Trusting God Archives

A New Thing

Gwen Smith February 16, 2021 Blog, Broken into Beautiful, Confession, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Trusting God Leave a Comment

I admit, I’m a sucker for the makeover shows. It doesn’t matter what kind… home makeovers, fashion makeovers… or even the shows that take a person from drab to fab.

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Worthless into Precious

Gwen Smith January 5, 2021 Blog, Hope, Trusting God Leave a Comment

Renee speaks at Christian women’s events. Several years ago, she traveled across the country to speak at a women’s retreat. When she got there, a few unexpected circumstances caused her to send out an “SOS,

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When the Storm Brings Fire

Gwen Smith December 15, 2020 Blog, 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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When Questions Are Many and Answers Are Few

Gwen Smith December 1, 2020 Blog, Family, Fear, Healing, I Want It All, Parenting, Peace, Perspective, Trials, Trusting God 3 Comments

As the basketball game heated up and the man-to-man coverage got up close and personal, he took an elbow to the ear. Seconds later his world went silent on the trauma side.

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Making Redemption Personal

Gwen Smith November 17, 2020 Broken 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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Caught Between Trust and Worry

Gwen Smith October 20, 2020 Anxiety, Blog, Christian Living, Control, courage, Faith, Fear, Motivation, Parenting, Peace, Perspective, Trials, Trusting God 2 Comments

The prophet Isaiah said, “Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor is his ear to dull to hear.” (Isaiah 59:1) Though I know in my heart this is true,

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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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Deeply Rooted

Gwen Smith September 22, 2020 Blog, Christian Living, Faith, Gratitude, Life Clutter, Maturity, Peace, Perspective, Trials, Trusting God 25 Comments

A nasty storm had blown through. Lots of thunder and lightning. Buckets of wetness. The Twitter feed from our local fire department alerted us to the dangers of high winds and encouraged the community to hunker down at home until the storm passed.

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What’s Really Behind Your Restlessness?

Gwen Smith August 11, 2020 Blog, Comparison, Confession, contentment, Relationships, Rest, Trusting God 13 Comments

It’s recorded in the book of Genesis that at the dawn of creation God made the heavens and the earth, separated light from darkness, and that everything was good.

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updates and freebies from me each month.