Trusting God Archives

Gaining a Fresh Perspective

Gwen Smith March 31, 2020 Beauty, Blog, Confession, contentment, Encouragement, Life Clutter, Perspective, Trials, Trusting God 1 Comment

My husband, Brad, and I celebrated 20 years of marriage by taking a trip to several cities, far away. We planned our days and painstakingly plotted touring strategies in order to see the sites,

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Can We Really Trust God?

Gwen Smith March 24, 2020 Blog, Grief, Healing, Scripture, Trials, Trusting God 90 Comments

Several years ago I bought a box of Cheerios that came with a free children’s book. The little book that came with the O’s had a darling and oh-so-prickly little varmint on the front cover.

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About That Whole Control Thing

Gwen Smith December 24, 2019 Blog, 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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When The Answer is No, Part 2

Gwen Smith October 15, 2019 Blog, Trials, Trusting God 48 Comments

Sometimes God says no. Karen was a godly woman who lost her battle to cancer. In spite of the medical struggles she faced, and the pain that terrorized her body,

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When The Answer is NO, Part 1

Gwen Smith October 8, 2019 abortion, Anger, Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, Fear, Grace, Grief, Healing, Parenting, Prayer, Sorrow, Strength, Trusting God, Worry, Worship 195 Comments

In the summer of 2002, Shira and Joey Arnold were delighted to learn that they were expecting their first child. They excitedly shared the news with family and friends as they began to plan for their new family.

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More Strength Less Stress, Please!

Gwen Smith September 24, 2019 Blog, Christian Living, Devotions, Encouragement, Life Clutter, Prayer, Trusting God, Worship 3 Comments

There is a scene in the whimsical and quirky film The Princess Bride in which some bad guys were chasing the movie’s two main characters, Buttercup and Wesley.

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When The Walls Are Closing In

Gwen Smith August 13, 2019 Blog, Encouragement, Faith, Strength, Trials, Trusting God 20 Comments

There’s a scene in Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope – where Princess Leia, Hans Solo, Chewbacca, and Luke Skywalker find themselves on the detention level of the Death Star in a trash compactor whose walls are closing in quickly.

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My Favorite Place

Gwen Smith May 7, 2019 Blog, Holiness, Peace, Prayer, Prayer, Strength, Trusting God, Worship 6 Comments

The bedrooms of my children house more memories than a library full of books. The doorframes have been gateways to relationship. Access points of intimacy. Invitations to community.

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What You and Wonder Woman Have in Common

Gwen Smith April 9, 2019 Blog, Faith, Prayer, Trials, Trusting God 54 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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