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Hope For Today – Finding God When We’re Lost!
I’m Dr. Matthew Lee Smith and I want to share some Hope For Todaya bout Finding God When We’re Lost from 2 Chronicles 15.4, (CSB) … … but when they turned to the Lord God of Israel in their distress and sought … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today, Transformed
Tagged apps, belief, believe, best, clue, direction, directions, distress, Finding, friend, God, home, hope, ideas, Jesus, Job, life, lost, opportunity, plan, problems, Smartphone, stubborn, support group, surrender, surrendered, troubles, Trust, wife
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Exploding in Praise!
“And Mary said: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior, because He has looked with favor on the humble condition of His slave. Surely, from now on all generations … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged act, attitude, bleak, bless, blessed, call, calling, character, choice, choose, control, eternity, faithful, favor, fear, Generation, give, God, Great, greatness, holy, humble, intuitive, intuitively, leader, life, Lord, love, Mary, mater, merciful, mercy, mighty, Mighty One, mission, plan, praise, reality, rejoice, rescue, resource, reveal, right, Savior, serve, significance, slave, special, submission, succeed, surrender, time, timing, unique, willing, wise, worker, worth
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Anticipating God’s Blessing!
“She who has believed is blessed because what was spoken to her by the Lord will be fulfilled!”(Luke 1:45, HCSB) She who has believed is blessed. So often we forget that our knowing isn’t enough as a leader … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged accepted, act, action, angel, belief, believe, bless, blessed, blessing, change, character, choice, commitment, criticism, devil, difficulty, directive, disciple, doubt, effective, faith, future, God, goodness, grow, heart, Jesus, knowledge, Leadership, life, Lord, Mary, motivation, obey, pain, promise, reality, respond, rewards, right, significant, sin, slave, submission, submit, surrender, Trust, whim, will, work, working, wrong
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Faith Filled Friday – God Likes To Show Up and Show Off!
“When Abram was ninety-nine years old the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless, that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you … Continue reading
Posted in faith, Faith-Filled Fridays
Tagged Abraham, adore, Almighty, blameless, condition, covenant, cvenant, decision, delay, doubt, faith, future, Generation, God, Impossible, infertile, Ishmael, Jesus, laugh, Lord, multiply, plan, Post-menopausal, promise, purpose, ridiculous, schedule, surrender, timing, will, worship
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Revealing Incredible Trust!
““I am the Lord’s slave,” said Mary. “May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.” (Luke 1:38, HCSB) I am the Lord’s slave. Attitude is the key to our spiritual altitude. We see … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership Blog, Willing Worker Wednesdays
Tagged altitude, angel, angry, attitude, avoid, believe, blame, character, compassion, courageous, demeanor, dismal, elegant, emulate, energy, enslave, faith, friends, furt, God, goodness, heart, help, immorality, life, lives, ludicrous, mocked, model, power, powerful, pregnancy, problmes, reject, relief, ridicule, sacrifice, scorned, selfie, shame, skepticism, slave, spiritual, submission, surrender, Trust, upset, virgin birth, word
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Willing Worker Wednesday – Trusting For the Smile of God!
“Then the angel told her: Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” (Luke 1:30, HCSB) You have found favor with God. Perhaps you’ve noticed. Life is harder for some people than it is for … Continue reading
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Tagged accomplish, backwards, Bible, bless, blessed, character, choice, direction, favor, God, godliness, hope, humble, intelligence, Israel, life, Mary, notorious, obedience, obey, path, powerless, providence, purity, right, risk, spiritual acumen, submit, surrender, Trust, willing, Word of God, wrong
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Turn-Around Tuesday – Choosing Who We’re Going To Follow!
“But for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his face fell. The Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry, and why has your face fallen? If you do well, … Continue reading
Posted in 2 - Turn-Around Tuesdays (trials and troubles), Suffering
Tagged acceptable, children, curve, decision, feelings, God, life, manipulated, offering, plan, rebellion, self, selfishness, sin, surrender, thought, toddler, trial, trouble, unacceptable, will, wisdom
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Transformed #304: Changing Our Calendar or Transforming Our Future?
So often as the New Year begins we asked a question, “Where did last year go to?” Join me as I tell three simple stories that I believe will bring huge change in the coming year of your life. These three … Continue reading
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Tagged 2018, accomplish, accomplishment, Bible, calendar, change, crisis, direction, fasting, favor, goals, guidance, harvest, heart, hope, impact, Jesus, Leadership, life, New Year, peace, plans, prayer, surrender, transformation, Trust, will, will of God, Word of God
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Hope For Today – God Will Strengthen You and Help You!
Maybe you are in the midst of a valley right now – financially, relationally, emotionally, physically. It might even be the result of your own doing. Whatever the reason, here you are … struggling, suffering, and sinking. You’re wondering, … Continue reading
Posted in Hope For Today
Tagged discouraged, emotions, fear, finances, God, health, help, hope, humility, Jesus, pray, problems, relationships, struggling, suffering, surrender, victory
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