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5 Ways God Will Make His Presence Known Throughout history, people have sought to understand and experience God’s presence . Whether through personal experiences, scripture, or the testimonies of others, there are profound ways in which God makes Himself known. If you are seeking a deeper relationship with Him or looking for signs of His presence in your life, here are five powerful ways God reveals Himself. 1. Through Creation and Nature One of the most evident ways God makes His presence known is through the beauty and complexity of creation. The vastness of the universe, the intricate details of…

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When my young husband was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, the oncologist told us that the tumor had grown to the size of a softball and only surgery could remove it, along with his entire hip and part of his femur. And from there we could only wait and watch for the cancer to metastasize to his lungs. That night, I dreamed that we were walking down a familiar backcountry road together and suddenly the season changed from Spring to Winter. In seconds, the sun was gone and a cold wind was whipping us. When I woke…

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Who hasn’t been in that awkward situation where you send someone a message, it shows that they have ‘seen’ the message, but they don’t reply? ‘Hmm,’ you wonder. “Is this person ignoring me?” Or have you ever delayed responding to a message after you opened it, then had the person ask you why you didn’t respond? No doubt, it’s an uncomfortable feeling when someone doesn’t respond, especially when you know they’ve seen your message. O my God, I cry by day, but You do not answer – Psalm 22:2 It’s one thing when a human being has seen your message…

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We’d reached the frayed edges of autumn, where flurries told us winter had come, and yet the calendar told us the winter solstice was not yet upon us. I pushed my aching body down the road in my weekend routine of a long jog down the dusty roads, and the black dog with pointing ears came at me so hard I screamed in an angry and primal way. I wondered if our long chain of unfortunate events might culminate with an attack from a defensive German shepherd. I questioned whether I should have stayed inside and exercised on the elliptical…

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I was lugging my medium-sized purse, filled with panty liners and lip gloss. Over the other shoulder, hanged my work-bag, overstuffed with my laptop and papers still in need of grading. Both of my hands were carrying a crate, that also encompassed my lunch-bag, now empty bowls from lunch, along with my water bottles and coffee mug from the day. With all these things weighing me down, I motioned for my colleague to hold the elevator for me. I was struggling because I was just carrying too much. I was going home to unload. “Wow,you’re carrying a lot of stuff!”…

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