The Wrestling Match

Gwen Smith July 10, 2015Blog, Devotions, Holy Spirit, Trusting God 27 Comments

It was the end of the school year.  The sun was blazing in the sweltering high 80s with not a hint of shade to be found on the treeless playground. 

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Connecting The Dots

Gwen Smith March 13, 2015Blog, Devotions, Holy Spirit, Prayer 49 Comments

Ever since I was young, I’ve loved connecting dots. In my childhood it was dots with numbers on paper that stranded together to form an object.

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When God’s Agenda Trumps Yours

Gwen Smith February 27, 2015Blog, Control, Devotions, Encouragement, Fear, Freedom, Friendship, Grace, Holy Spirit, Life Clutter, Love, Priorities, Trusting God 26 Comments

God used a crockpot that day.

Not mine – hers.

Her: the casual friend I ran into at the grocery store who looked put together on the outside but was pulled apart on the inside by a heart-wound that dripped of fear,

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More Fruit and Deeper Roots

Gwen Smith October 10, 2014Beauty, Blog, Christian Living, Confession, God's Promises, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Prayer, Scripture, Trusting God, Worship 23 Comments

Our room had a small balcony that overlooked the swimming pool. Early one lazy vacation morning, I grabbed my journal,

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Set Apart Living, Part 2

Gwen Smith July 28, 2014Anger, Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Devotions, Encouragement, Forgiveness, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Prayer 19 Comments

In my last post, we began to talk about how to live a set-apart life.  We looked at our e-lives, the time we spend on computers,

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Set Apart Living, Part 1

Gwen Smith July 25, 2014Blog, Christian Living, Holy Spirit, Wisdom, Worship 6 Comments

As Christian believers, we are called to live set-apart lives. To be holy as God is holy. To be in the world, but not of the world. God is the source of all holiness,

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The Stinky Sour Sippy

Gwen Smith July 3, 2014Christian Living, Devotions, Grace, Holy Spirit 126 Comments

A few summers ago, I flew to Nashville to record vocals for a CD project. My friend, Kerri, and I had spent the last day of my trip in a studio,

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Search me. Know me. Show me.

Gwen Smith May 28, 2014Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Forgiveness, Holy Spirit, Humility, Life Clutter, Trusting God, Worship 55 Comments

A few years ago my mother in law gave me a 12x magnification hand mirror as a part of a gift. She said that she uses hers all the time and expected that I would love it.

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Put Your Faith Where Your Action Is

Gwen Smith May 9, 2014Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Holy Spirit, Worship 5 Comments

I remember a time, back in 1993, when I was swept up in the whimsical world of wedding planning. Every detail mattered. I was excited to be marrying Brad Smith and I wanted our wedding day to be a magical springboard to a life filled with amazing adventures and deep years of God-centered love.

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