Author: e7living
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One Grateful Thought
There are days when life feels loud. Super loud! So loud it’s hard to hear your own thoughts, let alone God’s whisper. The clamor of deadlines, disappointments, expectations, and the chatter of unexpected twists that can drown out the quiet truth you already know. But… You don’t need every answer. You don’t need every problem…
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The Deep Middle
[Prelude and Context: I wrote this for a Walking With Gratitude Challenge group I lead. We have just passsed the midway point in the boring, ugly, unglamorous part of this journey. As I sent it out, it occured to me others might benefit from it as well. I hope you do.] Right now is the…
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SURRENDER
I confess. I am still learning surrender. Often, I fight it. It feels like I’m giving up; or that, I don’t have any significant role or purpose in the outcome. If true, where does that leave me? Am I simply a pawn in a cosmic chess game? However, what I am learning is this: There’s…
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THE FINAL SAY
Do they put you down? Do they say you’ll never measure up? Do they whisper your best will never be enough? They don’t have the final say. The Cross does! Do you think you’re a failure? Do you think you’ll never make it? Do you question your worth because of what you’ve done or left…
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Come Near
“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” — Ephesians 2:13 There was a time when distance defined our lives—distance from God, from peace, from purpose. But through Jesus, that distance has been erased. The cross became a bridge, and His blood became…
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Come Home
First pew. Middle pew. Back pew. No pew. Need You. I’ve watched the slow drift happen more times than I can count. A family starts in the front—eager, involved, hearts wide open. Then comes a few missed Sundays. The front row becomes the middle. The middle becomes the back. And then, a silent exit… they’re…
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Beat Self-Sabbotage
Here are 10 Tips to beat undercutting your growth and development: 1. Don’t be your own bottleneck. Stop overthinking and start moving. ⸻ 2. Don’t wait for motivation. Action creates motivation—not the other way around. ⸻ 3. Don’t confuse comfort with peace. One numbs you. The other grows you. ⸻ 4. Don’t call procrastination “preparation.”…
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The Power of What If
“What if” shows up for everyone. And for most, it turns negative in a hot second. What if I can’t? What if I fail? What if I’m not good enough? What if it doesn’t work? But what if there’s a different version of “What if?” What if you could flip the script on it? What …
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The Weight of Stuckness
The Weight of Stuckness Stuck doesn’t just feel emotional—it feels whole-body heavy. It’s like dragging yourself through mud wearing waders and a backpack full of “what-ifs” and “not-yets.” The longer you stay there, the heavier it gets—like standing in the quicksand of progress. But here’s truth: stuck is a feeling, not a forever. Here we…
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Teach Me About Forever and Ever
“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” — Deuteronomy 33:27 “Forever and ever.” Those words roll off my tongue so easily, yet they expand beyond the reach of my imagination. Our lives are measured in minutes, days, and years. We know beginnings and endings—of meetings, of events, of seasons. But…
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