Live Generously and Graciously

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3 steps to move forward with life Live out your God-created identity. Live generously and graciously toward others, the way God lives toward you. Matthew 5:48 Let go: “The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker…” What does this old nursery rhyme have to do with encountering change in your life? Change, especially the change that…

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You Cannot Love Without Giving

Elderly woman and caregiver holding hands.

You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving. – Amy Carmichael Let go: What have you done this week to better someone else’s life? Start over: Watch and listen for the needs and desires of family members, friends, neighbors, or people at work or church. Move forward: Show your love by doing…

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Hope, even when things get hard

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Choosing to have joy is not naively thinking everything will be easy. It is courageously believing that there is still hope, even when things get hard.  – MORGAN HARPER NICHOLS Let go: Where do your mind and heart go when things get hard? Do you catastrophize? Are you discouraged? Start over: Choosing joy doesn’t mean…

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