tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198024399645845982024-02-19T11:00:15.799-08:00Half WrittenNicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-57288883267465360262016-02-08T11:18:00.003-08:002016-02-08T12:01:35.615-08:00Ruth<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I want to share a little about Ruth from the Bible.
She was
surrounded by temptations. She was born into a town and reputation of
worshiping pagan Gods, giving into sultry wants and desires. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Her husband, her sister’s husband, and her mother in laws
husband all died. 3 woman were left alone to fend for themselves. 3 woman grieved
together. Naomi the mother turned cold and bitter over the loss of not only her
husband but her children – her very flesh and blood. There was nothing left in
the town of Moab for her, except her 2 daughters. But she longed for Bethlehem,
she longed for a town that worshiped the one true God. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As Naomi made her intentions known to her daughters to leave
Moab, the sisters reached a fork in the road. Would they stay or would they
follow Naomi? They were warned they would not be welcomed with open arms in Bethleham-they
would be outcasts and men would probably not come within 6 feet of them-
they would be like harlots. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Doesn't sound too promising especially for 2 girls that were still young enough to marry and have children.</span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But Ruth – she was loyal and brave. She didn’t want to be
anywhere where Naomi wasn’t. She de<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">c<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ided</span> to </span>le<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ave </span>her family and her comfort zone. I can
imagine her family giving her the hardest time. I can imagine people questioned
her reasoning. But Ruth didn’t waver. She went and wanted to know God and His
people. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have asked myself a thousand times <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">- w</span>hat would I have
done? How many times have I gone into the unknown to know God more? How many
times have I let people talk me out of what I felt God was calling me to do?
How many times has fear won? I know the answer…too many. </span></span></div>
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you have read the story of Ruth, you know that both Naomi
and Ruth were incredibly blessed by God. But it didn’t come easy. It came
through faith, blind faith at times. It came not only though believing but
stepping out in that belief. Stepping towards the unknown.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What is it that keeps you in your own Moab land? A rotten
relationship? A dream you never go after because you don’t believe your good
enough? Anxiety or depression? Failing too many times? Just plain old fear? </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">If you’re tired of being held back by yourself- then be like
Ruth. Go where God is leading. Go when you don’t fully understand. Go even when
others don’t get it. Let go of your Moab land and go towards the place you have
been wanting to go but have been too afraid. Just one step into the unknown
will take you further than you are right now.</span></span></div>
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Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-89731649398512767162015-12-14T12:11:00.002-08:002015-12-14T12:12:23.981-08:00Guilt Ridden or God Driven?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have found the absolute number one thing that keeps me from God is <b><i>guilt</i></b>, which is also goes hand in hand with <b><i>shame</i></b>.
If I know that what I’m doing is not pleasing to God I shut Him out of
that part of my life. I dismiss the spirit that stirs within me that is
trying to get me to hold my tongue, take a different path, or just plain
walk away from temptation.
Even in my thirties I can be like a child, pretending He won’t see
or know what I do. But unlike a parent God knows even before I speak,
make a move, and delve into my flesh. I
can’t tell you how many times I have asked God to open a door to escape
certain temptations and every single time He did. Except I wasn’t a
willing participant, I didn’t do my part and honor what He wanted. Then the aftermath of my self-absorbed ways slowly brewed
up thoughts of guilt and I slowly began to tip-toe away hoping that I
could escape his disappointment. I hate letting God down, especially
when it’s the same sin that repeats itself. <br /><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The
guilt ridden life is a life that shrinks back and hides because we
believe that God only wants the part of us that gets it right. In the
moments of failure (sometimes epic moments of failure) we don’t believe
we have what it takes to be worthy of His love or to be a witness to
others. Sometimes we even try
to go “above and beyond” scrambling for His love trying to prove we are
really “good” and that we really do have good intentions. A majority of the time for me I stopped praying, getting in the word and having a relationship with God due to feeling ashamed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I
began to realize that I was repeating unhealthy cycles because I kept
tip-toeing away from my sins instead of working through them with God. I
was so tired of hiding out during my bad seasons and then returning to
my relationship with God when I felt good enough. After years of living a
guilt-ridden life I started to realize that part of being a believer is
wrestling with our hearts instead of slinking away when we get it
wrong. I always knew that God knows everything about me but I never
could grasp that a God so perfect could relate to my struggles and wants
to see me overcome them. The most important lesson I’ve learned is that
we are only as close to God as we let ourselves be. God is always
there, his love for us is not dependent on the good side of us or the
bad side of us. Its dependent on a relationship with us and our
willingness to wrestle the through the hard stuff with Him. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I
think of my own son and I know that if he was experiencing shame or
guilt over his mistakes I would not want him to hide out or be afraid to
talk to me. I would want him to come to me and tell me everything and
know I still loved him. I would want him to know that he is courageous
for sharing his struggles with me and that I will do whatever I can to
help. If I love my son that much, how much more does our father in
heaven love us? The Guilt Ridden life puts up boundaries in our hearts
that say “<b><i>you
are not good enough”, “you need to feel bad for a little while longer”,
“you can’t reach others because your own life is a mess”</i></b>. The God Driven Life takes down the boundaries in your heart and whispers <b><i>“You are forgiven”, “I am with you” ,“I know everything about you and still love you”, “I have good for you” ,“come as you are”.</i></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When
we start to live a God driven life it helps us to overcome what we
never thought we could because we are seeking God in our weakness. We
become braver, stronger, and realize that guilt is a scheme used to keep
us from the power of God’s love that is truly unfathomable yet always
available to those who seek it.</span></span>Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-37915340693730930902015-11-23T13:02:00.001-08:002015-11-23T13:16:52.425-08:001st Anniversary & Fun Review on Cedar Crest Lodge<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzg7f7EofrHqzgpPUCCIcXcTYYfXGev0Fmp5xwAzC8pG8HpX0LHG_fvZ2h-k08jNM1ohRW0do1UlIGH9PzAYydUcISc07-u_tzH-T7X5xI8HYKO3qPdFvqYbnJon8gVsKZKWu-DezA08/s1600/Cedar+Creek+Lodge+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzg7f7EofrHqzgpPUCCIcXcTYYfXGev0Fmp5xwAzC8pG8HpX0LHG_fvZ2h-k08jNM1ohRW0do1UlIGH9PzAYydUcISc07-u_tzH-T7X5xI8HYKO3qPdFvqYbnJon8gVsKZKWu-DezA08/s320/Cedar+Creek+Lodge+15.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">As I heard the familiar gravel road crunch beneath the tires, I knew we had
arrived at our favorite getaway. We would be tucked away in the small town of
Pleasanton, Kansas for the next 48 hours. Although our room was nestled back in
the woods, the lodge sits on the edge of breathtaking countryside views. Like
any guest would do, I ran to our room to see what our space would look like. I
squealed as soon as I saw the giant King size bed and embraced its vastness,
for it made my usual queen size bed look like a joke. I sprawled out and melted
into the covers…vacation had officially begun. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">
</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">But as any social media obsessed person would have to do, I got out my phone
and dragged Matt out to the large back porch and we collaborated on several
selfie pics, much to Matt’s chagrin. After the picture fiasco I grabbed Matt’s
arm and we walked to the main lodge for dinner. (This bed breakfast does things
right by offering both breakfast & dinner!). We were escorted to the
adorable heated sun-room and the 3 course meal began- potato and green bean
soup & rolls, breaded chicken with veggies and Yukon potatoes. And a chocolate
torte to finish off the meal. AMAZING sums it up!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">After rolling out of the sun-room- we grabbed movies & scrabble and
holed up in our room the rest of the night. We stayed up until 1:00 am, if you
know Matt that is beyond an accomplishment for someone who is on the verge of
being narcoleptic & a devout morning person. Good job honey!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">But not so good the next day, because we almost missed breakfast! And we
can’t do that because the breakfast here melts in your mouth every time. I
don’t know if I mentioned that this B&B grows a lot of their own food- so
it’s fresh, tasty and healthy. Did I mention we love this place? In our
anticipation of breakfast we finally wiped the sandman from our eyes and got up
from the comfy bed to get dressed. After a few minutes we were walking
hand in hand to the lodge, mouths watering for FOOD. Immediately we were entranced
by the wood burning fireplace as we walked in the charming hearth room and one
of the owners handed me a warm cup of coffee in one of their cute handmade
mugs. Did I mention I really love this place? Did they know I’m a coffee snob?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Then after breakfast, something awesome happened. A God thing for sure! This
couple was about to leave and we happened to strike up conversation. They were
a blended family like us. The girl was super artsy like me (at least I like to
think so). Soon enough we found new friends but only they didn't know it yet.
They said their goodbyes to us and I immediately felt a nudging to give them
our number. Of course I didn't want to look like a crazy person so like any
good wife I sent my husband running out the door to give them our number.
Awkward...yes but awesome....yes! God works in mysterious ways & we just
might have met some new best friends. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">After calming down from meeting someone else who had stuff in common with us
Matt spoiled me by buying me a massage, which they do on site. Seriously, I
think this B&B has got things down. You don’t have to leave their property,
everything is at your fingertips! I insisted that Matt get a massage too, but
he doesn’t like anyone else touching him, I guess I can’t complain! After
my massage, I was a goner. The rest of the day was spent sleeping on the giant
King sized bed, until it was time for dinner of course. I can’t miss a meal-<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ever!</i> We were
wined and dined again with a meal that almost topped the first one- fresh salad
& rolls for starters, salmon, risotto, and Brussel sprouts for the main
dish & the most incredible pear cheesecake I ever had for dessert…and I
don’t even like pear. This cheesecake was perfection! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">After dinner Matt used the steam shower in our room for the 100<sup>th</sup>
time. Okay- so let me back up. When we first got there and saw the shower in
our room- I was a little terrified. It looked like a contraption or spaceship.
When we used it the first time, I almost took Matt’s eye out when I turned on
one of the jets. It was pretty hilarious. But really this shower is genius.
There is 500 different settings for massage and ways to take a shower and on top
of that there is a steam option. It’s like a sauna shower and now we want one.
But we can’t get one because Matt will never get out & it’s probably like a
gazillion dollars. But good move for this B&B, this shower is clutch (I
hear that is a cool word for kids these days?). </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">The rest of the night we watched Crazy, Stupid, Love, we love Steve Carrell
(who doesn’t?), and then we watched The Office for hours. It was fun and we
didn’t miss breakfast the next day. But let me tell you about breakfast the
next day.....</span></span><br />
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syrup! I’m coming back just for that. And just when we thought we were done
with breakfast they brought out eggs, sausage and an adorable cup of fruit (if
fruit can be adorable) as a second course. But it was the best way to finish
the weekend! Oh ya and the fact that I saw a 6 point deer dash across the field
in front of us. NEVER seen that that before but that thing was majestic,
straight from Bambi. After breakfast we thought we would make use of our time
and took a walk on one of the scenic trails, we were determined to find that
buck! (And we had to do something besides lay around the whole time!) I climbed
a few trees, Matt stared out into the countryside wishing he could buy a house
on top of some random hill he saw in the distance, and that was that. A
wonderful stay at Cedar Crest Lodge with the most loving husband ever.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">And just so
you know I actually didn’t get paid to write this overview of our anniversary
at Cedar Crest Lodge. We actually just love the place so much and encourage any
KC peeps to check it out & anyone else for that matter. Oh and tell Matt
& Laura the owners (cool name Matt) that the Alison's said hi. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Grace-(in
Christian belief) the free and unmerited favor of God, as manifested in the
salvation of sinners and the bestowal of blessings. </b>This word has been
on my heart lately and its meaning, along with conversations I’ve had with
non-believers about faith and God. And it occurred to me, maybe there is this
idea that receiving grace is easy or taken advantage of- because it’s a free
gift from God. And I think it may seem grace is easy to receive because we can
fall short and bring our sin to God- seven times seventy. Or in other words
infinitely. And to some this may seem completely ridiculous and unauthentic.
But from my own experience accepting grace was and is the hardest thing to do.
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Accepting that God loved me in my deepest, darkest sin did
not seem possible. And for so long I hated myself and my sin. I hated that I
would make the same mistake again yet long to be loved & accepted by God.
There were times I did want my cake and eat it too. And when I overdosed on the
high and hit the low, it was a wake-up call to repentance. All those times that
I went to God for forgiveness I felt horrible. Because I knew full well I would
fall short again. So in short, I was not truly receiving grace.</span></span></div>
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was simple, I didn’t
believe that grace could really be for me. Because I was human and my flesh was
so strong. I would never be, well, perfect.
I remember so many times feeling ill-equipped to stand up for my faith because I
desperately didn’t want to be seen as hypocrite. <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I mean,</span> my next mistake was just
around the corner- big or small. I remember being baptized as an adult and
recommitting my life to purity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was on
fire for the Lord, I thought I was ready to do all the “right” things. But not
even 3 months after I was baptized, I hit rock bottom. I sinned in the worse
way and I was consumed with guilt & shame for years after. I wouldn’t allow
myself to receive grace, not
this time. And it would have been really sad if that is where my story
continued to go. <b>Thank
God, it didn’t.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But I sit here and wonder with a heavy heart how many other
people feel this way right now? I wonder how many people messed up and won’t receive grace
anymore. Maybe they won’t accept it because the people around them have called
them a lost cause or failure. Maybe they won’t accept it because they are
addicted again. Maybe they won’t accept it because they can’t get past their
weaknesses to temptation. Maybe they won’t accept it because they believe they
are not allowed
anymore, they have screwed up one too many times. <b>And I hate this with all
my heart</b>. I hate it because that is what the enemy wants. He wants us to
believe that we are not wanted by Jesus anymore. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">When we think that Jesus is done with us, we have put our own ways above His ways.
We have put others
thoughts about us above His thoughts about us. And the gift of grace
becomes unattainable due to our own disbelief of God’s love for us. </span></span></div>
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And that is why I love this verse about Jesus. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jesus
Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Which means, you are loved
the same yesterday, today and forever</b>
{Hebrews 13:8} & take a look at this verse, it gets even better:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The
faithful love of the LORD</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">never ends</b>!
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">His mercies never cease. Lamentations
3:22.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It took me a long time to believe that God loved me this
way. And the only way I did finally believe was because Jesus met me in the
darkest time of my life. He gave me a testimony that declares His glory. And
that is where I think the beauty of being a Christian is. It’s not being more
perfect or right than anyone. It’s not about proving I will not make more
mistakes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To me the beauty of being a
Christian is sharing the way God worked in my broken life and how receiving His
grace changes me each day. Each day is a new chance to honor God and accept His
new mercies. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jeremiahs Hope:</b></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have
hope. <span class="highl">The LORD'S loving kindnesses indeed never cease, For
His compassion's never fail.</span> They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.
{Lamentations 3:21-23}</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Friend- Take a deep breath- you
are loved. Take a deep breath- <b>His
mercies for you are new today</b>. Don’t think about how you will mess up
tomorrow. <b>Think
about the gift God is extending to you right now</b>, in this moment. No one
else can give you this beautiful gift of unconditional love. Take it and be
blessed by it. Take a deep breath- nothing and no one has the upper hand over
Jesus and what He can do in your life-Take a deep breath- <b>your brokenness does
not have the last word.</b></span></span></div>
<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Take a deep breath- stop
comparing and competing, you are accepted and loved as you are. Take a
deep breath- there is freedom
in receiving the grace of God & His love for you that never changes. Take a
deep breath- and allow yourself to be changed by this amazing & real truth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">XOXO <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b></span></span></div>
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Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-73106510411916561232015-11-06T10:01:00.000-08:002015-11-06T10:01:13.455-08:00Self-Worth<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Self-worth-it pulls on the heart strings of everyone I know. It’s where
we find our purpose & value & meaning & strength & will to push
through. There are 2 girls in the Bible I adore & I wrote about them in my
memoir Half Written. Their stories completely have my attention because their
self-worth was down the drain. They were doing hurtful things to themselves and
to others. They were sleeping around with men. Men that were lonely. Men that
were drunk. Men that were married. There are women like this today, doing what
these girls did. They are called sluts or home wreckers and a slew of other
profane names. Many believe they don’t deserve anything or they deserve what
they asked for. And though my story is different than theirs, I can identify
with them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the thing about their
stories is we don’t know where these women came from or why they started doing
what they did. We don’t know why their worth was so deeply rooted in scandal that
it cost them their reputation. But I do know that I have been there. In that
place of longing for someone to fill a void- even if it was for a fleeting
moment of passion-even if it was wrong. I know what it’s like to search for
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">And while I don’t know the why behind what the girls did, I
do know these girls mattered. They matter because they are in the Bible but
most importantly their lives matter because of Jesus. You may have guessed the
girls I’m talking about; the first one is the prostitute with the alabaster
jar, the second is the woman who committed adultery. And there is something extravagantly
different about each of their stories, yet one thing that unites them in
audacious love. The prostitute<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> sought</i>
out Jesus. She was done with her wretched life of sin. She was so dry and
parched. She needed someone to see her for more than what she had become. The
woman who committed adultery was literally plucked from her sin and thrown in
front of Jesus. She was not seeking Him out in any way. Here is where God just
amazes me- He saw worth in these woman & He forgave. He forgave the one who
sought Him out and the one who was flung at His feet about to be stoned. When others
were disgusted and angry, Jesus claimed Redemption. He gave these 2 girls a
worth to hold onto. He gave them what no one could give them OR take away-unconditional,
unimaginable, amazing, sweet, glorious GRACE. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">In my memoir Half Written I share more insights about their
stories, but for today I need to tell you that your worth is beyond measure.
Jesus is the only one that can give us such value! His love proclaims- I love
every bit of you just as you are. And even if you’re in a mess of sin, I can
pluck you out. I can wash you clean, white as snow. Jesus is the only one that
will hold you when everyone else walks out. He is the only One that will look
upon you with love despite your brokenness. And all of these things proclaims
His goodness and His glory. Dear beautiful friend-wherever you are and whatever
your doing-always find your worth in Him alone.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I need to ask a serious question. Have you taken 2 steps
back today? Have you defeated yourself yet again? It could be that 3<sup>rd</sup>
doughnut you scoffed down or that 2<sup>nd</sup> Pumpkin Spice latte from
Starbucks that keeps you from reaching your goal to lose weight. Or it could be
that relationship that you keep going back to, because it’s comfortable and
safe. It could be that annoying girl or guy at work that you need to gossip
about for the hundredth time. It might even be when you lost your temper <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">again</i> because your child had to disobey
you just one more time. Or you keep putting your dreams on the back burner for
another day, month or year, because life is just too busy. All of the above
have happened to me and these things are what I called taking two steps back. These
setbacks keep us from the person we want to be because we experience guilt,
shame, depression and sadness in the aftermath. These mishaps or lack of doing
make us believe we will never change or be happy with ourselves. These things
make us want to dive into a down filled covered bed with fluffy pillows. These
things make us want to grab a box of Kleenex and another box of doughnuts.
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But what I love about taking two steps back is there is room
to move forward, we created space for change. As long as we are breathing there
is room to move forward, even if it’s trudging one foot in front of another. Yes we messed up again, but grace is available. And I have found when grace for
ourselves is available, change becomes easier. Because we can mess up and still
love ourselves. We can look back at yesterday and realize it didn’t kill us.
And we can take one step towards the person we want to be again. We can say a
little prayer, “God, please help me to be kind to that person who drives me mad”.
We can throw away the box of doughnuts (or at least half of them), we can make
a list of why we shouldn’t go back to a relationship again. In short, we can take
little steps forward without obsessing with the two steps back. We can love ourselves
when we mess up, so we have the courage to move forward again. So in other
words- get up, get dressed and never give up in a world of two steps back! (Awesome
quote by I don’t know who).</span></span></div>
Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-6956647565279656882015-09-23T11:58:00.000-07:002015-09-23T13:36:22.383-07:00Madonna<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">For some odd reason I will never forget what I heard about
Madonna. I don’t know where or when but it stuck with me. In a room full of
decision makers, supporters, producers and all those other music fanatics- if
just ONE of the many said something negative about her work- it was all she
could focus on. Even if everyone else was raving about her work, that ONE
person would stay on her mind. That always hit home for me because I always
felt that way, too. The past 4 years I have been a crazed writer with a mission,
I had started my first substantial blog Even the Sparrows and the idea for my book/blog
Half Written was born. Fast forward 3 years, I felt like I had this writing
thing down. I was on fire with purpose and people actually could relate to my
work. I knew I still had some tweaking
to do as a writer and that I needed a little more polish; but I started to feel
great about what I was sharing. Until one day, I heard the words “ your good,
but not great”. You might as well ripped out my heart and soul. Tears instantly
peaked out at the corners of my eyes and anger welled up inside me. It was as
if all this time I was believing a lie-I <i>already thought
I was more than good</i>, I thought I was great! But the person I asked to
critique my work (because I wanted his advice) thought I had some work to do. It’s
like believing that you’re a natural at something, born to do it, but then
someone squashes your big ideas with a huge reality check. It was a humbling
experience to say the least and it meant I was back to the drawing board. Any
of the praise I had received in the past became void, his direct words were
like daggers that would not soon be forgotten. But his words were pivotal for
me as a writer.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Writing became more of a challenge in a good way and I
learned to hone in on my message. I was beginning to really find my voice and
what I believed in. I began to welcome criticism and I pushed myself towards being the best
writer I could be. I went through
hundreds of revisions writing Half Written. I sought out others to read my work
and waited patiently (not really). It was like sitting on pins and needles as I
checked and re-checked my email waiting for their critique. I began to submit
my work to magazines and waited. It was so silent and dreary for the longest
time. I truly felt like a bottom feeder in an ocean of majestic creatures. I
doubted my message from time to time. I wondered if my voice would be heard and
taken seriously. And then it got to be too much, I was back peddling- into my
old ways of insecurity. I felt like the awkward girl again with frizzy hair and
braces ( <i>and</i> headgear). Instead of
rehashing my old ways, I tweaked the
thing that has stuck with me about Madonna for all this time. I began to think
of that one person in the room whose opinion mattered the most to be Jesus. And I looked into my heart of hearts- was I doing what I was doing for Him-after
all He was the sole purpose I began to write so passionately. Did it really
matter if I ever got published if it wasn’t for the Kingdom? Did it really
matter if I ever made a difference if it wasn’t for the glory of God. No it
didn’t. But after revisiting my heart, I realized I was do things for the right
reasons but with the wrong attitude. I was focusing too much on the people who
might not like my message or not being liked at all- I was muddling in the
muck. I was focusing on what I couldn’t control-
nor wanted to control. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I slowly began to soak in two truths (and still absorbing )- I can’t worry about
what I can’t control and if I believe in what I’m doing and doing it for the
right reasons- that is enough. I may have to revisit things (or revise things).
I will be met with resistance. I will not always write something amazing. I
will sometimes take steps back and not everyone will see the message in my
mess. And that is okay. In fact, its imperfectly perfect. The one thing I can
control is focusing on my sole purpose, do my best to grow towards that goal
and continue sharing with an open heart. My encouragement is that you gorgeous
(and handsome) creatures will do the same in your beautiful endeavors. </span></span></span></div>
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Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-41007401031502053842015-09-15T13:24:00.003-07:002015-09-15T13:24:28.545-07:00Grace<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #444444;">Grace changed my life. It rescued me from trying to live up to
expectations that I couldn't. Grace gave me joy in the muck. Grace met
me where no one else could. I've learned how to give grace even when
it's hard because it was so abundantly given to me. Grace is
unconditional love in the midst of our mess. Let's not hold back giving
to others the gift that our Redeemer paid a high price to give us.</span></span></div>
Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-60966034364186452102015-09-15T13:21:00.002-07:002015-09-15T13:24:42.424-07:00Your Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is more to you than failed relationships, temptations you keep
giving into, addictions, brokenness, lust, or a bad past. Every moment,
every day, there is grace and more to your story!</span></span></div>
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There was no doubt in my mind I would get the hostess job at the Cheesecake Factory. I mean, how hard could it be to be a hostess, I remember thinking to myself. I was bubbly, kind and smart enough to direct people to their table-right? I boldly walked into the brand spanking new restaurant and plastered a charming smile on my face. There just so happened to be a hiring "event", and they were hiring on the spot. Slam dunk, I thought to myself. I was ushered through a curtain into booth after booth of mangers. Words rolled off my tongue, I was smooth like butter. I couldn't wait to hear, "your hired" in just a few short moments. I reached the last booth and waited. Finally the hiring manager approached me with a grin on his face- I knew it- I got the job! When his mouth opened, it was not what I expected. It was as if he was talking in slow motion..."We chose to go with other candidates at this time, thanks for applying, best of luck to ya". </div>
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It was like a punch to the gut, a smack in the face. I remember getting in my car, holding the tears back...or more like immense embarrassment. I couldn't even get a frickin' job at the Cheesecake Factory, as a frickin' hostess??? My self worth began to unravel. I was not pretty enough, smart enough or good enough. My boyfriend at the time was awaiting my call, my parents were awaiting my call. I could see the next few minutes of my life vividly. A pause on the other end of the line, my boyfriend and parents wondering what to say and offer their condolences as they scratch their head in wonder as to why I couldn't even get a job at the Cheesecake Factory. I was cringing inside with horror- I was rejected by something I thought was so attainable. I thought I was more than adequate for the job, but that day, I felt like a complete loser.</div>
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Yet I'll never forget what I learned that day. It wasn't the first time I had been rejected nor the last time. But I think it was so awful because I believed I was more than capable for that job but I just didn't make the cut. It's like being the only girl that didn't make the cheer-leading squad in high school. But because of the Cheesecake Factory rejection, my backbone grew a little stronger and I wasn't as afraid of being rejected the next time. In fact, I felt like I could take any rejection that came my way. I had been humbled yet strengthened. The reason I was thinking of this story today is because my writing journey has been a lot like this. I want to reach so many people that are hurting but at the same time I'm putting myself out there in a personal way. It's been awesome but nauseating at times. Nauseating at times because my heart and soul is out there for all to see. I would be lying if I didn't admit that I still have a little fear of being rejected. But at the same time, I believe so much in what I'm doing that even if one person is touched by my stories than its all worth it.</div>
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So here is my encouragement! If you have been rejected or are afraid of doing something because you may be rejected- don't give up doing what you believe in. If you are met with rejection- let it make you stronger and braver for the next time you put yourself out there. Rejection can actually be the best thing that happens to you. </div>
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XOXO </div>
Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-49009543892762979542015-09-10T12:43:00.000-07:002015-09-10T12:44:13.872-07:00Park Bench Wanderers<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>We have all seen a picture of a person on a bench in some random
park at their wits end at some point. The
person that remains nameless has that noticeable sullen look of defeat, head
hung low as fingers rake through locks of hair or they have their head face
planted in their hands, sobbing. I think we have all been at that place at some
point or may be there now. A million different opinions swirling through a
foggy mind, hoping that a neon sign would show up out of nowhere with the
answers. Maybe we sit on the park bench in the middle of nowhere in defeat
because our life is not what we hoped for or expected. Maybe we caused a
problem that we can’t fix anymore. Maybe we failed again and can’t stand
ourselves and would rather pull out our hair then run our fingers through it.
It’s in this place that we want so badly to give up and believe that we are not
good enough anymore or maybe never were.</i></span></span><br />
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To my fellow park bench wanderers (or street walkers or pillow sobers) here is
my hope for you. Nothing you are going through is wasted because of the love
Jesus has for you. Right now, whatever battle you’re facing, Jesus can love you
in it and through it. In the mess there is a sacred mission that involves your
individual circumstance. Turn off the banter of others and tune into Jesus. Let
him know you’re a mess, a failure and you’re hurting beyond what you can
handle. Cry out to him all the guilt,
heaviness and shame you feel. Don’t turn away from the ONE thing no one can
take away. No one can take away the promise the Jesus loves you no matter what
you did or what you’re going through. No one can take away the truth that Jesus
knows every single secret and every single tear drop and still wants you.</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><i>I love that Jesus loves us so audaciously and that He offers
something that covers everything that has gone wrong and makes it right. So,
park bench surfers like me- look up and look within. Jesus can use your
situation, whatever it may be. Hold onto the fact that when we give our
situation to Jesus, whatever shape it may be in, it will be used for the
benefit of the Kingdom in His time. </i></span></span></div>
Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-79152442719021071902015-08-20T21:03:00.002-07:002015-08-21T13:12:31.252-07:00Foreward for Half Written: Sharing the purpose behind the story<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My brother’s words echoed in my mind, “Share everything, don’t hold back- the parts you don’t want to share might be just the thing someone needs to hear.”</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Those are the words that kept replaying as I started writing this book. I remember my laptop was propped up on my knees as I laid on my cozy, down-filled comforter. I sat staring at the blank word document on the screen in front of me, the cursor blinking in expectation as I sat there frozen. My fingertips were locked up in hesitation, holding back from typing. The truth is I was bursting at the seams to share my story, but scared out of my wits at the same time. </span></span></b></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I liked the comfort and control of privacy. No one had to know about the unruly, broken, fleshy parts of me. My story is not pretty; in fact, it got pretty ugly. Sharing my story would be like walking into a crowd of strangers completely naked, hoping no one would criticize my flaws. But wasn’t my brother right? Maybe one thing in my story could make a difference. Certainly I’m not the only one in the world that is broken and ashamed. There have got to be more people out there besides me that are desperate for authentic love and healing. Yet the more I pondered sharing my story the more I realized: I don’t have to wonder about who needs to hear a story like mine. I already know there are others who can relate to me. Others who hide in the shadows with their pain and regrets. Others who retreat behind their smile, wishing someone really understood their mess. </span></span></b></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">And that is when my story begins to unravel and my fingertips start moving. They can’t stop and won’t stop. I began to fight against the enemy who tells me I will be judged, and I will not make a difference. So long ago, I remember hearing things like “Jesus still loves you” or “I’ll be praying for you”, but those words didn’t resonate with me any longer. They were merely words, words that went in one ear and out the other. I believed I was too far gone, even for Jesus. </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My story is a journey to finding love, and it begins by seeking it in the wrong place. My story is about wanting to be a girl that passionately loved God but instead ran into the wilderness, over and over again. It’s about losing my innocence in the heat of the moment and hiding behind a facade pretending to be okay. But I wasn’t okay, I was wandering in empty places where my self-worth was always in question. Brokenness and promiscuity became my default. I kept making bad choices and I didn’t know how to stop faltering. I pushed despair down deeper into my soul, wishing there was someone else to blame for the loss of my emotional and physical purity. But when I searched for a person to peg, all I could think of was myself. So I just kept replaying the broken cycle and covered up the pain with fleeting passions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I began to wonder why no one told me to hold onto my wholesomeness and that it was so precious and sacred, but I knew the truth- I wouldn’t have listened. I fought against rules, all the weighty rules. I knew in my heart of hearts if I were to seek help, I would push truth away, even if I knew what was right. After all, who wants to truly look at themselves and see the plank in their own eyes? I did not want to peel back the layers with questions of who I was becoming plaguing my mind: What if I am truly nothing but damaged goods? What if I just don't care? What if I've gone too far? What if there is no hope for me? What if all I see is ugly? I didn’t want to know the answers. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But eventually, what was done in the dark couldn’t stay there any longer. There came a point where I would break values I never thought I would have dared to break. I ran full force into the epitome of heartbreaks, leading me to a dark place where I would have to decide if I was going to choose life or defeat, regardless of my past. I knew to find any relief or healing that I would have to bring all the dirt, grime, and ugliness into the open to truly change. And that is why I’m going to stop holding back, and share what I have learned. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One day, I did decide to expose all my ugly stains and something wonderfully unexpected happened. Unconditional love showed up in my life at the most undeserved times. And in the midst of chaos, I learned to breathe again and stop pretending. And I can wholeheartedly proclaim that this unexpected grace is not reserved just for me. This story can be written for anyone that wants to be set free and to think of themselves as treasured. What if you had the opportunity to trade ashes in for beauty? What if you didn’t have to run away with your chaos anymore? Better yet, what if your chaos can be used to make you better and whole? My hope is that what I share will be a testament to God’s amazing love, and that you will find there is absolute beauty in your life right now- regardless of how bad it may seem or how bad you think you’ve messed up. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My story has no greater meaning than anyone else. I know God is in my story, just like I know He is in yours. The only question to ask yourself is: Have you invited Him into your story? Maybe you are in the same place I was time and time again- a place of seclusion, holding onto guilt, embarrassment, and shame. In this place of isolation you may believe that you're too much to handle, and even God wouldn’t want to deal with you anymore. If that is you, I’m here to tell you, in the most loving way, that you’re wrong. God can more than handle you and all your baggage. And the truth is that it doesn’t even have to be your baggage anymore. Maybe your perception of God is one that makes you want to keep running, like I did? And what if your lens of God could be changed by truth? Through my story, my hope and prayer is that you will take away a sliver (or a huge slice) of who God is and how dearly you are loved, even in your messes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.66px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I pray that that you will see how the love of Jesus shined through the darkness of my life in my book Half Written. I pray that you will embrace the same truth; that your past mistakes and hurts do not have to stay hidden or define you. Most importantly, I pray you will find, as I did, that there are new beginnings in your story. It is still being written.</span></span></div>
</b>Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-42102747250361422122015-07-29T15:01:00.000-07:002015-07-29T15:03:15.141-07:00Jesus had feelings, it's okay if we do too~I drove up to a small antique shop nestled in a quaint neighborhood, flooded
with emotions I didn’t know how to process. I was going to meet the owner,
Maggie. She was an acquaintance from long ago who was several years older than
me. The few times we had met in the past it was obvious she had a strong
assurance in Christ. We had been Facebook friends for many years and fell out of
touch. But something in me needed to talk to someone who had some years on me in
the wisdom department, and I felt prompted to reach out to her. I needed some
sort of hope, because I was at the end of myself.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCkgDQCP23hA8z3VGLNfqsWy6SZuX2SCNXt9gGCIDsp__t-O2iip5zuI2cuq5SaK4K3tL0b6QvJp5SoqRnpUuai-NbH_hx_WU6GWeAAdsRAbVhWhIodQuqUUEHWPAFScr2cM9nNsvoS4/s1600/FullSizeRender+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCkgDQCP23hA8z3VGLNfqsWy6SZuX2SCNXt9gGCIDsp__t-O2iip5zuI2cuq5SaK4K3tL0b6QvJp5SoqRnpUuai-NbH_hx_WU6GWeAAdsRAbVhWhIodQuqUUEHWPAFScr2cM9nNsvoS4/s320/FullSizeRender+%25282%2529.jpg" width="240" /></a>For the past several months, I was pretending. I was smiling when inside I
was struggling. I was pushing through the days, saying the right things and
doing the right things, but internally I was fighting sadness, fear and doubt. I
didn’t believe I was allowed to go through a hard time. I felt this pressure to
“count my blessings,” so to speak. I felt that I had to trust that God has a
plan, that there is a bigger picture. But in the parking lot getting ready to go
meet with Maggie, I was done with hiding out in my pain.<br />
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As I approached the little shop my feet were dragging and my shoulders
slouched with weariness. When I saw Maggie, her eyes lit up at my presence. “You
made it!” she exclaimed. Graciously she poured me a glass of ice cold water and
ushered me to a small round table by a beautiful bay window that looked out on
bushes of soft pink roses. Christian music was playing in the background, lyrics
I knew so well. The centerpiece of the table was Maggie’s Bible. I remember
hoping that she wouldn’t quote scripture–I needed to talk about my feelings.<br />
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After a little small talk, she dove right in. “What’s up?“ she asked. That
was the green light to pour out all my weighty struggles. I was so tired of
holding back my true feelings. Now that I had a chance to speak, my thoughts
seemed to fly out of my mouth in a rambling mess. Maggie looked at me with
compassion, and was not shocked at all by my heartaches and burdens. Her eyes
shimmered with some knowledge that I craved to know.<br />
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There were 2 things Maggie said that struck me. She said God is not surprised
by what you’re going through, and you don’t have to feel guilty for feeling the
way you do. It took me a while for her words to sink in as I thought to
myself…”<i>I don’t have to feel guilty for feeling ashamed of my past, feeling
doubtful about my future and the anxieties for what God has for me today?”
</i>Maggie’s words were everything I needed to hear. They lifted a hundred pound
weight off my shoulders. It was as though Maggie was giving me permission to
feel, and it was life-giving. Without guilt in the way, I could face my feelings
head on and have the courage to keep seeking Jesus in the midst of my
emotions.<br />
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I learned so much that day in a cute antique shop with a sweet lady willing
to listen. Jesus knows the feelings we have and why we have them–they are no
surprise to Him. In Scripture, like Mark 3:5, we know Jesus experienced
emotions, and I’m so glad He did. Even though Jesus is bigger than our struggles
and more than we can fathom, it’s comforting to know that we don’t have to
pretend to count our blessings when we are in the midst of feeling ashamed,
doubtful, tired and weary. We can admit our feelings and “feel” okay about it! I
think when we are free to feel, we can change, because we are accepted and loved
beyond emotions that come and go.<br />
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If you’re stuffing emotions today, who can you talk to? I hope you find peace
in the truth that Jesus knows why you’re feeling the way you do. Nothing is a
surprise to Him. Go to Him and unravel what you’re going through. Going to Jesus
is a safe place where we can face emotions because His love never wavers in the
midst of our struggle. Amen!<br />
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To see this post and other encouraging posts go to: http://gpsinsights.cor.org/Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-70798359837718596412015-07-10T09:40:00.001-07:002015-07-10T10:36:42.220-07:00Fist Pumps<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUTYjeuiUnoEC8ecbKgPnd1E_NK455eAAW2VqyIEAJPFe5u2096Fo3uDBVuAqsvwBc01E_RcqTyZ5jvVN2uG0PNbj6xKotXW2wH7JzyW427MkgjhvyiYBIJaMjVhZBGGfs0rCj7eMvqg/s1600/fun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUTYjeuiUnoEC8ecbKgPnd1E_NK455eAAW2VqyIEAJPFe5u2096Fo3uDBVuAqsvwBc01E_RcqTyZ5jvVN2uG0PNbj6xKotXW2wH7JzyW427MkgjhvyiYBIJaMjVhZBGGfs0rCj7eMvqg/s320/fun.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Another
day, get up, turn off the alarm clock and face the norm- I will be invisible.
And the kicker is I work at a church. A wonderful, life-changing, radical
hospitality church. And before you think I’m going to bash the place where I
find purpose, I want to make it clear, I’m not. But what I am going to do is
question why even the church has become weary. I can’t tell you how many times
I have walked down the hall with someone coming straight towards me, and we
don’t interact. We give each other an awkward glance, move our eyes to something
else to take away the awkwardness, and we carry on with our day. But it doesn’t
stop in the halls of church, it’s the common theme everywhere. It seems that we
go through life making casual exchanges with people that have <i>stories,</i>
and we walk away unchanged. We hustle and bustle to our extravagant
lives, at least they are extravagant to each of us. We have plans staked up a
mile high of all that needs to be done, and all that we are a part of to feel,
well, let’s face it, not invisible.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">It seems
that surrendering our daily lives to Christ has been lost in the chaos, and we
don’t know how to stop and listen for God. When I’m at worship in church
sometimes I look around with the same questions. Often times there is fantastic
God-breathed music playing yet we stand as I mentioned earlier- weary. And I
wonder to myself, how come we are not jumping up and down filled with joy? If
we went to a One Direction concert, or some old school Neil Diamond set, the
excitement would be different. I bet we would be jumping up in the air, waving
our hands chaotically, about to have a heat stroke all because we are in the
presence of what? A boy band that romances us, and some old guy that captured
our hearts with “Sweet Caroline” a decade ago. And don’t get me wrong, I love
those cute boy bands and old school jams, but when we are worshipping to the
Almighty King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, we stand around afraid to truly let
go, and be set free.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Before
you think I forgot about you, the one who gets it, stay in this with me. I know
there are still those who give their all in all. I saw you, and the other few,
that weren’t afraid of worshipping with all your might. You’re the ones others
look at and think, man, they are a little cray, cray. And maybe you are a
little crazy, but you have one thing the majority doesn’t- joy! And I want that
joy, and I want the love I have for Jesus to be known. I’m tired of being
weighed down and feeling invisible to a culture that is sleep walking, and
figuring out how to capture relevancy with the millennials.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">There has
been a slow churning and burning in my soul that is done with mediocre. For me,
my own weariness looked me square in the eye when I was serving with a lady
twice my age. We both signed up to serve at a nationwide church event, and I
was stoked. We both showed up at the same time, and received the same news. The
artists that were going to be playing that night in worship were not selling
any merchandise- so in short, our help was not needed. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">With
that, the lady that was twice my age began to rant off all the reasons she was
upset. She huffed and puffed about how she drove <i>all </i>the way to the
church for no reason, and wished someone had called. I mustered up a look of
compassion and understanding, when in reality, I was annoyed with her poor attitude.
Trying to save the day, and remove the scorn on the lady’s face, the leader in
charge of the event let us know she had found <i>something </i>we could do, and
that we could still be useful. So it was good news and bad. We would get to
help out in some way, but I was stuck with negative nelly by my side. Sigh of
frustration.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">But then
something happen within me. I thought to myself- let me kill her with kindness.
Let me butter her up like loaf of bread and be the church. So I did. I began
asking what she did and how she is involved with the church. And the heavens
opened up, her bitterness began to melt away into authentic conversation. She
began to tell me about her hopes for the future and what weighed her down in
the present, and I was reminded of my own struggles. As we kept working side by
side the concert was about to start. And I did something really out of
character, especially in my introverted nature. I asked the lady that was twice
my age to stay and go to the concert with me. She was hesitant at first, part
of her still dealing with the chip on her shoulder. But then she finally
agreed. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">We end up sitting close to the front of the arena and as the music
amped up and the most beautiful choir in the world began to sing, a look of
relief came over the lady that was twice my age. Half-way through the night she
confessed that her day had turned around and she was so glad she stayed. As the
concert kept unfolding and the talented musicians brought worship to life, I
found myself jumping up and down with joy next to the lady that was twice
my age. I’m talking fist pumps in the air, shaking our tail feather, shouting
out to Jesus the Almighty- it was that kind of joy. Unashamed, worries went by
the wayside- it was more than I expected. In fact, it was the most unexpected evening.
As we walked out of the concert, all of a sudden the lady next to me didn’t
seem twice my age, she was more like a young girl, gone giddy. She gave me like
three hugs and went on and on about how she had so much fun. And I was just as
giddy, because the whole night was a God thing. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">That
night reaffirmed my faith. That night I didn’t feel invisible anymore and I
don’t think the girl gone giddy did either. I thought I was going to
church to volunteer for an event but I ended up ministering to a precious lady
that became my friend. And the funny thing is that I usually feel so incapable
of ministering to people because I think it requires a certificate or degree
from seminary school. But man, I was wrong. I just need to get out there more,
I need to speak up more. I am qualified to be a friend, a listening ear, a
person who invites people to stuff. I’m the first to say I’m far from perfect
and I was becoming that weary church person. I was letting myself fall into the
hum drum of life, I forgot my passion for loving hurting people. But that night,
with that lady, I was reminded of how perfect God is and how he can take any
situation and turn it around in an instant so He receives the glory! </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #444444;">We just
have to be willing and step out of our weary selves, even for a moment. We need
to do this, there is no better time than now. Fellow weary, faithful followers
of Jesus- try something different. It could be doing something you always
wanted but felt too afraid to do. It could be raising your hands in worship
unashamed in church. It could be saying hello to a stranger. It could be
showing grace in a bad situation someone else caused. Let the Spirit of God
come alive in your worn out soul and uncover the lost art of having joy. And in the process of letting our love for Jesus be known, I think we will reach the millennials, too. Amen!</span></span></div>
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Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-3249698369831459102015-07-07T19:24:00.001-07:002015-07-07T19:26:10.085-07:00Slingshot Questions<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For so long I used to slingshot questions to God...why, why, why, when, when, when. But there was no answer or neon sign, the only response I would often get was crickets chirping in the night and my own quiets sobs into my pillow. Yet the truth is that God was not silent, he was just not showing me what I wanted to see. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I was clinging onto my questions and rejecting God's answers. I held onto relationships, struggles, and fears thinking I was abandoned. But in reality I was stuck in the small picture rather than the big picture. As seasons have passed, I have learned something important. There is always a beautiful reason we are going through an ugly mess. And sometimes the only way to get through whatever it is we are going through is to believe that there is a bigger story. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I learned to stop pleading and rely on the plan that is unfolding, I wasn't so afraid to let go of things I wanted so badly. As I began to surrender my questions to God, He showed up. In other words, I started getting out of God's way. I let Him lead, even when I didn't like where I felt He was going. But then I started to find this strange peace, I started to worry less. I didn't have as much desire to know the why and when. I just wanted to be His and trust that He has good for me.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If your calling out for answers today, be dependent on the fact that God knows your deepest desire, pain, frustration, shame and hurt. Lay down your whys and whens at the foot of Jesus- rely on the bigger story that is unfolding and find peace in being His.</span><br />
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<br />Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-45895186826121855262015-06-02T12:52:00.002-07:002015-06-02T13:10:27.141-07:00All that Mess<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Poiret One",serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><em>Isaiah
1:18 NIV</em></span> <br />
</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444; font-size: small;">“Come now, let us settle the matter," says the LORD.
"Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though
they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.”</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">I’m
a quiet girl. I battle OCD & Anxiety. Some may think my quietness parallels
to a snob. These things used to bother me. But over the years I have learned of
something bigger than me. A great God who says I’m treasured & loved. A
majestic God who knows<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> exactly</i> how
many hairs are on my head. He said my brokenness is forgiven- and I say <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">amen</i>. He says that with Him- all things
are possible. This quiet, shy, broken girl has found a voice through writing
& sharing. This girl has found love in unexpected places of redemption
& grace. The coolest thing about what I found is that it’s for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">everyone</i>. Love that covers all blemishes
& insecurities. No one has to be bound up by the flesh & measuring up
to what others expect. Jesus rescued me & you from all that mess. We only
have to choose.</span> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-65169751586011946922015-06-01T10:41:00.003-07:002015-06-01T10:41:38.991-07:0033<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dHtBGz_qcVCLLJ2QGrKDjaFHOs0W0-oqLz8bWWo_dupIDW1BlK9pnFwDOBUXiV-9QLTz86srtjDbjzX6FH5udnbIYdyc_2BaBLwgZvAdzNkYJ1qZdzB8iCZWHKWUqfu4ryEy_Ly-yQY/s1600/blog+33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dHtBGz_qcVCLLJ2QGrKDjaFHOs0W0-oqLz8bWWo_dupIDW1BlK9pnFwDOBUXiV-9QLTz86srtjDbjzX6FH5udnbIYdyc_2BaBLwgZvAdzNkYJ1qZdzB8iCZWHKWUqfu4ryEy_Ly-yQY/s400/blog+33.jpg" width="298" /></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Embrace today with a warm hug</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><em>Throw off all burdens, move forward into the good<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><em>Step into your purpose<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><em>Today is a fresh chance, don’t wish it away<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><em>No one is entitled, but all are needed<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><em>Give away your unique offering</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Live Vulnerable, g</em></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><em>race is on your side</em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><em>Ask for help from your helper<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><em>Breathe in courage from your creator<o:p></o:p></em></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><span style="color: #444444;">Find restoration in your redeemer<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em><span style="color: #444444;">Today matters<o:p></o:p></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Your breakthrough is here and now</em></span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<o:p></o:p></span>Nicole Reneehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16766162304069680193noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-619802439964584598.post-87555078659744389232015-05-29T12:48:00.002-07:002015-05-29T13:05:46.423-07:00Writing Tips<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq0LpJC6sSJvIeBMBN7LLZHS3JKOB-9lUuYuiGF60bIJY2uBltcBKkjiNwR8d2d3kKVIPW4UPDPEaU7cryH_nsTNv8ww18pRntAsteexPHoUSOhRy7v8ZEITHk5B-cpTUTujpmHf5Cgk/s1600/writing+tips.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKq0LpJC6sSJvIeBMBN7LLZHS3JKOB-9lUuYuiGF60bIJY2uBltcBKkjiNwR8d2d3kKVIPW4UPDPEaU7cryH_nsTNv8ww18pRntAsteexPHoUSOhRy7v8ZEITHk5B-cpTUTujpmHf5Cgk/s320/writing+tips.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So you love writing? <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Me
too!</i> Below are some <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">FUN </i>tips that
have helped on my journey to becoming a better writer. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> I hope you will be inspired by them on your journey, too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">If you don’t get chills or
shivers of excitement when you’re writing, why would anyone else? If you find
yourself daydreaming or falling asleep as you’re typing or writing old school with
a pencil, that is probably not a good sign, take a break and come back later.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Find Your Voice</i> <br />This has been
my greatest challenge! I don’t want to sound like anyone else, but sometimes
I’m afraid to sound like me! Take a chance, be vulnerable, the best things can
happen “outside the box”.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Be criticized</i>
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">But in a healthy and beneficial way. If the only thing someone says about your work is
“I love it” or “that sucked”, you may need to call in reinforcements. Sure it’s
nice to fluff up your ego with some pretty compliments but you’re not going to
get any better at writing if you don’t have some constructive criticism….unless
you’re Francine Rivers of course ;). And if someone says “it sucks”, I think
it’s time to reevaluate who you are hanging with….just saying.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Writers Block?</i> <br />It’s time to get moving. Go
explore, take pictures, breathe in the fresh air, and then get back to work!
Play wordsmith and redefine the norm. You’ll be typing along in no time.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Read Others Work</i> <br />I used to hate doing
this, I actually used to get demotivated. I started to compare and get lost in
the crowd. But then it started to help me, it was great to see how others used
words and experiences to cultivate their message. It actually helped me find my
own voice and get out of writers block. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">My favorite work has
often come from little thoughts that popped up out of nowhere. I would always
jot them down on receipts, old homework, journals, toilet paper….what? It can
be used for more than just your hinny<span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"></span></span>.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Strive to thrive, write
intentionally and put your best work out there. Build a portfolio, and over
time you can turn your hobby into a career. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Write at all times</i><br />Enter contests, try freelancing,
start a blog, get out of your element, push the envelope. Believe you’re always
on the brink of genius!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">This is my favorite! Believe in your
God given talents! Pour authentically into your craft and watch it blossom,
because it will!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-size: small;">I like to think I’m capable and able on my own, but I’m not.
My flesh is fickle and disappointing. I try to trust in what I see or know. I
want to forgo the unseen, I want to grasp what I want, </span><i><span style="font-size: small;">NOW</span></i></span></span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">. Is it okay to say that I get frustrated with God? because I do. And I
know he can handle my lack of understanding and knowledge. And because he can
handle my incapacity, I find by surrendering my labors to Him I’m able. Able to
push on and keep fighting the good fight. Somewhere between my inability and
the mysteries of God I find hope. The kind of hope that aspires to live for
the unseen and watch His beauty unfold. And as I push on, I become more and
more grateful that <i>He</i> is capable of anything.</span> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: small;"> </span></span></div>
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have a hard time letting go and giving my all. There is a part of me that
always shrinks back into waiting. I think there will be a perfect time for this or
that. The time to shine will be when all my ducks are in a row. But the problem
is for years, I have been waiting. Storing up efforts like pennies in a piggy
bank, saving my all for a greater time or purpose. I often wonder how freeing
it would be to pour out all of myself into parenting, being a wife, a friend, a
writer, a dreamer. And I also wonder why I wait. It’s not that I don’t try, or
care, or desire to give my all. There is a fear of what will happen when I do.
Will I lose myself? Will I be able to handle new expectations? Will I be
enough?</span></i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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himself, all of himself, into his treasured children and creation. The gift he
gives, the love he offers is immeasurable. He didn’t stop half-way, he gave his
everything so we may know how much he loves us. As I ponder this thought, I
feel so incapable, because I am. But I’m also inspired because the love Jesus
offers, gives me purpose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His love gives
me no excuse to wait and every reason to pour myself into relationships,
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or stretch me out of my comfort zone. But in giving my all, I may find
that I’m capable because Jesus will make me capable. Through my open hands and open heart,
I may find that I didn’t have to be so afraid to offer my fullest potential
after all. If I fail or if I’m met with resistance in my pursuits, it will be
okay. The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">assurance </b>of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Jesus’ </b>love for me, for you, for all of
us, is simply the greatest reason to allow ourselves to pour into life, giving our
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willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather
than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your
reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can’t count the times that I have run from God, guilt pushing me further from
the refuge of my Savior. There was a lie sewn deep into my heart that I had to
be good to be loved by God. Muddling in my messes, too ashamed to approach the
throne of Jesus- I became desperate. I sought out anything that could
make up for the emptiness that swelled within my soul. Trying to fill up the
barrenness of my heart I chased fleeting pleasures that held me utterly captive to
unhealthy cycles. I was pitiful and longed to be rid of the ghastly parts of
myself that craved everything that was wrong. My small-minded beliefs always
kept me from going to Jesus in my current disposition. The only girl that could
be good enough was blameless, pure and whole. So, I would strive to be the girl
he would want me to be. But there was a problem, I always faltered and found
myself hesitating and wavering. I couldn’t find the narrow path to where Jesus
would meet me. <o:p></o:p><br />
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In
quiet need, I peeled open the cover of the neglected bible on my bedside table,
aching for some answer, some truth that I was good enough. As I flip through
the thin, unused pages, my heart found a glimmer of light in an unlikely place.
I meet a scorned, dirty, and forgotten prostitute with an alabaster jar- I’m
mesmerized. Her deep need to be loved and accepted despite her wretched nature
tugs on my heart strings. The abandonment of others judgments and her raw
vulnerability brings beauty to her plight. It makes me want to find others like
me that run from God because of their shame and tell them of the truth that
seemed to be written especially for us. <o:p></o:p><br />
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I am
taken back in time as I ponder the story of the woman with the alabaster jar. I
imagine her eyes welling up with tears as she picks up the beautifully made
calcite jar with swirls of cream and brown from her bedside table. I picture
her gripping it close to her heart to breath in the lovely scent one last time.
I can see her surveying the meager room in which she lived, knowing that
she would be giving away her most prized possession, in just a moment’s time.
But giving up the expensive perfume was not why she was about to give in to
weeping. She was anxiously searching for something more than momentary passions
that secured her future. Her body ached, her soul detached, she wanted so badly
to feel again. She was desperate for love.<o:p></o:p><br />
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When
she had overheard that Jesus was eating at one of the Pharisees houses, she had
run as fast as her sandaled feet could carry her to fetch the precious jar of
perfume. Her only hope was the divine scent could cover all her stains. As she
walked down the dusty road towards the house where Jesus stayed, she could feel
the stares of the town’s people boring into her from every angle. But for once,
they didn’t matter, her pace quickened as her resolve grew greater and greater
to be in the presence of something she had never known- holiness. <o:p></o:p><br />
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When
she entered the threshold of the Pharisee’s house, she could see the shaken
expression on his face. Through his ferocious glare she could hear his thoughts.
How could this harlot of a woman dare to come through the door of my clean
house?! The condemnation and look of disgust was something she had come to
know very well. The emotions that she had pushed down over the years were now
bursting through the numbness of her heart. She ignored the cautionary scowl
and found respite when she made her way to the man she had come to see- her
only hope. <o:p></o:p><br />
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All
the disguised pain unraveled when she kneeled down to Jesus. Tears rolled down
her cheeks into the tangled locks of her hair, onto the feet of a man she
believed could save her. Without a second thought, she broke open the alabaster
jar and anointed the feet of the Messiah with the expensive perfume. The
Pharisee continued stewing in his judgment at the unrelenting tears and
persistence of the woman he only knew as the town prostitute. It was no secret
to Jesus what the Pharisee was thinking.<o:p></o:p><br />
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In
the midst of the woman’s humble assertion, Jesus speaks up; making it clear
that the woman with the alabaster jar was more than what met the eye. <o:p></o:p><br />
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“Look
at this woman kneeling here. When I entered your home, you didn’t offer me
water to wash the dust from my feet, but she has washed them with her tears and
wiped them with her hair. You didn’t greet me with a kiss, but from the time I
first came in, she has not stopped kissing my feet. You neglected the courtesy
of olive oil to anoint my head, but she has anointed my feet with rare perfume.<o:p></o:p><br />
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I
tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me
much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love. Then
Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins are forgiven.” {Luke 7:44-48 NLT}<o:p></o:p><br />
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The
Pharisee and other men gathered in the house were stunned and wondered who this
man was that would forgive such ugliness. But Jesus saw past what the rest
chose to see and saw to the core of this woman that was searching for love. <o:p></o:p><br />
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“And
Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” {Luke 7:50
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At
the feet of Jesus the woman with the alabaster jar was covered with a blanket
of pure, white, fresh snow. She was reconciled to the Lord-new and complete.
Others looked at her in awe, wondering how such a wretch deserved a second
thought. As I close my bible that had been collecting dust for so long- my
life is changed. This woman that lived ages upon ages ago revealed to me
who God is and how much he loves us. It wasn’t the beautiful fragrance that
covered a sinner’s stain- it was a bold act of faith and a merciful God that
saved. It wasn’t perfect character that was reconciled to the goodness of God-
it was a desperate plea, a humble submission. Marveling at this truth, my
beliefs changed. <o:p></o:p><br />
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Anyone
that comes with a past, bad habits, and unhealthy cycles is still a child of
the King of Kings. Jesus is waiting in the narrow for his
children to come, just as we are. When one walks in
faith they will be set free.<o:p></o:p></span>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><i>When I finally learned to tame my frizzy mane, had my braces removed, and stopped being so awkward- things did change. The same boys that made fun of me were calling me for dates. I’ll never forget when one of the rude boys nervously called and asked me to go out with him. It was my opportunity to throw the smack down and put this jerk in his place. But there was something in me that decided to give this guy a chance. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;"><i>You see, all the time that I was waiting to be something more than an “ugly duckling”, my character was being molded. I learned what it was like to be the least wanted, overlooked and dismissed. And I discovered that I didn't want anyone else to ever feel the way I did. All those times I thought I was an ugly duckling- I was really becoming kinder, wiser, and more loving.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: x-small;"><em><span style="font-size: small;">There is a sacredness
in tuning out the world and tuning into our soul. We need to rediscover our God given gifts that make our own heart tick without being overwhelmed by the clamor of others. It’s in
our solitude where we can get in tune with the Spirit. For when we become so
connected to others pursuits we begin to waver in our own. We need to replenish
our own humanity in order to grow. Once we take a little time for sweet solace, we will began to flourish again.</span></em></span><br />
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<em>Since we live by the Spirit let us keep in step with the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25)</em></div>
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