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: Knowing God
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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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“BUT, I have trusted in Your faithful love; my heart will rejoice in Your deliverance. I will sing to the Lord because He has treated me generously.” Psalm 13:5-6 Why do these verses of praise start with a “but”? Before the Psalmist gets to the praise, some wrestling was going on. I get that. I…
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Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.Genesis 15:6 I love this nugget from my reading this morning!! I think that a lot of times…when we hear the word “righteous” or “righteousness”…we tend to think of people that come across as “holier than thou”…people that think and act like they’re pretty…
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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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All of a sudden, life halts our perfectly paved and planned-out journey and takes us for an unexpected turn down a rocky, rough, difficult, unpredictable path. We look at the path that we’ve been on…we look at the destination that we were headed for…and none of it makes sense. We can’t even see where this…
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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…
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It’s a battle down here, Father. I’m feeling anxious. I feel like I’m always battling. Things seen, things unseen, it feels like a constant struggle just to exist. You say rest and trust. Why is it so hard sometimes? When I focus on Truth I see clearly that I can rest and stop striving when…
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I normally do really intense and in-depth studies of God’s Word…if you’ve been in one of my small groups, you know this to be true. But lately, I keep sitting down at the table to where my Bible is flipped open in the Psalms and don’t get any further. I’ve been rubbing the Psalms in…
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The negative thoughts take laps around my head… Each one racing to take first place… Consuming my brain space. Anxiety growing, Agitation growing. Round and round they go and go and go… Then, an intrusive, quiet whisper asks- “What is it that you are meditating on?” Thoughts stop mid-lap. I realize that I’m doing it…
Nicole Dotson 