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Earlier this week I mentioned that we don’t need to try to accomplish extra things during difficult seasons. It’s important however to not lose faith. Any of you who are faltering right now should listen to the song, “I Still Believe” by Jeremy Camp. It is SO worth five minutes of your time.
I still believe in Your faithfulness
I still believe in Your truth
I still believe in Your holy word
even when I don’t see, I still believe
Lyrics can be found here.
“I knew I never wanted to arrive in Heaven, knowing God had given me those words, and have to admit I had never read all of them.” – Monica at The Homespun Heart Have you ever started reading your Bible in January with gusto, then fallen off the bandwagon three weeks in? Me too! After starting and stopping since I was a young teen, I finally read my Bible all the way through for the first time in 2016.
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