Becky Harling
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5 Powerful Promises of Peace You Can Claim Right Now
As I write this, Colorado Springs, Colorado, has been hit with a massive snowstorm. I know, right? It’s May. My husband, Steve, got stuck in Denver because his flight couldn’t get into the Springs. Early the next morning I was supposed to leave from the Springs to get to Jacksonville, Florida. My drive to the …
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Let the ‘How Much More’ of the Holy Spirit Transform Your Prayers
I remember the evening so well. Our little family had traveled to Florida to visit Disney. Our youngest daughter, Keri, had chosen a baby Minnie Mouse to buy with her spending money. Her older sister, Stefanie, felt sure she didn’t want one as she considered herself too old for Minnie Mouse. However, around 9:30 p.m., …
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3 Powerful Prayers to Defeat the Enemy
As we watch the news of war in Ukraine unfolding, I am reminded that we have an enemy. Satan is called “the accuser” (Rev. 12:10) in Scripture because he lives to accuse and find fault with the believer. He loves nothing more than to point out our weaknesses and the places where we are seemingly …
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This Valentine’s Day, Love Others in Three Special Ways
Valentine’s Day is a beautiful day to express your love to others. Not just to those in romantic relationships but to friends, neighbors and coworkers. Valentine’s Day can stir up feelings of loss if you focus on what you don’t have. Maybe you’re single right now and every longing of your heart is for a …
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3 Promises of Peace to Calm Your Pre-Christmas Anxiety
Bethlehem was all hustle and bustle as people from all over returned to pay their taxes. Street vendors saw the opportunity and likely set up early. Inn managers were a mix of excited and stressed as their rooms filled to capacity. Tax collectors saw dollar signs as people entered the streets of the ancient city …
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Three Life-Changing Lessons I Learned from Cancer
I was recently asked to do an interview about my personal journey with breast cancer on one of Moody’s radio stations. As I prepared for that interview, God reminded me of all I learned through my breast cancer experience. Since October was Breast Cancer Awareness month, I thought I’d share some of those lessons here …
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3 Promises to Calm Your Anxious Heart
I recently read in a report that more and more of us are wrestling with anxiety. One report said something like 40 million adults in the US are wrestling with anxiety disorders. Who can blame us? News reports of the mess in Afghanistan, hurricanes that hit both Louisiana and New York, earthquakes and tsunamis in …
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The Importance of Intercession Prayer for the Global Church
These past couple of weeks, our hearts have been broken as we’ve watched the news and all that’s going on in Afghanistan. The terrorist attack by the airport gate resulting in the deaths of U.S. military soldiers and many others trying to flee the country brought deep sorrow to our hearts. As I have been …
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3 Intentional Choices to Silence the Enemy
One of the ways Satan torments believers is in the area of fear. He messes with our thinking, sending messages of self-doubt and God-doubt. If we’re not alert, we find ourselves wondering if we can really trust everything God has promised. The enemy’s tactics aren’t new. As far back as the Garden of Eden, he …
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3 Promises Jesus Gives for the Transitions of Life
Transitions can be challenging and confusing, but they provide an opportunity for deepened faith. The transition following the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus felt confusing for the disciples. The women saw the empty tomb, and Peter and John ran and saw the empty tomb (John 20:1-10), but we know that they were confused about what …
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The Best Kingdom Practice for Your Family for 2021 and Beyond
Each of us is part of a family. We have or had parents and siblings; we may have nieces or nephews, and some of us have children and perhaps grandchildren. The writer of Proverbs suggested this profound wisdom for family life: “Through wisdom is a house built, and by understanding it is established; and by …
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Why Jesus Came Not Only as the Lamb, but as the Lion of Judah
Recently as we were snuggled on a couch watching a movie, my husband, Steve, told me about a friend who had a mountain lion come up on his deck. I’ve got to be honest; that would freak me out! Steve, however, a lover of wildlife encounters, thought it was pretty wonderful. That conversation got me …
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Why You Must Remember Who You Are and What Your Calling Is
The other day I overheard a conversation between my 5-year-old grandson, Noah, and his Mama. Noah said, “Everett’s mom says, ‘Talk to me like I’m the queen!'” That’s solid wisdom right there! In our world of harsh and caustic words, it can be easy to internalize the words of others and allow them to shape …
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5 Questions to Ask the Next Time You’re Offended
Maximus the Confessor (A.D. 580-662) was a Christian theologian, a monk, and an adviser to Constantinople. He taught about “interior freedom,” which could only be experienced by those “who can close their eyes to the fault of a friend” (George Berhold, Maximus the Confessor: Selected Writings, 86). Nothing hurts quite like the betrayal of a …
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What Happens When You Seek Jesus in Solitude
As the restrictions of COVID-19 continue, many are beginning to feel edgy and anxious. Who knew this would go on for so long? I wonder, what is God saying through all of this? Here’s what I know: God often invites us out of the chaos of life to come, pull away and allow Him to …
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