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Emily Riley

thanking God for all things

21 June by Emily Riley
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God, I thank you for our food and for our many blessings like my car whose air conditioner died right before the summer, my annoying coworker who constantly keeps giving me “projects” that she is supposed to do, the bugs that keep eating my tomato plants, my food allergies and hip that keeps hurting, that [...]

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overwhelmed?

13 June by Emily Riley
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Ever have one of those days (or weeks, or months) where you are just overwhelmed?  Life has turned upside down and you don’t think you can handle it all?  Struggling to stay afloat yourself, you don’t feel like serving others. You struggle to see God’s goodness in the “hiccups” of your day. Life is too [...]

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don’t complain

11 June by Emily Riley
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It’s easy to complain when circumstances don’t go our way.  Or just as easy to feel justified in being upset.  Thankfully, God has encouragement for us when we are tempted to give in to feelings of self-pity or bitterness. “Do everything without complaining or arguing.” (Philippians 2:14 NIV) There is a clear directive to not [...]

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Am I really growing in Christlikeness?

18 May by Emily Riley
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As Christians, we know that we are supposed to grow in Christlikeness.  We are supposed to reflect the nature of God himself through our lives and actions (Rom 8:29, Gal 4:19, Rom 12:2, Phil 2:3-5).  But do you ever feel like you’re just not growing? Do you see sin in your life and think that [...]

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are you too busy for God?

13 May by Emily Riley
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Most people know the importance of spending time with God.  But in the midst of life, sometimes it’s just hard to find the time.  Schedules fill up quickly, work consumes our thoughts at night, family and friends vie for our attention, and then there’s this thing called sleep.  How do you fit it all in?  [...]

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Did God Forget Me?

9 May by Emily Riley
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Several years ago, my single friends and I started a time of fasting and prayer.  We prayed for the single guys in our church… that God would make them strong leaders.  We prayed that God would make them good husbands one day.  We prayed that God would prepare us to be good wives.  And we [...]

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