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Category: God

Words about the One who matters most.

God, Tough Times

When God Says No

February 26, 2025 Megan Bean

"No" is a small word that has a way of filling our vision until we can see nothing else. But when we study the Bible, we find that “no” is rarely the end of the story.

Tagged prayer, trust2 Comments
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God

Where to Find God

January 28, 2025July 21, 2025 Megan Bean

God wants to be found. So where do we look for Him when He seems to elude us?

Tagged Bible, Church, creation, discernment, discipleship, doubt, faith, humility, Jesus, perspective, prayer, worship4 Comments
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God, Life

A Costly Decision

September 6, 2024September 16, 2024 Megan Bean

Salvation is free. But to take that gift and hold onto it costs us something.

Tagged discipleship, Jesus, love, obedience, perspective3 Comments
A gray donkey stands looking expectantly at the camera through a closed red gate.
Donkey Devos, God, Life

A Closer Walk

June 26, 2024 Megan Bean

At some point, we've all been reluctant to follow God's leading. We have plenty of other options, many of them appealing. So why, in the end, do we follow Him? And why in the world does He want to walk with us?

Tagged animals, confidence, discipleship, faith, grace, love, obedience, walking1 Comment
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God, Life

Scavenger Hunting for God’s Will

May 17, 2024May 17, 2024 Megan Bean

When we realize God is calling to us through our quandaries, we realize we're not alone in them. In the midst of overwhelming uncertainty, we can be sure of—and draw strength from—three things.

Tagged Bible, discipleship, faith, God's will, Holy Spirit, obedience, perseverence, perspective, prayer, providence, trust, uncertainty, wisdom1 Comment
A beach lies in deep shadow, with distant houses silhouetted against the beginnings of a sunrise. A patch of orange and gold in the middle of the horizon heralds the rising sun. The dim blue sky above is full of gauzy clouds, with some denser, darker clouds low on the horizon to the right. Dark waves break on the shore to the right, their crests glowing in the dawn.
Disability & Rare Disease, God, Gospel

Loved Beyond Fear

February 28, 2023September 18, 2024 Megan Bean

Because we're loved in the midst of our frailty, we can live well in the midst of our frailty.

Tagged confidence, fear, goodness, love, peace, perspective, providence, uncertainty, worryLeave a comment
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God, Tough Times

When God’s Timing Seems Terrible

January 27, 2023February 1, 2023 Megan Bean

In the face of loss, where and how can we find the providence of a loving, sovereign God?

Tagged blessing, doubt, faith, grace, gratitude, loss, obedience, perspective, prayer, trust, worry4 Comments
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Disability & Rare Disease, God

When the Bible Meets Disability

October 28, 2022July 24, 2025 Megan Bean

How we view disability and treat those who live with it matter. And, as with every other life topic or ethical question, our best guide is the Bible . . . All our best intentions and attempts at inclusion will miss the mark unless they grow from and by biblical truths.

Tagged Bible, grace, hope, humanity, inclusion, Jesus, love, perspective, redemption, Resurrection, service2 Comments
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God

A Love That’s Easily Pleased

July 29, 2022September 27, 2024 Megan Bean

When we truly, deeply love someone, we’re easily pleased with their gifts. They could give us a rock and we’d treasure it—because it’s from them. If their heart’s in it, our heart responds. I wondered: How pleased am I with what God gives me? What does that say about our relationship? And how does He respond to what I offer Him?

Tagged blessing, focus, grace, Jesus, love, perspective, trust1 Comment
A white plastic basket sits on the ground in the aisle a barn. The basket has two rectangular compartments and a handle running along the divider between them. Its compartments are filled with various brightly-colored brushes and tools used to groom horses. The floor of the barn aisle is covered with rather dirty rubber mats. Shade and morning sunlight streak the ground. Under a board fence in the background are the plants and dirt of a paddock.
Donkey Devos, God, Life

Waiting for Perfection

June 13, 2022September 27, 2024 Megan Bean

If God wants our sanctification so badly, why doesn't He just skim off our old selves and slip on the new in an instant? Why make us endure the wait?

Tagged animals, discipleship, donkeys, Holy Spirit, hope, perseverence, perspective, transformation1 Comment

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