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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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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…
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Be careful what you pray for
Remember the time you prayed for God to change you? Maybe you’ve asked Him to show you where you are walking in sin? How about show you areas of your life that you have idols? What happened when God started answering your prayer requests? I’m going to guess that if it’s anything like what He does with me, you suddenly find yourself in a puddle crying often wondering what has happened. It’s painful and hard to see the forrest through the trees. It’s not like God has been mean or accusatory but really it feels more like He has allowed the veil to be moved back a bit so that…
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Weddings to Avoid
This is a small peek into the book I have been working on. It's about Brett's and my marriage and God's ability to heal even the worst situation.