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God of Extreme Blessing
Do you see God as one who blesses you extravagantly? During a time when people are wondering what God is doing, I suggest He is blessing extravagantly.
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Fear-less
Right now our world seems a little crazy as half the planet is in lockdown or encouraged social distancing. It can feel maddening as we navigate social media, news or even conversations we have with family or friends. It seems to be all anyone can talk about.
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Quieting the negative voices
How do we still those negative voices around us and in our own minds? King Hezekiah gives us great examples of what we can do to combat that.
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Don’t Judge the Journey
Do you ever have those days when you are so annoyed with people around you and more specifically how they behave? Maybe you have a co-worker that seems to be gunning for you. Or your spouse, how they behave each time you have an argument. Even, people you encounter on the road, at the bank, in everyday life. Let’s face it, people can be frustrating. My heart breaks today. I have been frustrated with someone I dearly love. I have wanted wholeness and healing for them, and I have hoped for every good thing to come their way. At each turn, when things didn’t go the way I thought would…
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Impatiently waiting…
Is there a way to wait well? Or to learn to rest in the waiting? Here's what has worked for me.
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Do I deserve to be loved?
Do we deserve to be loved? It's a hard question but one that needs to be answered.
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House Cleaning
I laid in bed thinking back over the conversation I had just had with my youngest daughter. At 12, the world has become far more real and fears have less to do with boogey monsters but rather the world around us and her own fallen nature. She has expressed frustration several times that she hates that she is prone to disobey. She’s really a great kid and for the most part, quick to obey and desires know God more and more. But what had her upset this one particular night was fear. She had come up to get me out of bed to pray over her because she was afraid…
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House Cleaning – Prayer
This is a prayer written for House Cleaning post.
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New Years Goal – Let it out
The whole chapter of Psalm 32 is amazing and filled with hard truth but backed by grace! This Psalm is thought to be written by David after he was confronted and repented about his relationship with Bathsheba. The prophet Nathan confronts David’s sin in 2 Samuel 12. It’s hard to read because it’s like the movie where you the spectator see what is coming up but the person being confronted in the movie doesn’t see it coming. It’s painful to watch the story unfold. David has committed a huge sin against God. Stepping outside what God has given him and stealing what didn’t belong to him. Nathan’s rebuke is direct…
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Obedience is faith in action
This month Brett and I celebrated 14 years of being remarried. I can’t believe how far we have come! I never expected us to be in this place at this time. In my post https://marceehess.com/weddings-to-avoid/ I share about our first wedding. But I would love to share with you a little about second wedding. After being married 9 years, Brett and I divorced. After those years of marriage the only redeeming value was the two beautiful girls God blessed us with. Obviously, after our terrible marriage we had lots of pain and baggage we had created. But during our divorce I did my very best to destroy every shred of…
