Author: e7living
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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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MINDSET MONDAY
1️⃣ FLIP THE SCRIPTWhen a negative thought sneaks in, don’t let it set up camp. Pause and ask: “What’s the opposite truth?”➡️ “I’ll never get this right” → “Every try gets me closer to right.”Friend, your mind will follow the story you give it—so give it one that moves you forward. 2️⃣ MICRO-WINS MATTERBig mindset…
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Like In…
There are times when I feel like a 76-year-old little boy running to his Daddy—running to God like a child. My arms are waving—not in praise. But… Like in… I am so glad to see you.Like in… I am so glad you’re home.Like in… I missed you.Like in… Pick me up.Like in… Hug me, hold…
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Fourth Place on Purpose
I’ll never forget an interview with a church Search Committee I had a number of years ago. They were asking the standard questions—vision, priorities, ministry philosophy. Then… a thoughtful zinger! Since this church was much larger than the one I would be coming from, they asked me how I’d keep balance in my life if I…
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Tick-Tock—A Paradox
Time moves at a snail’s pace. And yet, it passes me at break-neck speed. Isn’t that the paradox? In one moment, the seconds drag like winter’s darkness that will never end. The waiting, the uncertainty, the not knowing or understanding, the prayers we whisper over and over again—it all feels so endless. But then we…
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Honey in the Rock
Sometimes God’s sweetest provision shows up in the hardest places. Not in the easy, soft soil. Not in the lush, green fields. But in the rock. In the places you thought nothing good could or would ever come from. That’s what the psalmist meant when he wrote: “With honey from the rock I would satisfy…
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