Tag: holly
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Rest For The Weary :: By Holly Spate
With all that’s going on in the world, I find myself reminding myself that I need to refocus my attention. It is easy to be distracted by everything; it is exhausting as well. The negative news can take a real toll. The bombardment of continuous manufa…
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Always Remember :: By Holly Spate
Today is a gift. It’s a new day, and like every day we’re given, we are wise to live it with a mindset of continual gratitude and cultivate it with the utmost care. With each new day, we have been given another opportunity to start fresh, dig deeper, serve more willingly, and make a positive…
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God’s Got This! :: By Holly Spate
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men” John…
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Trust :: By Holly Spate
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). TRUST One lesson I’m continuously learning is to trust. Trust God in ALL things…
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With Childlike Anticipation :: By Holly Spate
Some days I wish I could go back… back to the time I was a little girl in East Texas, singing songs in Sunday school in a world that was very different from the one we live in today. Times were more wholesome back then… people more moral… and God was more respected… more revered.…
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Walking the Straight and Narrow :: By Holly Spate
In this hectic world we find ourselves in, it is so easy to quickly become distracted. There are so many things in this life that take up our valuable time… so many things that compete for our undivided attention… so many things that continually tug at us. If not careful, we can find ourselves knee-deep…
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No Regret :: By Holly Spate
“And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal” (Matthew 25:46). Mistakes. We all make them, and if you’re like me, you wish you could be given a second chance to go back in time and choose differently. How nice it would be if time machines actually existed. If we…
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Tell THE Truth :: By Holly Spate
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me” (John 14:6). Truth is Truth. Period. Facts are Facts. Period. Right is Right. Period. Wrong is Wrong. Period. Various verses in the Bible make it clear that, although man’s ways may change on…
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Finding Christ in the Chaos :: By Holly Spate
Friend, Are you feeling overwhelmed by life and all its demands? Do you feel drained of energy and in need of refreshment? Are you finding yourself restless and weary in the world that surrounds you? If so, you’re not alone. Life has a way of being overwhelming. Life can feel out of control. It’s very…
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Finish Well :: by Holly Spate
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:14). Looking back on my life, I regret all the missed opportunities I had but didn’t take…those moments in time that I can never redo…those moments that can never be lived again. Moments so precious…all given by…
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Any Day Now :: by Holly Spate
“Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen” (Revelation 1:7). As I’ve gotten older, I find myself gravitating toward the hymns of my youth. I have vivid memories of sitting in church…
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The Greatest of Gifts :: By Holly Spate
“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men” (Luke 2:14) As you prepare for this beautiful time of year we call Christmas, take a moment to slow your steps. Put your “to do” list aside, give yourself the gift of pause, and fi…
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Celebrity Christianity or Christianity Compromised? :: By Holly Spate
As we get closer to Christ’s return, we are seeing a greater rise in compromise within churches. So many have become the poster children (to a tee) for the Laodicean church the Bible describes. Many today just want their ears tickled. Many are content …