Words That Matter

By Andrea Merrell I’ve learned by now to be quite content whatever my circumstances. Philippians 4:11 MSG   There she was again, complaining about all the things she didn’t have. The ...

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  By Andrea Merrell The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. Whe...

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  By Andrea Merrell Taste and see that the Lord is good. Psalm 34:8 NLT Most of us have a love/hate relationship with social media, but in this high-tech world we live in, it’s the bes...

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  By Andrea Merrell   I prayed and prayed … and prayed. No answer ... at least none that I could see. Was God not listening? Was He upset with me? Had He abandoned me? I felt compl...

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  By Andrea Merrell Stress. Some call it the silent killer. It can destroy our peace, joy, health, sense of well-being—and even our life. We all face it in one way or another. Even good ...

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  By Andrea Merrell Love your enemies. Let them bring out the best in you,  not the worst. Luke 6:28 MSG   The topic was love. The assignment for the week had been for the group to ...

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  By Andrea Merrell If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 1 John 1:9 NLT   Remember the old chalkboards...

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  By Andrea Merrell Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you  will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.  Philippians 1:6 NKJV Crash! Th...

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  By Andrea Merrell Resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple. Job 5:2 NIV I listened to the woman’s story. Through tears, she told me about the abuse she had suffered for year...

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  By Andrea Merrell And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men. Colossians 3:23 NKJV   “I’m going on a diet,” my husband announced one morning. “Time to g...

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  By Andrea Merrell God told them, “I’ve never quit loving you and never will.     Expect love, love, and more love! Jeremiah 31:3 MSG   There I was in the middle of the night, d...

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  By Andrea Merrell Help me understand the meaning of your commandments, and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds. Psalm 119:27 NLT   It was all she thought about and the only thing s...

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  By Andrea Merrell   Put on God’s complete set of armor.  Ephesians 6:11 TPT   Choosing an outfit for the day is something I do without much thought. It’s instinctive. But th...

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  By Andrea Merrell Unto You I lift up my eyes, O You who dwell in the heavens. Psalm 123:1 NKJV   “Stop staring at your phone,” the woman told her teenage son. “You have no id...

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  By Andrea Merrell   For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he. Proverbs 23:7 KJV Ten minutes into the movie, I turned it off and switched to another. Nope. Not this one either. Tried...

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  By Andrea Merrell And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. Luke 2:16 NKJV   Jesus. The only begotten Son of God. Born in a manger. The ...

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  By Andrea Merrell For many of us, 2023 has been a long year. In my family, we are trying to recover from a terrible fire in our backyard that destroyed two storage sheds full of items. I ...

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  By Andrea Merrell   To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness. Isaiah 61:3 NKJV   It sounded like gunshots. Th...

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  By Andrea Merrell   He restores my soul.  Psalm 23:3 NKJV   “What is your word for the year?” I’ve often been asked. Until this year (2023) my answer has always been, “...

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  By Andrea Merrell   In the beginning God created … Genesis 1:1 KJV   There they were again—fingerprints. All over the refrigerator I had just cleaned. Keeping the fridge free o...

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  By Andrea Merrell I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6 NKJV   I pulled the hanger from the rack and examined the dr...

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  By Andrea Merrell   Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. ...

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By Andrea Merrell For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known.           1 Corinthians 13:12 NKJV “...

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  By Andrea Merrell Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart,  I will praise His holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord;  may I never forget the good things He doe...

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  By Andrea Merrell   But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will rece...

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