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We’re just a few days into the New Year and, sadly, not everyone is excited about the future.   While you may have a full, active life, if you’re over 50, there’s a good chance you’ve bitten into a subtle undercurrent of thought: …the coming days will never be as good as the past. …I’ve […] The post Are Your Best Years Behind You? appeared first on Amy Layne Litzelman.

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It started almost 20 years ago: asking a single question. My emerging spiritual walk would simply overflow in conversation.   I’d request, with anticipation:   I really wanted to know, for several reasons: to hear the heart and mind of God in the context of real, everyday life. to stir in both of us the […] The post Why I Stopped Asking Christians this Question (and Why I’m Starting Again) appeared first on Amy Layne Litzelman.

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  Discouragement is a subtle beast. It doesn’t jump out of the closet with a bang. It doesn’t strike like lightning. In fact, when the weight of hopelessness pulls on you,it’s easy to wonder, “How did I get here?”   One thing I’ve learned:   Like I said, it’s very subtle. Even familiar and friendly […] The post How to Get Unstuck from Discouragement appeared first on Amy Layne Litzelman.

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We’ve all been there: Drifting.   You wake up one morning and realize you’re years down the road and miles from where youwant to be. Maybe you’ve reachedsome of your goals, but other elements of life are about to derail. Maybe you’ve put so much time and energy into one specific thing that every other […] The post It’s Time to Make a Plan appeared first on Amy Layne Litzelman.

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“The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, than the mighty waves of the seas.” Psalm 93:4 NKJV     I love words. I love their deep meanings and how the gifted and the innocent string syllables together like raindrops on a clothesline for the sun to shine through and make […] The post Please Stop the Noise appeared first on Amy Layne Litzelman.

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I was talking to a friend recently who’s struggling in her marriage. She described some of the frustrations and obstacles, summarizing with words we have all spoken at some time: “I just wish we could go back to the way it used to be.”   Maybe it’s not your marriage, but how about your job […] The post I Wish We Could Go Back to The Way It Used to Be appeared first on Amy Layne Litzelman.

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“Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; this man came to Jesus by night…” John 3:1-2a NASB     Life is a trail of seasons: good, bad, exciting, painful, and unexpected seasons. Like summer, fall, winter, and spring we set markers to label life’s rhythm. We check […] The post Making the Choice to Not Get Stuck in Yesterday appeared first on Amy Layne Litzelman.

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You compare yourself to your old nature. To the world around you. I compare you to My Son: your true identity. In doing so, I’m drawing you to Me.   Don’t focus on what you want or don’t want to be. Focus on Me. Let Me make you who you already are. Don’t fight the […] The post How to Win the Battle of Comparison appeared first on Amy Layne Litzelman.

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“But you, God, shield me on all sides; You ground my feet, you lift my head high; With all my might I shout up to God, His answers thunder from the holy mountain.” Psalm 3:3-4 MSG   Can I have a heart-to-heart with you? Some days are just hard. You’re not sure if you’re coming […] The post When You’re Too Close to See appeared first on Amy Layne Litzelman.

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“Never judge things by their appearance… even carpetbags.” Mary Poppins   Remember Mary Poppins? I hadn’t thought of her in years. But on my walk the other morning,a little-bitty car pulled off the road near me. A young ladyjumped out, opened the back door, and two extra-large dogs bounded from the tiny back seat. Wondering […] The post You’re Better Than Mary Poppins’ Carpetbag! appeared first on Amy Layne Litzelman.

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