Tag: liberty
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I AM THE NEW GIRL
I forgot what it felt like to be the New Girl. Sure, there’s something a little exciting about being the New Girl. Maybe the New Girl will be wildly accepted and instantly popular. Maybe people will find her mysterious but not threatening. Maybe the New Girl will find a place where she can grow and…
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My Deepest Apology
Today I went to church. It started as a typical Sunday…Praise & worship, offering, sermon. But this Sunday, my pastor had an altar call. For those who don’t know, an altar call is a prayer dedicated to specific needs. This doesn’t happen often. Whenever there’s an altar call I become very introspective. I start examining…
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Where Would I Be.
I began to write about the past 3 years of my life but as I reflected on the joys and heartache, the first thing that popped into my mind was this song. Not sure who wrote it but I grew up listening to these lyrics during devotional time at church. “If It Had, Not, Been For The…
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How Can We Both Be Victims?
As I am sitting here thinking about my life situations something HITS me… How can we both be victims? I would like to share a small story with you if that’s okay. I have a first cousin that I hadn’t spoken to in over 7 years. We talked everyday. We didn’t go days without talking, but somehow…
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Rejection.
“Rejection is just God redirecting you into the right path.” We hear it all the time but is it really? I will have to admit, I don’t believe that wholeheartedly. I do believe it can be redirected properly when the individual being rejected actually knows how to identify it. Most people that face rejection don’t…
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I Choose Grace
I really need people to understand the difference between law and grace. I do believe that God gives us rules, boundaries and standards to live by. This is his way to shield and keep us protected (Grace/Mercy) I’ve personally learned this through trial and error, however, I’ve also experience that living under the law produced…
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And We Know…
Romans 8: 28-30: 28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.30 Moreover whom…