Priorities Archives - Gwen Smith

Calming the Chaos

Gwen Smith November 24, 2020 Abiding, Christian Living, Focus, Life Clutter, Maturity, Peace, Perspective, Prayer, Priorities 20 Comments

When I was a little girl, one of my favorite things to do was to twirl in the grass. With arms out-stretched, I’d spin around and around until I was silly-dizzy,

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A Great Question to Ask

Gwen Smith November 10, 2020 Blog, Christian Living, Confession, Maturity, Priorities, Wisdom 3 Comments

My husband and I recently started a new business. While our optimism is high, the days have been long, and the learning curve has been brutal. We’re still a ways away from the business being the well-oiled machine we’d like it to be,

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Keep Calm and Sparkle On

Gwen Smith October 27, 2020 Anger, Blog, Christian Living, Confession, contentment, Gratitude, Maturity, Parenting, Perspective, Priorities, Royalty, Uncategorized, Worship 1 Comment

My friend Ellen is a preschool teacher who regularly contends with entitled toddlers and privileged preschoolers who know how to major on some minors and throw down some serious tantrums.

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True Prosperity

Gwen Smith October 13, 2020 Blog, Christian Living, contentment, Holiness, Maturity, Perspective, Priorities, Scripture, Trials, Trusting God, Worship 3 Comments

God wants you to prosper. The Bible makes it clear. But sometimes He goes about blessing His children in surprising ways.

Case in point…

My husband Brad and I were the poster kids for financial stewardship.

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Are You All In?

Gwen Smith August 25, 2020 Blog, Faith, Priorities, Worship 16 Comments

Having played division one college volleyball doesn’t usually affect my ministry opportunities. Most women’s ministry directors that invite me to participate in their conferences care primarily about my speaking,

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Your Influence Matters

Gwen Smith August 18, 2020 Blog, Evangelism, Influence, Priorities, Relationships 46 Comments

John the Baptist told God’s people to “prepare the way for the Lord” … to purify their hearts and get ready for Jesus to come, redeem, restore, heal,

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The Art of Intentionality

Gwen Smith August 4, 2020 Blog, Christian Living, Faith, Holiness, Maturity, Prayer, Priorities 13 Comments

When I was growing up, ours was on the door frame between the kitchen and the hall with the red carpet. A vertical trail of penciled dashes and dates that marked the growth of my siblings and I – that eventually got painted over.

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I’m The Princess of Procrastination

Gwen Smith July 28, 2020 Blog, Christian Living, Encouragement, Faith, Maturity, Motivation, Priorities, Strength 114 Comments

Sir Isaac Newton wrote a book that was published in 1687 called The Principia: Mathematical Principle of Natural Philosophy. In this book, Newton unpacks research that redefined the way the world looks at science and physics.

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What to Expect When You’re NOT Expecting

Gwen Smith June 9, 2020 Blog, Perspective, Priorities, Trials 1 Comment

Sometimes we come face-to-face with bad and even tragic news that we never saw coming. Life can turn us upside down at a moment’s notice, leaving us spinning and searching for answers.

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