-Living with Jesus

Aligning our desires (and prayers) with God’s

What are we praying for?  When circumstances get tough, the temptation is to pray that the circumstances change, so they’re easier to bear.  What is actually better? To have nothing ever come against us? Or to be able to walk in the midst of things that are coming against us and still have joy and …

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What it doesn’t mean when we encounter struggles

“Satan does not care when Christians pursue their own visions and their own plans, but when the Spirit of God is in operation, putting the pieces together for a strategic conquest of souls for God’s glory, Satan is worried and all kinds of problems and troubles break out.” This quote came from a message given …

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Story Time: My car accident and God’s care of me [Video]

Story time!  This is the story of my car accident, how God took care of me, and how He used it to transform my life. Here are the original website blog posts I wrote as I was going through the things referenced in this story: – My husband in ICU: https://hopeiscalling.com/2014/10/of-this-i-am-convinced.html – My car accident …

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Discovering what the hope of your calling actually is

Fifteen years ago, I started this blog on a whim. I wasn’t really sure what I’d do with it, and I certainly didn’t think I’d be here, fifteen years later, still writing about hope!  I took the name “Hope Is Calling” from the verse that is still, 15 years later, my favorite. [I pray that] …

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