Justified by Faith :: Quietly Through Link-up #34

Over the past several weeks I have been wrestling with the ideas of faith, righteousness, and keeping the law, wondering how they all fit together. Actually, I have wrestled with these ideas many times in my life and throughout my walk with Christ. So here I sit again, with my Bible in my lap asking God to reveal His Gospel, His plan for salvation to me once again. This post may contain some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. Is the law then against the promises of God? […]

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Excel :: Quietly Through Thursday Link-up #33

Even so, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel. 1 Corinthians 14:12 Excel. don’t hold back. Go for it. Do the best you can in the ministry that you are called to, but… But not for yourself. Do it for others. Do it for the church. Do it so others can go out and excel as well. Run with them — your brothers and sisters in Christ. Cheer them on. Push them forward. Pray with them and for them. Praise with […]

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The Lord is Near :: Quietly Through Thursday Link-up #32

The Lord has made us a wonderful promise. That he is near to all who call on him in truth. So why does he feel so distant at time? What might we be missing or failing to do to recognize his presence? This post may contain some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. “The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.” Psalms 145:18 I realize that in our Quietly Through reading plan we haven’t quite made to Psalms yet, […]

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He Will Not Relent :: Quietly Through Thursday Link-Up #31

If we aren’t fully obeying God, we aren’t obeying God. Only full obedience is obedience and God delights in obedience — simple obedience. He desires it more than religions, ceremonies, or traditions. Obedience is our love and faith in action. This post may contain some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. “For He is not a man, that He should relent.” 1 Samuel 15:29 This week as we read Quietly Through the Bible we have come to the story of Saul, the Lord choosing him as king for […]

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When the Angel of the LORD Spoke :: Quietly Through Thursday Link-Up #30

When was the last time you were made aware of your sin and you took the time to repent? If you’re like me, it may take you a minute to remember when last this happened. Confession and repentance are a crucial part of a Christians walk with the Lord and may need to happen more often than we think. This post may contain some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. So it was, when the Angel of the LORD spoke these words to all the children of Israel, […]

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Boldly Preaching Jesus as Christ :: Quietly Through Thursday LinkUp #29

Boldly preaching Jesus as the Christ takes boldness, the type of boldness that comes from the Holy Spirit. Do you want this boldness? Of course you do, so lets read our Bibles, look at some awesome examples of boldness and then pray of an extra measure ourselves. This post may contain some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. “…and when they had called for the apostles and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go. So they departed […]

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No Inheritance :: Quietly Through Thursday Link-Up # 28

“Only to the tribe of Levi he had given no inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire are their inheritance, as He said to them.” ~Joshua 12:14 Finally, after decades of wondering in the wilderness, Joshua leads the Israelites into the land promised to them by God and it was time to see which tribe would get which chunk of land. Reuben would get land. So would Simeon and Judah and Issachar. Zebulun would get land. The tribes of Dan and Naphtali also. Gad and Asher. The tribes of Josephs […]

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Blogging Break

Hey, friends. I just want to let you know I’m on a blogging break. Hopefully I’ll be back to posting regularly by the end of May. Be sure to subscribe to my posts so you’re in the know when I come back. Only by grace, Kelli

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Confess :: Quietly Through Thursday Link-up # 27

And it shall be, when he is guilty in any of these matters, that he shall confess that he has sinned in that thing: and he shall bring his trespass offering to the Lord for his sin which he has committed… Leviticus 5:5-6 Confess. It means to show one’s self as guilty. Sin. It means to miss or wonder away from the path of righteousness. Sin and confess. These aren’t words that I like to talk about too much. Well, at least I don’t like talking about them when it comes to my own sin […]

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Breath In Our Lungs :: 2nd Saturday Signs

Welcome to my new blog series, 2nd Saturday Signs. It will publish… guess when? The second Saturday of every month. Genius title, right? Anyway… I’ve been wanting to share with you all about my hand-painted signs and how to make them for quite sometime now, but have never gotten around to it or haven’t felt like it was the right time to do so. However, after writing about some provoking verses in a January #QuietlyThrough Thursday post, I’ve been inspire to design, paint, and share a monster hand-painted sign that I hope you’ll love. This […]

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