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The Pursuit of Perfection
The Pursuit of Perfection [Editor’s Note: Today’s guest post is from Haley Duckworth of The Beloved Bride! I love when women put themselves out there and really share their stories candidly. Thank you so much, Haley!] It was two months after my wedding and I can still feel the sinking feeling of my heart as I clicked through image after image from the big day. Pictures of family, bridesmaids, groomsmen and wedding guests scrolled across the screen as I became more and more disappointed. Now, don’t get me wrong, there were some beautiful images that were captured that day. But, the fact that our photographer was battling a nasty sickness on…
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Overcome Failure (Excerpt and GIVEAWAY!)
[Editor’s note: Guest blogger Diva veteran Ifeoma Samuel sent me an advanced copy of her new book, Overcome Failure: Get Back on Your Feet, and asked if I wanted to select a copy to share on Devotional Diva…PLUS she gave me TWO copies to giveaway to Devotional Diva readers 🙂 I felt a little silly when I decided to ask permission to use part of the first chapter, but I felt it really aligned with Devotional Diva’s “mission” well and was just a really good chapter! As someone who is very hard on themselves, this book was a personal encouragement to me and it even talks about that. Overcome Failure is just generally…
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*DIVA*
[Editor’s note: This is a guest post by the amazingly talented Joan Lise of Poems and Pearls. What she has here is basically the Diva Anthem! I’m positively thrilled to present, Diva.] I write Poems for God, I write Poems to encourage people, I write Poems for Love.
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Tired of Apologizing for a Church I Don’t Belong To
Tired of Apologizing [Editor’s Note: This is an excerpt from Tired of Apologizing for a Church I Don’t Belong To by Lillian Daniel. I received a copy from the publisher so that I could choose a section to excerpt and give my thoughts. I really enjoyed this, and enjoyed her new ideas I get Lillian’s frustration with “spiritual but not religious” (SBNR) and being tired of apologizing!] Is it legitimate to pursue faith rigorously and still land on “it’s a mystery” as a conclusion now and then? It seems to me that if God wanted humans to understand everything, we’d be God. But we’re not God. God did not leave…
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Coming to Terms with San Diego
Coming to Terms with San Diego I loved Chicago. I lived in North Chicago with my husband for 11 months and it was truly the best 11 months of my life. I grew so much as person. Although I have written about that experience on Devotional Diva before, I’ll explain a bit. We moved to Chicago for my husband’s naval training and that was the farthest I’d ever lived from my family – around 5 hours away. I’d never lived out of town before! Chicago is where I found myself. I was pretty depressed for a while, but I got the help I needed. I was even able to really…
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Worry Free Living…Joyce Meyer Excerpt
[Editor’s Note: I received a copy of Joyce Meyer’s new book, Worry Free Living: Trading Anxiety for Peace to read and select an excerpt from! I have to say, this was a very relevant book for me and I loved it! I always love Joyce, but man this spoke to me. I really, really enjoyed it and I’ve been referring back to it already. Here’s an excerpt from a later chapter. It was hard to choose, but this was my favorite. Joyce just really makes a lot of sense in this chapter! I hope you’re encouraged!] Prayer Produces Peace, Rest, Patience, and Hope Several times in this book I have mentioned…
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I AM WOMAN HEAR ME WAR
[Editor’s Note: This is a powerful guest blog from Devotional Diva founder Renee Fisher. Renee originally posted a version of this on her blog, and I had to share it on here as well because it’s just that important. Women CAN, SHOULD and NEED to minister.] I WAITED TO SHARE A WORD THAT I BELIEVE GOD GAVE ME IN SCRIPTURE A FEW MONTHS AGO BECAUSE I WAS SCARED. One of the benefits to reading through the Bible in a year–is anticipating which Scripture verse God might speak to me. Through each page, chapter and verse–the Holy Spirit illuminates the voice of God and His Truths. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, “All Scripture is breathed out by God…
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Life’s Imperfections
Have you fallen into circumstances you feel you don’t deserve or did not plan for? Have you ever been labeled by your circumstances or shortcomings and allowed it to limit you?
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Arrest Me, Holy Spirit
I've been arrested. Because… Gods glory is here.
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Stones of Remembrance
Stones of Remembrance [editor’s note: This is a guest post by the sassy Brittany Salmon, of course of the TheSassySalmon.com. She’s sharing with us a look at Joshua 4 and Stones of Remembrance. Thank you and welcome to Devotional Diva, Brittany!] We humans are forgetful people. I used to think it was just me, maybe it’s my baby brain or maybe I just have bad genetics (at least that’s what I tell my husband when looking for my phone or keys for the 120th time that day), but as I read about the Israelites, I noticed how God would do huge miracles and then command his people to not forget. All…
