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!
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“She’s too big for that,” I would say to Guy, as he carried a 6 year old Grace up the stairs to bed every night. “You’re setting the bar too high!! I’m not doing that!!” “I’ll do it as long as I’m able to,” he’d say with a grin. Her arms would be wrapped around…
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I’ve been forgetting to look up lately. This morning on my run, listening to a song about God’s faithfulness, I looked up and the sky was stunning. I had to stop and take a picture…even though pictures never do the real thing justice. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims…
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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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๏ฟผ “Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable-if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise-dwell on these things.” Philippians 4:8 I love how the Lord strings His truths together like lights on a wire. His Word is alive…
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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…
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God’s peace is incomprehensible, and His peace is likened to a military guard that protects our hearts and minds from hostile invasion. His peace hems in and protects our hearts and minds that are so vulnerable.
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๐Happy Valentine’s Day, beloved!๐ Today, whether you have a Valentine or not…you need to know that YOU…yes, YOU…are FULLY LOVED BY THE KING OF KINGS. Read each of these love notes from the King, and know that they were written for YOU. ๐You are chosen by Me.๐ Ephesians 1:4 ๐I have great love for you!๐…
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“Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;ย and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.” So…who am I imitating?
Nicole Dotson 