Kelly Balarie

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  Jan 18, 2018

  Horribly Pulled in Every Direction? Don't Fool Yourself With Self-Doubt

  Praying hearts understand this truth: you can ask and expect God to answer.

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  Jan 12, 2018

  Here's Why Trying to Please Man is so Futile

  The fact of the matter is while we look at people's faces, God always looks at hearts. And while we are tallying up what is happening with others, God might be working something fantastically new within them. Face-value reactions are not our guide; the Holy Spirit is.

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  Jan 10, 2018

  The True Meaning of Jesus' Message: You Feed Them

  Even if you say, "What, God? Me? Don't you see I am in a deserted place? I have nothing to give. "Jesus replies, "You feed them."

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  Jan 7, 2018

  Jesus Shows Up in Spaces and Places of Vulnerability and Brokenness

  I can't help but think it is not perfect, clean and shiny houses that bring people near, but real and authentic houses that really draw people in. It stops them. Jesus always walked into the space and place of vulnerability. Those who fell on their knees, cried out, felt less than, hopeless, broken...for these people, Jesus showed up, with power.

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  Jan 7, 2018

  Jesus Approaches Prayer Differently From Us - Here's What We Can Learn

  Jesus approaches prayer differently than I do. I'm struck by the time he addressed the blind man.

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  Jan 4, 2018

  For Every New Beginning There Is Always a Happy Ending in Christ

  Every new beginning, in Christ, is a happy ending. It is literally impossible to submit to Jesus and to not see goodness. Sure, it may look different than you thought, but it will always be good. Better even.

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  Jan 1, 2018

  Would You Care to Tell Jesus This New Year 'Lord, What Should I Do'?

  I think back to the stories throughout the bible. So many times, religious, pious or scholarly folk missed Jesus' heart. He'd reply to them with wisdom, instruction or the way to go and they'd either rebuke him, walk away from Him or miss the point entirely.

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  Dec 31, 2017

  How I Plan to Do Better as a Christian This Year

  Our weakness is not hated by our King. Our failings are not too much for His love. On the contrary, we can permit our Savior to fill every bit of us with every bit of Him, by the immensity of His love.

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  Dec 27, 2017

  There Is No Condemnation in Jesus, Why Not Wipe It Off?

  Do you experience shame? When you speak? When you act in the wrong way? When people catch you doing something? When you make a mistake?

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  Dec 26, 2017

  Christmas Isn\'t Perfect for Me but the Love of Jesus Makes Me Well

  Christmas isn't perfect, but Jesus is. He is perfect. He is love. And, I am under His love. With this, no matter what self-destructs this year — if the Christmas tree catches fire or if a stray cat wraps itself up in my tree lights if every trimming is burnt to a crisp, Jesus is still Jesus. And, Jesus still wants me.