Building a relationship with God

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Does God Have a Blueprint For Our Lives?

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If you want a 21st-century snapshot of the tower of Babel, you should visit Belgium’s Brussels Airport. I recently had a short layover there while on my way home from a trip abroad.

When I Couldn’t Feel God

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I glanced across the hall. There were hundreds of people, all from different states across Malaysia, gathered together for the annual convention organized by my church.

Why We Must Engage Both Mind and Heart

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When I was a much younger Christian, I was taught that feelings were unreliable.

Let Logic or Faith lead?

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My chest is tight, my palms are sweaty, I can barely hold back my tears. I’m an emotional mess. I’m undone in this place of prayer. I struggle to find the words I need—but I know He knows.

What Peace Is Not

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I buried my head in my pillow. My tears had run dry over the past two days of sobbing over a break-up. I had gone through the various stages of heartbreak, denial, anger and finally acceptance.

How A Hot Cup of Cocoa Pointed Me to God

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The morning breeze mercilessly blew above the walls and enveloped any brave soul standing in its path on a frigid, December morning at dawn’s break.

When I Don’t Have Clarity on God’s Will

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We weren’t clearly “called” to Africa. That I know. Though I’d longed to work overseas from the time my hair was in pigtails, my husband hadn’t felt it would best utilize the way he was made.

Why I Almost Didn’t Get Baptized

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After five years of knowing, believing and growing in my Lord and Savior, I finally got baptized on Christmas Day last year.

How Do We Recognize God’s Voice?

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Many of us wish we could hear God speak to us the way He spoke to Samuel. But while most—if not all—of us won’t get to hear God’s voice in such a clear way, there are a few things we can glean from this account on how to recognize God’s voice.