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Keep Calm, Fear “Less”
Many are the voices proclaiming that the world has never been in a worse state of affairs. Such fear and wringing of hands! Seriously? I remember the 70’s… the Vietnam War, oil shortages, economic woes and have you seen the fashion from those days? Yikes! (One exception would have to…
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End of Construction?
End of Construction…thank you for your patience!
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Friendship. It’s complicated.
Regardless of what happens within the context of our friendships, we (meaning me) must have the attitude of Christ. It is SO not about me!
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Panic. Parenting. Peace.
On a flight back from North Carolina this past July, I sat by a lovely young woman who, as it turns out, had been at the same conference as me. As we discussed the conference and what we “do” back home, she told me she and her husband were writing a book about parenting. …
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Do not miss the Star…
I love how every single time I read God’s Word there is something fresh and new. Every. single. time! What other book on the planet does that? Right? This month I have been reading the story of Jesus’ birth. From the Old Testament scriptures that point to His coming, to Joseph and Mary’s encounter with…
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So Much Heartbreak…
It is doubtful that many people in the history of the earth have suffered heartbreak like Job. (Famous guy from the Old Testament, only went by his first name, rhymes with “robe” Job) In a span of mere hours, Job lost thousands of livestock (basically his livelihood), most of his employees and the lives of…
This I Know
by Cheryl Williams
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“What do we know?”
Paul and I stood looking at each other one day in the fall of 2016, asking this question. We had reached the end of our own understanding, resources and really ourselves. It felt like our lives had been turned completely upside-down…and they had. That thing that seems to only happen to other families had happened to us. Can you relate? I am certain that you can or that you will be able to at some point in your life. No one lives long enough on this planet without tragedy, pain, heartache, and evil things happening to you or to someone you love.
This is what we know…
God loves us. He sees us. He loves our children more than we do. He’s got this. He is going to see us through this.
A few weeks later, I pulled out a yellow-lined note pad and wrote the words “This I Know” at the top of the first page. The first entry was, God is for me. Deuteronomy 31:8 records Moses’ words to Joshua and all of Israel. “Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” This I know, God is for me.
Two years later, there are still so many things that I Do. Not. Understand. What a painful path this has been. He has faithfully, patiently taught me to better LISTEN, WAIT and KNOW that He is God. I do not have to know all the answers, because He does. He sees the past, present and future…all at the same time. Learning to be okay with that gives me great freedom and much needed peace.
Do I have it all figured out now? Not a chance. Nope.
But, This I Know…He is for us.
Cheryl Williams
This I Know Author