Everyday Living

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How to Trust God (and Not Just Your Feelings) When Switching Careers

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I sometimes wish I had a clear mandate from God, like how He had directed Abraham in no uncertain terms on where to go (Genesis 12:1–5). If only I could be as sure as Abraham, that I was going where God had planned for me to be! But I never got clear answers to my prayers. Instead, I made a decision based on what I knew and believed at that point, and asked God to see me through it. 
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Is Being Chosen and Loved by God Really Enough?

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One reminder that’s often brought up as comfort for single people is that God loves us, and that we have a relationship with Him. But knowing that did not always make me feel chosen or special, because I thought, “Well God loves everyone because He is God!”
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?

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When you’re experiencing some kind of resistance or setback in your life, this question takes on that tension—to quit or to endure. But you may also be in a place of relative comfort, and still, you could be asking, should I stay, or should I move on to something different?
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Being a Christian Is Like Being a Foreigner

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I immigrated to Australia when I was a child. Perhaps it was because I was still very young, I quickly adapted to the way things were there. Recently, I returned to Hong Kong where I was born. That feeling of being a foreigner hit me hard.
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How I Came to Like the Way God Made Me

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It was in intermediate school when I discovered that I was “weird”.  According to this group of “cool” girls in my class, I was strange. Odd. Intense. Weird. And rather than this remaining merely their opinion, I considered their words authoritative on who I was.
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How Do I Know How Much I Can Really Give?

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2 Corinthians 9:7 says, “Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” Thinking through this has helped me. If I find that I am giving with reluctance, I can confidently release myself from doing so. But if that’s the case, why give at all?
A woman is typing on her laptop "To quit or not to quit?"

To Quit Or Not to Quit: 3 Matters to Consider

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I recently hit a rough patch at work, and it was a deeply agonising time for me.
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4 Ways to Prepare Yourself for the New Year

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Congratulations on making it through this year! The last 12 months have been a wild ride, and we can't wait to take a breather. But just as we’re about to settle down to relax, we’re assailed by thoughts about the new year.
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What Fixing Up Our House Taught Me About Character Building

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Most of our fights started because of petty details, and the way they snowballed often blindsided me. One minute I’m “just expressing my frustration”, the next minute my husband has gone all quiet, and I now have to ask, “What’s wrong? What did I say?”