Tag: slightly obsessed
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Slightly Obsessed #213: God of the Mountains
By Rebekah Hamley I always feel closest to God when I’m in nature. And on my hike in the Hunua Range, New Zealand, I felt His presence all around me. Life has thrown many challenges these last couple months and my future is full of unknowns, but as I explored His magnificent creation, I…
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Slightly Obsessed #212: Believe
For man is born for trouble, As sparks fly upward. – Job 5:7 Jesus said, ‘Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me.’ – John 14:1 If it can go wrong, it will. It is said that the author of that gem was Captain Edward A. Murphy. He reportedly…
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Slightly Obsessed #211: Can a Worm Fly?
He does great things which we cannot comprehend. – Job 37:5 NKJV The harvest long gone, the ground lay in deep slumber. A tiny hard seed fell unnoticed to the earth. For months it lay unseen. But within that tiny shell, the blueprint for a full-grown tree rested in the cold, black soil. In spring,…
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Slightly Obsessed #210: Arise
Do not be afraid any longer, only believe. – Mark 5:36 She lay on her bed with her eyes closed, her long, black lashes kissing her gaunt cheeks. Her father hovered over her in distress, the sight of her ravaged body disemboweling him again. He had never, ever, felt so helpless, so full of pain.…
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Slightly Obsessed #209: Look Up
Should evil come upon us, the sword, or judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house and before You (for Your name is in this house) and cry to You in our distress, and You will hear and deliver us. – 2 Chronicles 20:9 A multitude of enemy warriors marched to war…
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Slightly Obsessed #208: Scorched by Trial
Lift up a song for Him who rides through the deserts, Whose name is the LORD, and exult before Him. – Psalm 68:4 A new year usually begins with hope and promise set against the backdrop of winter. My new year began in the heat of a blistering emotional desert. People I love are in…
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Slightly Obsessed #207: The Real Avenger
Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord. – Romans 12:19 The person on the other end of the phone line needed my last name. When I gave it to him, he paused before asking, “Are…
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Slightly Obsessed #206 A Portrait of Faith: Willing to Learn
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. – Matthew 11:29 NKJV Decades ago, when my husband and I were new Christians, a series of small and incidental “signs” convinced us a windfall was coming our way. We…
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Slightly Obsessed #205: A Portrait of Faith: The Courage to Trust
And those who know Your name trust in You, For You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. – Psalm 9:10 A frigid cold descended in the night upon the river valley. The next morning, a deceptively innocent breath of frost kissed the new deck outside the front door. A toddler and his…
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Slightly Obsessed #204 A Portrait of Faith: The Obedient Heart
Has the LORD as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice…. – 1 Samuel 15:22 The Old Testament prophet Samuel visited King Saul soon after he was set into power as king of Israel. Samuel arrived to deliver a command…
