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A Benjamin Button Revolution: Becoming More Childlike in Christ
Discipleship, Family, Parenting, God, Lifestyle Tesheba Oliver Discipleship, Family, Parenting, God, Lifestyle Tesheba Oliver

A Benjamin Button Revolution: Becoming More Childlike in Christ

In the movie Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt, Benjamin is born as a very old man. Over the years, while everyone else is growing older, he grows younger until he becomes and infant again. I too must revert back to a time when I simply relished in being the child and in Him being the Father. For so long, I believed that God was insisting on my “#adulting” my faith.

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Rejection Ain’t Really Rejection
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Rejection Ain’t Really Rejection

In spite of the heart-break, God was and continues to be soooo good and I praise Him for that rejection. Why? Because rejection, I believe, is not necessarily always rejection. And I have learned so much through this process that I wouldn’t have been able to grasp if things had worked out between the two of us.

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The Trajectory of Brokeness
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The Trajectory of Brokeness

When my son breaks a toy he brings it to me expecting me to be able to restore it something he can use for his pleasure. He comes to me with hope based on the fact that I have been able in the past to restore his broken toys.

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Godly Ambition
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Godly Ambition

So, what is ambition? Is it biblical? Can I find it in scripture? And if so, how does God want us to live out godly ambition for his glory?

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