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God Is Our Strength, Fortress, Refuge

November 24, 2020 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 0 Comment

This year has been the oddest for sure. Holiday plans being canceled seems to be the last straw for many. But, my friend, do not be dismayed, we have ever-present help and everlasting hope. Jeremiah tells us God is our strength, fortress, and refuge. Also during unprecedented times like this. Lord, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in time of distress.(Jeremiah 16:19, NIV,*) So whenever you start panicking or distressing, turn to God instead. This might sound too simple but it works. Yet…

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God Sees in the darkness

August 11, 2020 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 0 Comment

Usually, summer is a season of light and laughter. This year summer has been different and the clouds on the horizon are not white or fluffy either. Dark clouds are gathering and darkness around us is getting more intense. Or, at least, that’s how it feels like. Don’t worry, my friend. I have good news for you: God sees in the darkness. We can’t but God can. So we’re safe even in the dark. Know that you will not be…

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God’s Willingness to Help

October 29, 2019 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 1 comment

Once again I am taken by a short verse in the Bible. It amazes me how the Word of God can feed us precisely what we need most. And it’s most certainly a verse that I’ve read many times yet it still clears my head and helps me to breathe more deeply. It reminds me of God’s willingness to help me. And when I remember that I am ready to tackle anything life throws at me. When I am afraid, I…

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Help for Our Misery

October 15, 2019 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 0 Comment

Would you like to escape your situation, your pain? It’d be nice, wouldn’t it? But that’s not how life works. Yet the plea is universal. King David wished the same when he was troubled. How could we find help for our misery? “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!I would fly away and be at rest.“I would wander far away,I would lodge in the [peace of the] wilderness. Selah.“I would hurry to my refuge [my tranquil shelter far away]From the…

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Encouragement and Inspiration for the Journey

September 10, 2019 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 0 Comment

Are you in need of encouragement or otherwise ready for some inspiration? You’ve come to the right place. Not that I, personally, have that kind of power but God’s Word does. So I’ll share with you a Bible verse that is packed with power to encourage and inspire. Isn’t it amazing that just a verse can do that? That’s God’s Word for you: power-packed grace for all who read it; encouragement and inspiration for the journey. Here you are: Even…

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Only God Can Satisfy Your Heart

November 30, 2018 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 0 Comment

Have you had enough of shallow experiences, ready to look for something deeper, more substantial? Do you have a deep yearning for God? Good for you. It is a universal experience of emptiness that often drives people finally to God. Nothing but God satisfies our hearts but he truly does. Only Jesus can fill our emptiness but he does it beautifully. First, he cleanses our inner being from webs of harmful substitutes and then he fills us with his peace…

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Loyalty and Faithfulness

August 24, 2018 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 4 comments

Especially when we’ve experienced betrayal, we value loyalty and faithfulness more than ever. Without commitment, it’s hard to build anything valuable and lasting. This is also true in faith matters and this is why we are called to loyalty to God. When we first turn to God, then he can save us with his glorious grace. And when we keep on facing God, he can truly transform us with his loyal love. God’s love is meteoric, his loyalty astronomic, His…

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Enjoyment of God

August 21, 2018 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 0 Comment

Do you enjoy God? Is it an odd question? Maybe. But enjoyment of God is what faith is supposed to be all about. What? Yes. God longs to spend time with you and get to know you. He also wants to be known and enjoyed. If you don’t think God is delightful, you have yet not gotten to know him. Do not worry. You just have lots of joyful discoveries ahead of you. Take delight in the Lord, and he will…

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God Does not Abandon You

July 31, 2018 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 0 Comment

Do you have abandonment issues? Are you afraid of people leaving you? As a child that would be catastrophic but as an adult we can take it. We don’t have to be afraid of being left alone even if we hate it. Of course, even that knowledge does not fully take away our fear and dislike of abandonment. But God does if we let him. Because God does not abandon you. Ever. For He has said, “I will never[under any…

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Room for Miracles

July 10, 2018 Mari-Anna Stålnacke @flowingfaith Comments 0 Comment

Is there room for miracles in your life? I hope so. Otherwise, you’d be limiting God in your life. And, in some ways, I think faith itself is a miracle, anything with God is a miracle. Every breath we take is a gift, every blessing is a miracle. If we want more God, we need to make room for miracles, make room for God to show up. Because God is a miracle-worker. God is awe-inspiring from dawn to dusk. He…

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