Author: Amy
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SOAP: His greatest commandment
Scripture: Love the Lord with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. –Matthew 22:37 Observation: God is asking, or actually commanding, us to love Him completely, in every way. Application: “Wait, what? He is COMMANDING us to love Him?! What’s that about?” you might be thinking. Sure, it…
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SOAP: Seek refuge in Him
Scripture: Trust in Him at all times; Pour out your heart to Him, for He is your refuge. –Psalm 62:8
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SOAP: Friendship
Happy Monday, friends! I hope your Monday is off to a good start already. I’ve been pondering this verse for a bit today already. I already posted it to Instagram, but needed more time to let it marinate before I wanted to post here. I also needed to get kids out the door, so I…
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SOAP: Help and strength, coming right up
Um, WOW. I sure needed to read and write this one today. Parenting is tough. Last night we had some struggles. I post my SOAP index cards in the kitchen after I share them with you and yesterday I kept looking at the day’s index card as I was making my way through parts…
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SOAP: Wait
Happy Saturday, friends! It’s cold down in Texas and it feels kinds cozy inside the house. It’s finally time for thick cozy socks, gloves, scarves and hot cocoa with my kids. Hip, hip hooray! As I’m writing this, I’m smiling a bit as I am realizing something– did you catch the word ‘finally’ up there?…
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SOAP: Set your priorities first
SCRIPTURE: “Seek first His kingdom, and everything else will be given to you.” –Matthew 6:33 OBSERVATION: Set your top priority, pursue it and the other good stuff will happen. APPLICATION: First of all, I am NOT saying that if you love Jesus and serve Him you will make tons of money and be successful…
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SOAP: Let your light shine!
Happy Thursday, friends! Today’s SOAP verse just makes me smile– how can it not?! Let’s jump in, shall we? Scripture: Let your light shine. –Matthew 5:16 Observation: You’ve got light inside of you. Share it! Application: Shine on, sweet friend!
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SOAP: Integrity, Honesty and Hope
Scripture: May integrity and honesty protect me, For I put my hope in you. –Psalm 25:21 Observation: I trust in the Lord and he instructs me to act with integrity and be honest. I believe that is right. Application: God instructs us to live appropriately: to care for others, to do treat others the way…
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SOAP: He’s gonna come through
Scripture: The one who calls you is faithful, and He will do it. –1 Thessalonians 5:34 Observation: He is true to His Word. He will see you through. Application: Sometimes life, or certain parts of life, can feel like it is going off the tracks. And it simply cannot be the way God intended. I…
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SOAP: The benefits of worry
Are there any benefits to worry? I honestly don’t think there are. Yet so often I can allow worry to take over my thoughts and steal my joy. What good is that? Let’s take a look at what the Bible has to say about worry. Again. (Um, is there a reason I got this verse…
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SOAP: Don’t worry about tomorrow
Oh, the irony of this verse being today’s after SOAPing yesterday’s about rejoicing in every day. And now we read that each day has its own trouble?! Quite honestly, though, I do think the two go well together when you think about it. Let’s jump in.
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SOAP: Let’s be joyful today!
Well, hello, friends! This morning I woke up and was delighted that I did not have any immediate need to launch out of bed. Woo-Hooo! And then I remembered my commitment to read, write (with markers!!), listen, pray and post my Bible verse daily through January 31 (at a minimum). And I got even more…
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SOAP: Need some rest?
Well, hello! Thanks for swinging by. Today I’m back on SOAP, with the intent to post daily at least through January 31. Wanna join me? Here we go: Scripture: Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. –Matthew 11:28 Observation: If you are tired, overburdened, or worn out,…
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Instacart helped me have a Merrier Christmas
First of all, this is NOT in any way, shape or form, a sponsored post. I’m not even using my referral link. Okay, now with that out of the way, let me tell you my story. On December 23, I was going over my to do list for the day in my head and avoiding actually…
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Accept who you are…
I heard this gem tonight & HAD to write it down: Accept who you ARE, not the fantasy of whom you would like to be. If only we could all accept who we are NOW, not how we would like to be, but who we are at THIS moment, and then accept others in just…