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Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength. Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the tactics of the devil. For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against...
Principalities of Darkness – Pushing Through the Fog – Day 2
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Today we are going to talk about how to push through when it seems like you’ve pushed and tested all your limits but are still in the same scenario that you started with. Perhaps you feel like you’re living in a fog. You wake up and do things in the...
Principalities of Darkness – Picking Up the Pieces – Day 3
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Ephesians 1:7-8, “We have redemption in Him through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.” HCSB
We are redeemed through the blood of the Lamb. We...
Dance Upon Disappointment
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The title above are words that stuck out to me in a song called Heroes by Amanda Cook. I decided to look up some deeper meanings for the word dance. There are many different Hebrew words for dance. However, the most general word that means to dance...
A Very Special Time
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Yesterday was a very special day. It was the anniversary of my coming into prison and also Sierra’s 16th birthday (my second born). Two years ago today my life changed forever. When I thought that everything was going great and the world was...
The Power of Pain
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Faith is not meant for times of comfort and ease, when all is in our control and life is sweet. Faith proves its very essence at the times where you cannot stand because of the pain, when you have no idea which way to go, when the road seems so long...
No Pain, No Gain
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I have really been pressing into the Lord and doing a lot more praying and fasting than normal over this past winter. Apparently, a bit too much as I didn’t realize that I’ve lost almost 15 pounds and am back to my high school weight. I...
The Unleavened Bread of Affliction
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Why Unleavened Bread?
Within the spring season of Passover lies the first significant week-long festival of the year. It’s called Unleavened Bread and it’s a seven-day feast with a high Sabbath on the first day and on the seventh. During...
Things Aren’t What They Seem
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The story of Esther is a story steeped in showcasing the covert power of the Almighty and how He works behind the curtain. How often in our lives do we look at things with our own eyes and formulate a conclusion based on the limited information we...
The Merger
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As the Torah Portions come to an end and we reach the closing chapters of the final book of the Torah here in Deuteronomy, Moses once again does a recap from a 30,000 foot view. From this vantage point he can help the children of Israel completely...
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