It took me a while to get this post written. Not because I was afraid to share what the Lord taught me through the nine months of carrying our second son. But because I didn’t know how to put all that He taught me and how He grew me during that time into just one post. So I decided to put it into one topic or phrase. He is faithful. God is faithful through it all. He was faithful at the beginning of my pregnancy. He was faithful through the trials and difficulties of carrying my baby. And He was…
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The story of Esther is a beautiful one. And in the last post we looked at her courage to do what was right and change the outcome for her people. In this post we will look at how God’s people, because of Esther’s courage, reacts to this new decree. Haman was such a prideful man and hated the Jews, Esther’s people. So he made the decree to have them all killed. But after Esther courageously told the king of this plot, they made another decree saying that the Jews could defend themselves. When God’s people heard this, you can bet…
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The story of Esther is a beautiful one. There are so many things that we can learn from each character and so much that the story teaches us. God is never mentioned in this short book but He is most definitely within this story. There is one point in particular that stands out in this story to me. And that is how God placed every person and every circumstance in the exact place it was supposed to be to make this develop. But what is amazing is that God used each person in this story yet they acted in their…
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There are so many influential Christians throughout history. Their lives were great examples that we can follow. And I love to look at the lives of great women of faith who lived in years past. I want to give you a list of women from the Scriptures and from history that have impacted my life in some way. Before I give you this list I want to make one thing clear though: these women are human. They are sinners and failed many times in their lives. The only perfect example we have is the Lord. These women are great examples…