Trusting God and Living Surrendered

Peace, joy, hope, love, and yes, strength comes through trust and surrender. The world may have given you a negative view of the word “surrender”, but in God’s world, it is an act of courage. Learn to live surrendered to the One who you can trust through the challenges and heartaches of life. Unveil your hope by embracing God’s grace and truth. These posts will share our adoption story, the Surrendered Hearts Manifesto, and what living surrendered looks like in day-to-day life.

God Is Love: And Why That Makes all the Difference for You!
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God Is Love: And Why That Makes all the Difference for You!

With the last post, we started a 21-Day Challenge to find joy in God’s love. We explored God’s majesty — the way He creates as the Master Artist with astonishing detail and purpose. With this post, I want to look at how God is love. And how that truth makes His love radically different from…

21 Days to Find Joy in God’s Love
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21 Days to Find Joy in God’s Love

Do you experience a unique kind of joy because of God’s love for you? If not, you aren’t alone. Often, we know of God but we don’t really know God. But it makes all the difference in fully experiencing God and His unfailing love for you! Can You Feel God’s Love? I keep seeing it….

10 Ways to Nourish a Heart of Sincere Gratitude
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10 Ways to Nourish a Heart of Sincere Gratitude

Sincere gratitude. On the surface, we may tell ourselves, “Of course I’m grateful!” We may even be quite polite by saying “thank you” in necessary circumstances. But I know when I take a deep look within myself to search for the kind of gratitude that breathes hope and joy into life, I see I have…

Find Joy in the Journey With These 15 Bible Verses About Joy
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Find Joy in the Journey With These 15 Bible Verses About Joy

How do we find joy in the journey of life even when the journey has taken us along roads we never wanted to travel? How do we find joy when we are hurting, overwhelmed, or exhausted? Although it may feel impossible. It isn’t. With God, it is possible. But let’s find out more with these…

Why Is Hope Important? Here Are 10 Important Reasons!
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Why Is Hope Important? Here Are 10 Important Reasons!

Why Is Hope Important? Without hope in my life, I wouldn’t be writing this today. As a young girl, it lifted me up when I repeatedly found myself crushed and defeated. It motivated me to dry my tears and dust myself off so I could try again when it was I who failed someone or…