Lenten Reflections

It is My Desire to Lavish My Love on You
Lauren McDonald Lauren McDonald

It is My Desire to Lavish My Love on You

1 John 3:1 “See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.”

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You Were Not a Mistake, For All Your Days Are Written in My Book
Lauren McDonald Lauren McDonald

You Were Not a Mistake, For All Your Days Are Written in My Book

Psalm 139:15-16 “My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.  Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”

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I Chose You When I Planned Creation
Lauren McDonald Lauren McDonald

I Chose You When I Planned Creation

Ephesians 1:11 “In him we were also chosen, having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will.”

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Even the Very Hairs of Your Head are Numbered
Lauren McDonald Lauren McDonald

Even the Very Hairs of Your Head are Numbered

March 7 - Even the Very Hairs on Your Head Are Numbered

Matthew 10:30 “And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.”

While many factors can affect the number of hairs on a human head, research says the average person has 100,000 hairs.  Between 50 and 100 hairs are shed each day.  It’s doubtful either of these two facts is true of me. In my 30’s, my hair began thinning and my forehead seemed to grow more every day.  Struggling with the fact that I was beginning to lose hair and may one day be bald,

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A Letter From God
Lauren McDonald Lauren McDonald

A Letter From God

“A Letter From God” is a beautiful collection of Bible verses that speak to God’s love and care for us. We often want to be in control. We often seek to do things our own way neglecting God’s will and desire for our lives. “A Letter From God” reminds us that we receive all we need from our loving Heavenly Father. We can fall into the arms of the One who is always with us. The One who is loving, guiding, protecting, and walking alongside of us each and every day. We can trust the One who sent His one and only Son to the cross to pay for our sins so that we have forgiveness and redemption through the blood of His Son. What love the Father has for us!

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