What Is My Calling?

The goal of any calling He would put on our lives will first be intimacy with Him. Remember that He is always after a deeper relationship between you and Him. When I heard the calling for Study With Friends Ministries, I was not looking for my calling. I was seeking hard after my Savior and my God, and trying to grow His Spirit in me. Intimate time with Him and a growing relationship with Him will naturally produce conversation with Him in your spirit. That conversation may include a calling, it may include a conviction. Be present for both.

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Three Wise Women

This is the time of year when everyone enjoys Christmas shows, pageants and plays…

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“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV) If you listened to the Power of Prayer series on Study With Friends, you may remember Holly talking about how we minimize our prayers. In our humanness we often pray as if in expectance of […]

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Our Cat has a Hashtag

Our cat has a hashtag. It all started when we noticed him laying flat on his back, completely relaxed, in all sorts of random and odd places: the middle of the kitchen floor, at the foot of the stairs, up against a hallway wall, next to the freestanding oven range, under the dining room table…just about anywhere. #upsidedownPurrcy

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Be Still.

I have been stuck in the “be still” place. You know that place, between something that you are not happy with and the “what do I do now” place. My husband had an affair 8 years ago for 3 years. I’m just finding out now, 8 years later.

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Why Do We Pray?

We had prayed so hard for the miracle. We rattled the gates of heaven for our mom. She was on so many prayer chains I can’t even tell you how far that reached. So when she died, I got to thinking, what’s the deal? Well, let me try to capture my feelings a little better: WHAT’S THE DEAL?????? I wanted to know, if God is just going to do what He’s going to do anyway, why do we pray?

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