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The Privileged Life: Desperation vs. Abundance? Choose an Anxiety-Alleviating Attitude!
“And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.” (2 Corinthians 9:8) Friends, allow me to introduce you to my blogging comrade, Mama Lava. Her posts are filled with an admiration for God’s beautiful creation, a reverence for Scripture, and a…
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The Privileged Life: Are You Ready for Spiritual Growth?
“You therefore, beloved…grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (2 Peter 3:17-18) Frothy-white serviceberry trees are blooming here in our Tennessee mountains, along with golden jonquils and forsythia bushes. Folks are already itching to get the ground turned up for homegrown tomatoes…even though we all know better than to…
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The Privileged Life: Share Your Good News with the World!
“Sing to the Lord, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day.” 1 Chronicles 16:23 You know what it’s like to run into friends bubbling over with some bit of wonderful news…. “The university is giving me a full-ride scholarship!” “I’m going to be a grandma!” “I just got a new job offer!”…
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The Privileged Life: God’s Eyes Are Upon You!
“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9) When I cruised down ski slopes in Colorado earlier this month, I got some curious looks…from the trees. They have eyes! Seriously, aspens have odd bark formations where lower branches have…
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The Privileged Life: The Measure of Success
“For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.” (John 3:34) Here in the 21st century, everything is measured. The exponential growth of internet data and pressures of social media have catapulted us into an age of numbers and reviews. Word of mouth has been replaced by five…
Nancy C. Williams 