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Holding on to Faith When Your Struggle Returns -Part 1

Holding on to Faith When Your Struggle Returns -Part 1

When we face a familiar struggle again in our lives, how do we hold on to our faith? In this episode, co-hosts Carmen and Kristine reveal four things that can affect our faith when a struggle returns, and how to guard against them. In today’s conversation, Kristine shares from her own recent experience with a struggle that returned and how it impacted her faith. Through real-life examples along with biblical truth, listeners will discover hope,…

Preventing Offenses from Turning into Bitterness

Preventing Offenses from Turning into Bitterness

Our Pastor is teaching on “Offenses and Fences,” which got me thinking about a quote I read that rings true: “We judge ourselves on our intentions and others on their actions.” It’s impossible to understand another person’s intentions truly. Our perspective and actions develop using several factors, including our personal experiences. And friend, our personal experiences are so varied. Not only that, but how we react to those experiences is unique. You know what I…

Living Graceful When Growth is Hard

Living Graceful When Growth is Hard

I’ve had growth and change on my mind this week. This quote from Rick Warren is one I can say I’ve experienced. “There is no growth without change, no change without fear or loss, and no loss without pain.” The question that seems to glare at us is, why is pain a part of growth? I don’t know about you, but I tend to make changes when my circumstances become painful. Don’t you wish we…

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Can We Find Beauty in Our Pain? | EP19

Are you standing in the rubble of your circumstances and wondering if you will ever find any good in all this bad? In this episode, Carmen offers several actions we can take to begin seeing the little bits of hope amid our ashes. Verses Carmen shared: Romans 8:282 Corinthians 1:3-5 Three questions from Grace Maps to ponder when searching for beauty in your ashes: 1. Can I see how God worked through this difficult time? 2. Did…