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After Mary’s shocking encounter with the angel Gabriel in Luke 1:26-38, Mary decides to make the trek seventy or eighty miles south to her cousin Elizabeth’s house in Judea. Most historians believe the journey took her three or four days. Walking long distances would have been fairly common for Mary, though the fact that she embarked on such a long…
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So there I am in the grip of self-pity, shaking my fist at God, accusing Him of neglect. My hopes and dreams lay shattered at my feet. Can you think back to a time when you weren’t getting what you wanted? You thought God’s heart was to bless you, but He wasn’t coming through. You found scriptures that detailed His…
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You will want to keep your distance. When my expectations are unmet, my emotions take a nose-dive. . . fast! And whoever is nearby may suffer the brunt of my despair and disappointment. Have you ever been caught in a season where your expectations are not being met? You have firm evidence that God is not coming through on His…
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“Emptiness itself can birth the fullness of grace, because in the emptiness we have the opportunity to turn to God, the only begetter of grace and there find all the fullness of joy.” -Ann VosKamp The path to healing comes in many forms. God did not wield a cookie cutter when He created each of us, so it’s not surprising…
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“Joy in affliction is rooted in the hope of resurrection, but our experience of suffering also deepens the root of that hope.” -John Piper Sometimes I wonder what it’s like to live through winter. I mean a real winter, not the “oh-my-gosh-it’s-gonna-be-in-the-forties-today!” I’ve experienced Florida winters my whole life. Reflecting on the stark bareness of an icy landscape, frigid and…
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Where did Mary’s yielded and faithful heart come from? Was it a strength that came from within her that is available to any human being who responds to God, or was she somehow unusually equipped and therefore uniquely gifted with the courage that she needed? If she was extraordinary and unattainable, then her life as an example to us ordinary…
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