Two Choices That Help in the Wait When God Closes a Door

Two Choices That Help in the Wait When God Closes a Door

Do you ever pray for God to close a door He doesn’t want you to go through? Then He shuts that opening, and you find yourself in utter shock and despair. It leaves you at a crossroads, usually in the middle of a waiting period. Quite possibly, you feel helpless and out of options. However,…

How the Discipline of Waiting Helps Us Grow Closer to God | Link-Up

How the Discipline of Waiting Helps Us Grow Closer to God | Link-Up

Do you think the discipline of waiting helps us grow closer to God? It certainly is a possibility. However, don’t you think it depends on how we wait? Often, delays cause our anger to rise towards God, and we turn away from Him when we need Him most.  The Anger in the Wait It may…

How to Find Peace in the Storm of Unexpected Pain

How to Find Peace in the Storm of Unexpected Pain

Unfortunately, on this side of heaven, life is painful and challenging at times. We have all experienced hurt, no matter how hard we have tried to avoid the feelings. The good news is we don’t have to wait for the storm to pass and the hurt to cease before we can find peace. God desires…

How Well Do You Listen to the Holy Spirit? | Grace & Truth Link-Up

How Well Do You Listen to the Holy Spirit? | Grace & Truth Link-Up

How well do you listen to the Holy Spirit? How about when the voice asks you do to something that feels uncomfortable? Do you immediately jump up and follow through or squirm about trying to convince yourself it was your inner voice, not God’s? Sometimes it can be hard to decipher between self-talk and the…

How to Persevere When You Think Your Marriage Will Fail

How to Persevere When You Think Your Marriage Will Fail

Do you ever think your marriage will fail or maybe even wish it would? There was a time about fifteen years ago when I was ready to give up. With the addition of unexpected circumstances, I felt as if a struggling relationship was too much to endure. Until someone wise spoke words that resonated and changed…

The Best of the Second Quarter in 2021 | Embracing the Unexpected

The Best of the Second Quarter in 2021 | Embracing the Unexpected

Discover what sparked interest at Maree Dee | Embracing the Unexpected. We have highlighted the best of the second quarter in 2021. Read the top viewed article, the blog post with the most comments, and more.

Seven Life Lessons: How We Run Will Determine Our Success

Seven Life Lessons: How We Run Will Determine Our Success

Are you in the middle of the biggest race of your life? Perhaps it’s a course, which may have caught you off guard and calls for perseverance. So why not learn how to run the race of life like a marathoner? Find out seven life lessons that are bound to help you move forward with…