole body unable to bear the weight of what he’d just done. He…
Love Languages
“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.”–1 John 4:7 (NIV) John was an EMT. He married to his high school sweetheart shortly after they graduated college together. For the first few years, John described his marriage as wonderful. But…
Finding Freedom from Hate
“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you” (Colossians 3:13, NIV). Samereh Alinejad lives in Iran. Her eighteen-year-old son was stabbed to death when he got into a street fight. She’d already lost one son and losing another only added…
Learn About God with In Touch Devotionals
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure to learn more. Growing closer to God can be a hard journey, but it doesn’t have to be. Learning about God’s love and power can be a beautiful and rewarding experience when you have the right tools. I figured this out myself after years of…
A Heavy Load: The Journey Towards Forgiveness and Reconciliation
This post may contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure to learn more. “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer…
Build a Bridge
“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” (Psalm 133:1, NIV). James and his brother William were close friends growing up. Whatever one does, the other will follow. Their mother sometimes joked that the boys were twins she’d had two years apart. When the brothers grew up, they became farmers….
Facing Grief
Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me” (Matthew 26:38, NIV) It was a mild August day when Amelia climbed into the passenger seat of her car. She and her husband were headed to the beach to celebrate her promotion….
