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.

Would You Be Brave Enough to Share Your Story?
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Would You Be Brave Enough to Share Your Story?

This week, many of our readers are joining Marva and I in our challenge to Wake Up to Gratitude. We had a fantastic response to our email series and this week I am in prayer every day for the women who signed up. I am praying that a spirit of gratitude sinks deep into their…

Adoption: What Can I Do to Help?
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Adoption: What Can I Do to Help?

Last summer I had the joy of talking with Katie for her Happy Playces Podcast. We started out talking busy schedules, sports, and our faith. But moved onto adoption, parenting, grief, tough love, grace, and embracing the broken pieces of our lives as God puts it together in a brand new way. Adoption is of…

What Christ’s Victory on the Cross Means for Marriage (& 5 Steps to Embracing It!)
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What Christ’s Victory on the Cross Means for Marriage (& 5 Steps to Embracing It!)

I remember those beginning years well. And the arguments that accompanied them. I remember the tears. The doubt of who I am and of my worthiness. When you don’t live in the reflection of Christ, you wear the labels of a broken world. I came into our marriage wearing a multitude of those broken labels…

When It Feels Like God Has Abandoned You (and 6 Ways to Find the Truth)
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When It Feels Like God Has Abandoned You (and 6 Ways to Find the Truth)

I remember the tears. The days when laughter began to slip away and emotions threatened to unhinge my knowledge of truth. It was a season in which I felt as though God had abandoned me. Life hadn’t worked out as I had thought it would. I was left in a puddle of emotions and God…

When the Roads of Life Lead You Away from Christ
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When the Roads of Life Lead You Away from Christ

Success is a gift. When we find that sweet spot of passion and gifting, it’s exhilarating. But success can be toxic, too. It can lead us down paths we never meant to take. Ones that lead far away from the One who calls us His. The one who calls us chosen and worthy. Today I…

How to Return to God When Life Has Pulled Us Away
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How to Return to God When Life Has Pulled Us Away

Being in a relationship with God is key to the Christian life. Without relationship, we are not capable of living the fullness of life as a believer. And just as it is in any relationship, we must communicate and we must KNOW them. Today I welcome Sarah Frazer to Searching for Moments. She’s a fellow…