No More Running From Fear

Gwen Smith July 23, 2019 Blog, Control, Faith, Fear, Wisdom 7 Comments

Proverbs 1:7 tells us, “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.” I don’t know about you,

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Quit Fighting Your Own Battles

Gwen Smith June 4, 2019 Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Faith, Holy Spirit, Prayer 5 Comments

Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. (Ephesians 6:10, NIV)

In his letter to the believers in Ephesus, the apostle Paul talked straight about the spiritual battle of faith.

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I Can’t Tie a Pretty Bow on This One

Gwen Smith April 30, 2019 Blog, Broken into Beautiful, Christian Living, Faith 1 Comment

My hubs and I are obsessed with the TV show Person of Interest. The plot is fast-paced, and features two main characters, John Reese and Mr.

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What You and Wonder Woman Have in Common

Gwen Smith April 9, 2019 Blog, Faith, Prayer, Trials, Trusting God 57 Comments

In the first few moments of the movie we watched her light up and ask hard questions as her beautiful mama told her stories at bedtime. Brave curiosity and fearless adventure twinkled in her eyes as she ran about and soaked in the activities and people of the all-female,

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You Bet It’s Personal!

Gwen Smith March 19, 2019 Blog, Devotions, Faith, Trials, Worship 2 Comments

Battles are everywhere… in our homes, in our hearts, in our humanity, and in realms unseen.

The Bible actually has a lot to say about this: Our struggle isn’t just against flesh and blood,

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Fear Has a Really Big Mouth!

Gwen Smith March 5, 2019 Faith, Fear, Uncategorized 30 Comments

I often try to quiet fear by pretending it doesn’t exist. Clever… I know. But alas, it does exist and that’s not always a bad thing. To the contrary,

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What’s Up With That, God?

Gwen Smith February 19, 2019 Blog, Christian Living, Encouragement, Faith, Prayer, Trials, Trusting God 13 Comments

Not gonna lie, sometimes life gets really hard. At times our battles are an intense, invisible boxing match, and the enemy seems to not only make contact on every upper cut but also win every round.

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For Family Only

Gwen Smith January 29, 2019 Blog, Broken into Beautiful, Devotions, Encouragement, Faith, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Healing Leave a Comment

Psalm 61 is a powerful reminder that no matter where we are or what we’re going through, we can cry out to God for help.

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To The One Who Feels Unfinished

Gwen Smith January 22, 2019 Blog, Broken into Beautiful, Devotions, Encouragement, Faith, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Healing 4 Comments

It took four years of fresco painting for the Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, to finish the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

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