The Fear Fight

Gwen Smith January 19, 2021Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, Faith, Fear 27 Comments

Let’s face it. Life can be scary.

We watch the news and feel like Chicken Little. The sky always seems to be falling.

We lose sleep over our loved ones,

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When the Storm Brings Fire

Gwen Smith December 15, 2020Blog, Devotions, Fear, Trials, Trusting God 27 Comments

Thunder cracked the sky when a lightning bolt ripped through the roof of our home, igniting a fire that redefined our normal that Tuesday night in March 2017.

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Held by Hope

Gwen Smith December 8, 2020Blog, Christmas, Devotions, Hope 43 Comments

Have you ever wanted to travel back in time to witness the celestial celebration that took place in Bethlehem the night Jesus was born?

To see angels fill the sky,

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Making Redemption Personal

Gwen Smith November 17, 2020Broken into Beautiful, Devotions, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Grief, Healing, Knowing God by Name, Peace, Salvation, Trials, Trusting God, Worship 6 Comments

God can restore any life. It’s true. I say this with confidence because I’m a girl who’s experienced His restoration in deeply personal ways.

When I was in college,

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Delighting in God

Gwen Smith September 29, 2020Abiding, Blog, Christian Living, contentment, Control, Devotions, Faith, Fear, Focus, I Want It All, Influence, Maturity, Worship 6 Comments

In C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia series, a young Edmund Pevensie is a fictional character who, at one point, almost traded his soul for a Turkish delight.

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Withstanding High Winds of Resistance

Gwen Smith May 12, 2020Blog, Devotions, Prayer, Sorrow, Strength, Trials, Trusting God 47 Comments

There’s an abundance of palm trees in Israel. I’m not sure why that surprised me as we traveled throughout the Holy Land, but it did. Not only was I blown away by the populous palm presence,

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Fill In The Blanks

Gwen Smith January 14, 2020Blog, Devotions, Prayer, Worship, Worship 2 Comments

Long, long ago in a land far away, there lived a young girl in a house full of children, all of whom had to entertain themselves. During summers,

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About That Whole Control Thing

Gwen Smith December 24, 2019Blog, Christian Living, Control, Devotions, Holiness, Prayer, Trusting God 130 Comments

“Mom! We have to go buy sponge rollers! They’re incredible! Last night, before we went to bed, Mrs. Robertson rolled our hair in sponge rollers and when we woke up this morning our hair was curly!

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The Gravity of Grace

Gwen Smith October 29, 2019Blog, Devotions, Grace, Worship, Worship 7 Comments

He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows its time for setting. (Psalm 104:19)

Gravity. It’s not just the title of amazing songs written by John Mayer and Sara Bareilles,

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