Nicole Dotson
Hey there! I'm so glad you stopped by. This is where I share the lessons and insights the Lord has been teaching me through His Word. I hope you find it encouraging!
Category: Gospel
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Lord, You are my Shepherd. You are my Keeper, my Defender, my Guardian—my Protector. When I am living under the umbrella of Your care, when I am following You, there is nothing that I lack. There is nothing that I lack. When the world pulls me in so many directions, I look to You. I…
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We’ve all had trials in our lives, tough times where a lot of us have probably asked…why me? Why is this happening to me?? Or, why is this happening to the person that I love? I know I have asked that of God many times in my life. We tend, as humans, to focus on…
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I sit and watch as beautiful pastel colors seep and blend into the canvas of the dark morning sky, like watercolors spilling onto a blank piece of paper, and I think about the blank canvas of this new day. And I wonder what the Master Artist envisions for me today. For my children, for the…
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One thing I know about the human condition…every one of us wants to be seen. Heard. Fully known. And sometimes, maybe we don’t feel those things. We feel unseen. We feel like no one understands us or wants to hear what’s really going on in our heart of hearts. It’s a longing that we have,…
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“Lord, You have searched (examined) me and You know me.” Psalm 139:1 Like a skillful doctor who studies an X-ray, MRI or CT scan to see what’s going on beyond what the naked eye can see, so the Lord searches our hearts and our minds. He looks beyond what people can see or know about…
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The verse “Be still and know that I am God” encourages us to release our worries, anxieties, and control, and to embrace stillness in God’s presence. By experiencing and recognizing Him, leaning into His plan, and trusting His character, we find peace, healing, joy, protection, and rest. This trust allows our minds to rest freely…
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When I say that I’m a Christ-follower… Don’t shy away Because you think that I think I’m Good Better Holier. Don’t clam up, because you think you can’t share your brokenness. I’m broken. Don’t be silent about your messiness. I’m messy. Don’t pretend to be perfect, together. I’m not. I’m imperfect. I’m never together. If…
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O Lord, You have searched me and known me! Psalm 139:1 Do you remember the excitement of new love?! Do you remember how it felt in the discovery stage of one another…when you began to realize that this new person in your life might possibly be “the one” that you’ve been waiting for and praying…
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I’m not exactly sure what I expected when I sat down and opened up my Bible a few mornings ago to “abide” (John 15:4). Something I haven’t been so great at lately. I think, without really thinking, that I expected to be guilted. I think that maybe I expected to be shamed for not sitting…
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We all love a Christmas tree, all lit up, decorated…it smells wonderful and brings life to the Christmas season. That’s what it represents…Life. Christ, and the new life that He brings to us. We all love posting and sharing pictures of our trees looking all pretty. Today I was taking my tree down…it was ugly…
Nicole Dotson 