Tag: faith
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Casting away anxieties
We experience worry whenever we are unable to change something that affects us. We experience anxiety whenever we anticipate something may affects us and we experience stress whenever we are challenged into doing something that is difficult for us. Although these are all normal feelings that our bodies respond to;…
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Rebuilding Altars {Why Getting closer should fallow my failures}
“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 There are many people who turn away from God after failing. They feel too ashamed, christianity feels too hard for them or…
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Rebuilding Altars Series {Grace is the source of strength}
“Your strength comes from God’s grace, not from rules about food, which don’t help those who follow them.” Hebrews 13:9 Rule followers rely on performance, they are competitive and proud. They can be so obsess with what makes them look “right” that they often miss when they are wrong. In contrast to…
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Rebuilding Altars
The Israelites had it no different from us. They had the immense desire to follow and worship God, but they also had the pressures of the world, the battles of their enemies and their temptations to give in to their own ways.
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Jenilee introduces The Altar Place
Hello everybody! The name of my blog has recently changed (previously jenileerebarber.com). After I launched my blog the first time, I was praying for a concept that reveals the message of the blog. This new concept has been born. It’s all about Him! I want to share this short devotional…
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At the end of yourself, miracles happen
You think you’re ready to give up but after a while it turns out that in your deepest core, you can’t give up. I value that. When you have put it all before God, if you’ve reach that point, I think God is telling you He won’t give up also.…
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When God says: "I have loved you" {the message in Malachi}
“I have loved you,” says the Lord. “But you ask, ‘How have you loved us?’ “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob,” Malachi 1:2 NIV God said these words to the Israelites. Even though they had returned from the exile and the temple had…
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In the eyes of Jesus
Our lives—everything we do, what we don’t do, how we behave, what we choose, what we neglect—it all conglomerates to portrait a clear reflection of who we are as a person. Or, in some cases, our actions may translate into who we are trying to be or who we are…
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Unfair & Unseen
Genesis 16 Hagar was a handmaiden, a servant or a slave. With all the things she might had to put up with, she had never experienced what may be considered the abuse of a woman who was desperate to conceive. Hagar fled to nowhere, feeling miserable. Her desired for relief…
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Gratitude, Contentment and Generosity: A true reflection of a thankful heart
“I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every…
