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How to Find Joy Through the Rain

How to Find Joy Through the Rain

I first started writing about finding joy through the rain a few weeks ago. As I was struggling with this, it took a bit longer to finish! So, now it is June. It’s another rainy day, so I thought it was still fitting…

The past couple of weeks, it has been a little difficult to find joy around here. The weather has been very gloomy. A lot of rain has fallen, and it almost feels like fall.

Although the calendar says May, sometimes it’s hard to believe that someone didn’t just rip off a few pages in wishful thinking.

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Perfect? Nope, Not Even Close

Perfect? Nope, not even close

This morning, I read a devotional by Donald Miller. It’s entitled, Scary Close – Reflections for Finding True Intimacy. He talked about being a perfectionist. This is something I have struggled with my entire life. That internal drive to have everything just right- perfect. But what does that look like?

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How to Include God in Your Day- Despite the Craziness

Include God in my day regardless of the crazy that is going on. Sounds simple enough, right?

Not too long ago, I wrote a post about distractions getting in the way of my time with God. Life is crazy. Most days, I have a schedule all set and feel good about what I have planned for the day. But, there is always something that comes up and throws a wrench in things.

It is through those times, though, that I need to not get overwhelmed by everything coming at me and lose my focus. Instead, I need to learn how to include God in my day.

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Pray Out Loud

Pray Out Loud

When is the last time you prayed out loud? This is a practice I have been using recently. And, to be completely honest, it was pretty strange at first. But, the more I have been doing it, the more natural it has been feeling.

The first time I prayed out loud, it was quiet. Some might even have called it a whisper. It felt awkward and unnatural. It was almost as if I was worried someone else might hear or see me and think I was a little off and just talking to myself!

But I didn’t stop. Day after day, I kept praying out loud.

You know what happened?

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5 Ways to Jump-Start Your Prayer Life

I don’t know about you, but I can really struggle in my prayer life. It’s something I know I should do, and I really want to! But, sometimes I feel like Paul when he was struggling with following God’s instructions.

I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate to do…For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.

Romans 7:15, 18 niv

I’m not sure what my hangup is, but I decided this was the time to overcome it! So, in order to do that, I started looking into a few ways to get into the habit of prayer. I hope (and pray) these tips will not only get my prayer life jump-started but yours as well!

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