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CHOSEN CHILD

WHEN YOU FEEL OUT OF PLACE…

“Sometimes nothing seems to fit quite right.

Whether it’s “mom jeans,” a new job situation, or well-meaning advice. It’s easy to feel like the world just wasn’t made for you. Or you for it. Or both.

And that is factually true. Because (as I might have mentioned a time or two) none of us are living in the Eden we were created for.

But in some ways, we are. For as easy as it might be to feel like the world’s original mistake-makers, we actually aren’t…”

Continue reading: https://cainspirations.blog/2023/06/02/chosen-child

TAKE UP YOUR SHIELD

WHEN ARROWS FLY…

“We all want something to believe in.

And when skies are fair, it’s easy to look up at the light warming our faces and feel secure.

But when storm clouds rumble and harsh winds sting, it’s amazing how shaken we can feel.

When the destination we searched for our entire lives fails to appear after following the guide who should have led us there.

When authorities bring criminal charges against the friend we trusted the most.

When a messenger tells us our children have perished…”

Continue reading: https://cainspirations.blog/2023/04/26/take-up-your-shield

OUR SECRET SUCCESS

THAT SETS US FREE…

“Success.

Such an appealing concept–on the surface.

But the more life we experience, the more success can feel like an unreachable bar that taunts us.

Even on a less personal level, the persistence of national tragedies and international crises can make every foundation of security appear to be crumbling around us.

Yet diving deeper into God’s word can reveal a better way forward for all of us…”

Continue reading: https://cainspirations.blog/2023/04/08/your-secret-sucess

FEAST WELL

WHEN TIMES ARE LEAN…

“February was a busy month, but not necessarily one of plenty.

Bills and time demands have piled up.

On one hand, there have been several occasions for celebration, from the courageous leaders of black and women’s history to the warmth of Valentine’s Day to the revivals sweeping across the nation’s colleges.

But if your schedule has been anything like mine, it can be hard to lift your head up to heavenly virtues when your nose stays fastened to the grindstone.

And all too often, that’s exactly where the enemy will set his trap. When circumstances swirl around us that seem to bring nothing but “no’s” and “not enough’s,” he will stealthily nudge us into a limitation-shaped outlook I’ll call “deprivation mentality…”

Continue reading: https://cainspirations.blog/2023/03/10/feast-well

FEAR NOT

WHEN WORRY HITS…

“My daughter Katie just received her fifth college acceptance from the University of the South, the most prestigious school she’s been admitted to so far.

Every parent probably has a story of a door opening for their child that made them proud, but Katie’s story is a little different than most.

At the age of four, after an otherwise healthy childhood, Katie had her first epileptic seizure. Then another one. Then they began hitting her in clusters that her little body just couldn’t keep up with.

And they wouldn’t stop…”

Continue reading: https://cainspirations.blog/2023/02/01/fear-not