2011-06-17T10:21:00-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/spiritual+growth http://truewoman.com/?id=1720 2011-06-17T10:21:00-05:00 As we’ve shared in the preparations and enjoyed giving pre-marital counsel, my mind keeps returning to the Ultimate Wedding I’m longing to attend. http://truewoman.com/?id=1704 2011-05-26T16:20:36-05:00 I try to keep my heart fixed on Christ, and one practical way I do that is by using visual reminders. In fact, I’d love to take you on a tour of my home. In lieu of a YouTube video, please join me on a “blog post tour” and use your imagination as you “drop by” for a visit! http://truewoman.com/?id=1539 2010-11-17T16:54:02-05:00 "Seven years later, I still fall back into my worry-and-need-to-control bouts every now and then. In these times, it is so reassuring to go back to the journals I wrote during those last months in Orlando. I review my prayers, and my faith is strengthened as I look back and see how God used every delay, problem, and hurdle for good in my life. I have been able to connect the dots between seemingly isolated events, and have been able to see God’s hand through it all; like the weaving of a tapestry." http://truewoman.com/?id=1120 2010-09-08T11:56:39-05:00 Five years ago, this cocky, over-eager college graduate arrived thinking I would help Revive Our Hearts minister to women. Ha! Turns out I was the one who was mentored and helped by this ministry. http://truewoman.com/?id=1180 2010-09-01T12:04:31-05:00 For those of you who can relate to this struggle, I thought I’d share a few things I've learned that might be helpful. http://truewoman.com/?id=1213 2010-08-31T16:25:23-05:00 “God uses us best when we try least to be needed by Him." http://truewoman.com/?id=1217 2010-08-31T16:23:11-05:00 If only spiritual transformation were that easy. Just read a book, see a counselor, attend a conference, make a fresh commitment, shed a few tears at an altar, memorize a few verses . . . and, presto, out comes a mature, godly Christian. http://truewoman.com/?id=1218 2010-08-31T16:21:49-05:00 I can remember sitting in tiny, windowless practice rooms for hours on end as a college student, playing the same piece of music over and over again. I knew I would never reach my goal—to make beautiful music—without that rigorous discipline. http://truewoman.com/?id=1219 2010-08-31T16:20:19-05:00 So which is it? Does God do the fighting, while we “rest in Him,” or do we have to fight against the enemies of our souls? According to Scripture, the answer is, Yes. http://reviveourhearts.com/topics/series.php?series=159&topic_name=Devotions 2010-08-20T15:10:41-05:00 Would you like a fresh start? Nancy encourages us that God does give opportunities to begin again and will help us develop new habits and routines. As she studies 2 Peter 1, she challenges us not to coast spiritually, but to be intentional in adding seven "ingredients" to our faith. There are some amazing promises if we do . . . and problems if we don't.